Smallpdf

Smallpdf (GmbH) is an online software company that specializes in Portable Document Format (PDF) and other digital document tools available on demand via cloud.[1] Smallpdf's toolbox offers PDF compression, PDF conversion from/to MS Office formats, as well as rotate, split, merge, unlock and protect features for PDF files[2] in 17 languages.[3]

Smallpdf was the first project founded under the company name Immaterial (GmbH) in 2013. Immaterial changed its name to Smallpdf (GmbH) in September 2016. The company headquarters are in Zurich.[4]

History

Smallpdf was founded in October 2013 by three friends (Mathis Buchi, Lino Teuterberg and Manuel Stofer) from Switzerland who got the idea to develop a PDF compression tool when they experienced challenges receiving important documents from home while traveling.[5] Using their collective skills in coding, design, business and marketing, the founders released a basic tool that compressed PDF files in Oct 2013. Since 2013, the company has introduced 14 digital document tools.[6]

The company has been bootstrapped since its inception, relying on initial investment from the founders, donations from the users and advertising sales to fund the development of the available tools.[7]

The company also generated revenue through third party software sales.[8]

In April 2016, Smallpdf released a premium service at a cost of $6 per month or $48 per year.[9]

About Smallpdf

Smallpdf offers SaaS[10] tools to both businesses and the general public via a Freemium model:[11]

Free - the software is free to use for anyone twice per hour[12]

Pro - unlimited access to the entire software package without waiting time to convert multiple documents[13]

Since its inception in 2013, Smallpdf has been completely self-funded. The founders developed the idea for the project after experiencing difficulty sending and receiving important documents while traveling abroad.[14]

Technical partners

Smallpdf partners with Solid Documents for PDF to Office libraries,[15] as well as with PDF tools.[16] Solid Documents is a New Zealand-based company offering desktop PDF solutions.[17]

Current services

You can see current services and tools available below.[18]

In 2014, Smallpdf released a function that allowed users to submit a PDF file that would be printed and sent via post to the desired recipient but they needed to be terminated as the demand for the service was too low.[19]

Current Online Services
FunctionDescriptionCurrent Status
CompressReduce the size of PDF filesActive
Image - PDFConvert JPG and other image formats into PDFActive
PDF - ImageConvert image formats to PDFActive
Merge PDFMerge PDF Files together[20]Active
Word - PDFConvert Word files to PDFActive
PDF - WordConvert PDF Files to WordActive
PPT - PDFConvert PowerPoint files to PDFActive
PDF - PPTConvert PDF file to PowerPoint PresentationsActive
Excel - PDFConvert Excel files to PDFActive
PDF - ExcelConvert PDF files to ExcelActive
Rotate PDFRotate pages in a PDF fileActive
Split PDFRemove/Extract pages from a PDF fileActive
Protect PDFPassword protect PDF with EncryptionActive
Unlock PDFRemove Passwords from PDFActive
eSignElectronically sign documentsActive

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Smallpdf Review". Deirdre Brady. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. ↑ "SmallPDF - Bewerk PDF-bestanden in de browser". Computer Idee (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  3. ↑ "smallpdf - 7 Mitarbeiter - 8,5 Millionen Nutzer im Monat". deutsche-startups.de. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. ↑ "SOGC notifications Smallpdf GmbH - Zürich". www.moneyhouse.ch. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  5. ↑ "6 Million Users and Counting: A Conversation with Smallpdf's Mathis Buchi". Take Risks Be Happy. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Die erfolgreichste PDF-Cloud-Software kommt aus der Schweiz Startupticker.ch | The Swiss Startup News channel". startupticker.ch. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Ein Schweizer Startup mit fünf Millionen Besuchern im Monat Startupticker.ch | The Swiss Startup News channel". startupticker.ch. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  8. ↑ "La startup qui cartonne sur le web cette année est suisse".
  9. ↑ "Zürcher Start-up Smallpdf mit Bezahlangebot". NZZ.
  10. ↑ "SaaS-Clouddienste". www.bramanoli.net (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  11. ↑ "Come unificare due PDF". Salvatore Aranzulla (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  12. ↑ "A Great Set Of Free Online PDF Tools". Gizmo's Freeware. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  13. ↑ "smallpdf - 7 Mitarbeiter - 8,5 Millionen Nutzer im Monat". deutsche-startups.de. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  14. ↑ "La startup qui cartonne sur le web cette année est suisse". Bilan (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  15. ↑ "SmallPdf : Convertissez un fichier Pdf en Word, Excel, JPEG et PPT". Geekhebdo (in French). 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  16. ↑ Switzerland, PDF Tools AG, (2015-12-18). "Customers". PDF-Tools AG. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  17. ↑ "Solid Documents". Wikipedia. 2016-10-05.
  18. ↑ "Get Business Get Digital - finding your business edge" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "6 Million Users and Counting: A Conversation with Smallpdf's Mathis Buchi". Take Risks Be Happy. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  20. ↑ Biersdorfer, J. D. (2014-07-09). "Shielding Modems When Lightning Strikes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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