OfficeIMO Studio · Desktop document workspace

Your documents. A clearer workspace.

Edit supported PDF text and images, review comments, fill forms, and organize pages. Convert and assemble documents, then inspect the result before saving.

All downloads

In the Microsoft Store
Local document workflows
MIT licensed

Get Studio from the Microsoft Store, or download it for Windows and Linux (x64 and Arm64). Mac App Store and App Store versions are on the way; until then, macOS uses the source build guide.

OfficeIMO Studio displaying the public document showcase dashboard with page navigation and document tools. — Actual Studio window with an OfficeIMO sample PDF. Desktop source build. Select the image to open it at full size.

Keep the document in view

Open PDFs in tabs, switch between reading layouts, and find individual text matches on the page. Use light or dark application appearance without changing the document's own colors.

Studio brings the OfficeIMO document engines into a desktop workspace on Windows and Linux. Native apps for Mac, iPad and iPhone use the same engines; see what Studio does on each system. It works with supported PDF content directly; reconstructing an original Word document from a PDF is a separate conversion task.

Read the Studio privacy policy for details about local document processing, saved application data, and optional document assistant connections.

Review before you save

Edit supported content: select existing PDF text and images for object-level edits. This is not word-processor paragraph reflow; scanned text requires OCR and remains a separate workflow.
Comments and forms: follow anchored comment threads, reply and resolve, fill supported fields, and inspect appearance previews before applying changes.
Pages: select ranges, review a new page order, and import, extract, or split pages into separate documents.
Searchable scans: review recognized words before creating a searchable PDF. OCR uses an optional Tesseract installation and language data.
Protected documents: view files according to their permissions, prepare protected copies, and inspect signed output. A drawn signature and a certificate signature are different operations.
Recoverable work: restore supported editing sessions, inspect job outcomes, and control whether recent-file history and recovery snapshots are stored.

Complete a document task

Task	Studio workflow	Boundary
Assemble a delivery PDF	Combine PDFs, supported Office files, and images	Inspect conversion diagnostics for each input
Remove sensitive content	Mark redactions and review permanent removal	Save a separate output and inspect the verification evidence
Compare revisions	Compare PDFs and open the resulting report	A visual comparison does not establish semantic equivalence
Reduce document overhead	Run supported lossless optimization	Scan image downsampling is a separate capability
Print	Preview sheets and page placement, then print to an installed printer	Printer-specific paper and duplex options are planned

Open any screenshot at full size to inspect the workspace. For immediate use without building the desktop app, try the browser PDF tools. Their focused operations and limits are described on each task page.

Get Studio

WindowsSigned MSI installer or portable ZIPx64 and Arm64 · .NET runtime included LinuxDebian package or portable ZIPx64 and Arm64 · .NET runtime included macOSBuild from source with the guideRequirements and run instructions

Windows and Linux x64 installation and launch were verified for the initial direct release. Arm64 packages are available, with installation and runtime testing on matching hardware still pending. Release notes and checksums are linked beside the current downloads.

On each system

What Studio does where

Available

Studio for Windows and Linux

The desktop workspace, with tabs, panes and the full tool catalog.

In development

Studio for Mac, iPad and iPhone

A native app for each Apple platform on the same document engine, following each platform's conventions.

Yes Available in the app.
Partial Available with the limits described.
Planned On the roadmap.
— Not part of the app on this system.

