Who we are
Every guide, tutorial and article on PDFalot is written and reviewed by the small team that builds the product itself. We publish under a shared byline — "PDFalot Editorial Team" — because most articles pass through more than one of the people below before they go live.
Document AI, model selection, accuracy testing
Builds and maintains the AI features — summarisation, chat, translation, smart split and the analyst. Runs the accuracy checks behind every AI claim we publish, and writes the articles that explain how the models actually behave on real documents rather than on demos.
PDF internals, conversion fidelity, OCR
Owns the non-AI toolchain: merge, split, compress, convert, OCR, forms, redaction and signing. Tests every tool against awkward real-world files — scanned invoices, multi-column reports, forms with broken field maps — and documents what works and what to watch for.
POPIA, GDPR, data residency, retention
Reviews anything we publish that touches privacy, retention, contracts or compliance before it goes live. Also maintains our Terms, Privacy Notice and Refund Policy for PDFALOT Proprietary Limited, a company registered in South Africa.
Real user workflows, feedback, case studies
Answers support mail and turns recurring questions into documentation. Most of our workflow articles — the accountant reconciling a 400-page invoice dump, the student studying on a commute — start as a support conversation.
What actually makes a PDF huge, which compression settings matter, and how to hit an email size limit without turning your document into mush.
GuidesWhy the same OCR engine gives you 99% on one scan and 60% on another — and what you can control before you upload.
GuidesMerging is easy. Merging without losing bookmarks, form fields, links and a sane page order is the part nobody explains.
Corrections, disagreements and better examples are all welcome. We read every message.
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