01 / Our apps / Diract PDF
Version 0.1.0
Diract PDF
14 features added · 6 to come · 1 open bug
02 / Specification
| Systems | macOS 11 or later (one universal app), Windows 10 or 11 (64 bit), and Debian or Ubuntu. |
|---|---|
| Built with | Rust, with lopdf. No web view. |
| Account and internet | Neither needed. |
| Redaction | The page is rebuilt as a picture. Nothing left under the box. |
| Stamps | 7, plus the annexure certificate and certified copy. |
| Marks | 4 colours, 3 widths. |
| Bundle speed | 1,000 pages opened in 0.05 seconds, in our tests. |
| Text boxes | Any font on your computer, embedded with only the letters used. |
| Every save | A new copy beside the file, swapped in once complete, so a crash never leaves half a file. |
03 / Features
Added 14
- A ribbon laid out as the web PDF editor: File, Home, Insert, Mark up and Pages17 Oct 2026
- Text box, tick box, signature and initials17 Oct 2026
- Signatures drawn on a pad, kept on this computer if you choose17 Oct 2026
- Seven stamps, images, the annexure certificate and the certified copy17 Oct 2026
- Highlight, strikethrough, draw, shapes, lines and arrows17 Oct 2026
- Comments saved as standard PDF notes, and the file's own notes read back17 Oct 2026
- Redaction that rebuilds the page as a picture17 Oct 2026
- Select and copy the PDF's words17 Oct 2026
- Edit a line of the PDF in place, in its own font17 Oct 2026
- Find, with every match lit17 Oct 2026
- Fill form: the file's own form fields, typed blanks, ruled lines and empty boxes17 Oct 2026
- A side panel with every page and every comment17 Oct 2026
- Manage pages: reorder, turn, remove, add from another PDF, add blank, save as their own PDF17 Oct 2026
- Page numbers, Bates numbers and watermarks17 Oct 2026
Outstanding 6
- The company's own date format on the date stamps
- Saving to a matter
- The signature kept on your Diract account
- Faster, more faithful drawing of complex pages
- One window, with a second launch handing its file to it
- Signed by Apple and Microsoft, so the first launch needs no extra step
04 / Bugs
Open 1
- Double clicking a PDF in Finder does not open it on a Mac. Open Diract PDF first, then File, Open.
Fixed 1
- A fresh Windows asked for VCRUNTIME140.dll before the app would start.17 Oct 2026
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