Feature	WindowsAvailable	LinuxAvailable	MacIn development	iPadIn development	iPhoneIn development
Read and find
Open PDFsIncluding password-protected documents	Yes Documents open in tabs, with side-by-side panes.	Yes Documents open in tabs, with side-by-side panes.	Yes One document per window, with system window tabs.	Yes Through the Files document browser, one document per window.	Yes Through the Files document browser.
SearchHits highlighted on the page, next and previous	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Select and copy textRespects the document's copy permission	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reading layoutsSingle, continuous, two-page and grid views, view rotation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bookmarks and outlineNavigate, add, rename and reorder bookmarks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Document propertiesTitle, author, subject and keywords, attachments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mark up and review
Highlight, underline and strike throughFrom a text selection	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Freehand drawingPen and highlighter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes Apple Pencil or a finger, with the system tool picker.	Yes A finger, with the system tool picker.
NotesAdd, edit and delete	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shapes, text boxes and stampsRectangles, ovals, lines, polygons, text boxes and stamps, moved and resized on the page	Yes	Yes	Yes Arrows too.	Yes Arrows too.	Yes Arrows too.
Comment threadsReply, resolve, filter and export a summary	Yes	Yes	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Compare documentsSide by side with a list of differences	Partial Visual comparison; text edits and moved pages are not detected yet.	Partial Visual comparison; text edits and moved pages are not detected yet.	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Organize pages
Rotate, reorder, duplicate and delete pagesEach change can be undone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Insert pagesBlank pages, or pages from other PDFs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Extract pagesSelected pages to a new PDF	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Split a documentEvery few pages or at each bookmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Combine documentsPDFs, Office files and images into one PDF	Yes	Yes	Yes Through the Combine into PDF shortcut and Insert Pages from File.	Yes Through the Combine into PDF shortcut and Insert Pages from File.	Yes Through the Combine into PDF shortcut and Insert Pages from File.
Crop and resize pagesCrop boxes and paper sizes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Page numbers, headers and watermarksIncluding Bates numbering	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Edit content
Edit existing textReplace text in place and review before applying	Partial Object-level edits with standard PDF fonts; paragraphs do not reflow.	Partial Object-level edits with standard PDF fonts; paragraphs do not reflow.	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Add and replace imagesMove, resize and remove page objects	Partial PNG and JPEG images.	Partial PNG and JPEG images.	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Links and attachmentsAdd web and page links; add, save and remove attachments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Forms
Fill formsText fields, check boxes, radio buttons and choices	Yes Tab order and XFDF import and export. Reader-extended forms with fill-in rights use appended revisions; hybrid XFA data stays unchanged.	Yes Tab order and XFDF import and export. Reader-extended forms with fill-in rights use appended revisions; hybrid XFA data stays unchanged.	Yes Tab between fields and AutoFill. Reader-extended forms with fill-in rights use appended revisions; hybrid XFA data stays unchanged.	Yes Keyboard, Scribble with Apple Pencil and AutoFill. Reader-extended forms with fill-in rights use appended revisions; hybrid XFA data stays unchanged.	Yes Keyboard and AutoFill. Reader-extended forms with fill-in rights use appended revisions; hybrid XFA data stays unchanged.
Create form fieldsText, check box, choice and radio fields	Yes	Yes	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Flatten forms and annotationsMake values and markup part of the page	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scan and recognize text
Make scans searchableRecognized text becomes searchable and selectable	Yes Uses an installed Tesseract, with a word-by-word review.	Yes Uses an installed Tesseract, with a word-by-word review.	Yes Recognized on the device with the Vision framework.	Yes Recognized on the device with the Vision framework.	Yes Recognized on the device with the Vision framework.
Scan paperCapture pages into a new searchable PDF	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Yes Continuity Camera with a nearby iPhone or iPad, or image files.	Yes The document camera, or photos.	Yes The document camera, or photos.
Convert
Convert to PDFWord, Excel, PowerPoint, RTF, text, HTML, Markdown, XPS, Visio and Publisher	Yes Also DjVu, CHM and OpenDocument Draw, with conversion diagnostics.	Yes Also DjVu, CHM and OpenDocument Draw, with conversion diagnostics.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Convert from PDFWord, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, Markdown, text and page images	Yes	Yes	Yes Embedded images too.	Yes Embedded images too.	Yes Embedded images too.
Protect and sign
Password protectionAdd or remove a password and set permissions, as a copy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RedactionMark, review and permanently remove content	Yes	Yes	Yes Text you find or select and areas you drag across, verified after removal.	Yes Text you find or select and areas you drag across, verified after removal.	Yes Text you find or select and areas you drag across, verified after removal.
Handwritten signatureDraw a signature once and place it on the page	Yes Typed, drawn or picture signatures and initials, with a date stamp.	Yes Typed, drawn or picture signatures and initials, with a date stamp.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Certificate signatureSign or certify so readers can verify the signer	Yes With a certificate from the Windows certificate store, visible or invisible.	Planned on the roadmap Signing with a certificate file is planned.	Partial An invisible signature with a .p12 or .pfx certificate file.	Partial An invisible signature with a .p12 or .pfx certificate file.	Partial An invisible signature with a .p12 or .pfx certificate file.
Validate signatures and standardsCheck existing signatures, PDF/A, PDF/UA and PDF/X	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Repair, optimize and sanitizeInspect and clean a document into a copy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Print, share and automate
PrintPages drawn by the same engine as the screen	Yes Print preview with pages per sheet, scaling and margins.	Yes Print preview with pages per sheet, scaling and margins; printing through CUPS.	Yes The system print panel.	Yes The system print sheet.	Yes The system print sheet.
ShareSend the document as it is shown, including unsaved changes	—Not part of the app on Windows	—Not part of the app on Linux	Yes	Yes	Yes
AutomationConvert, combine, extract and make searchable without opening a document	Partial Saved local-folder PDF jobs with planning, checkpoint reuse and bounded run history. CLI and PowerShell execute the shared portable definitions.	Partial Saved local-folder PDF jobs with planning, checkpoint reuse and bounded run history. CLI and PowerShell execute the shared portable definitions.	Yes Shortcuts actions with Siri and Spotlight phrases.	Yes Shortcuts actions with Siri and Spotlight phrases.	Yes Shortcuts actions with Siri and Spotlight phrases.
Document assistantAsk questions about a PDF and get answers with page citations	Yes ChatGPT, OpenAI-compatible services, GitHub Copilot, or a local model.	Yes ChatGPT, OpenAI-compatible services, GitHub Copilot, or a local model.	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap	Planned on the roadmap
Workspace
Keep unsaved workRecover edits after the app closes unexpectedly	Yes Recovery snapshots and session restore.	Yes Recovery snapshots and session restore.	Yes System autosave and versions.	Yes System autosave.	Yes System autosave.
English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian PortugueseThe interface in each language	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Light, dark and high contrastPages keep their own colors	Yes	Yes	Yes Follows the system appearance and accessibility settings.	Yes Follows the system appearance and accessibility settings.	Yes Follows the system appearance and accessibility settings.