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Pdfslick Sync

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Pdfslick Sync

Our Take

PDFSlick Sync is here to make PDF collaboration feel like it wasn't built in 1995. They deliver a drop-in SDK that adds real-time comments, annotations, and multiplayer cursors to any PDF viewer in your app—in about 30 minutes. One import, a few lines of code, and suddenly your PDFs have Google Docs-level collaboration powers. The secret sauce is their edge-native sync architecture, which pushes coordination points literally to whichever server is physically closest to your users, delivering sub-50ms latency anywhere on earth. That means cursor movements feel instant, not laggy like some video call where everyone's talking over each other.

The privacy angle is smart too: your documents stay exactly where they are—in your S3, your bucket, your infrastructure. PDFSlick never stores the actual file. They only sync the "ink": coordinates, cursors, comments.Zero document storage means zero liability. They're currently in early access with free pricing for individual devs and $0 for Pro while they onboard their founding cohort, so if you're building anything with PDFs— proposals, contracts, design specs, tax forms—this is the cheat code to not rebuilding collaboration from scratch. Welcome to the future of document workflows.

SDK that adds real-time comments, annotations, and cursors to PDF documents in your app

Key Features
Real-time collaboration on PDF documents, Multiplayer out of the box, Annotations and comments, Real-time cursors showing who is viewing what, Edge-Native Sync with sub-50ms latency, Zero Document Storage - documents stay in user's infrastructure, Privacy by design - only sync the 'ink' (coordinates, cursors, comments)
Problem It Solves
Developers currently have to build PDF collaboration features from scratch, which is time-consuming
Target Customer
Developers and apps that need PDF collaboration functionality
Use Cases
PDF document collaboration, Team annotation and commenting workflows
Pricing Details
Free: Up to 10 monthly active users, up to 5 documents, comments/annotations, real-time collaboration. Pro: Up to 1,000 MAU, up to 100 documents, webhooks, remove branding, email support. Enterprise: Unlimited MAU, unlimited documents, premium support, HIPAA and SOC 2 add-ons.
Free Tier
Free tier includes: up to 10 monthly active users, up to 5 documents, comments and annotations, real-time collaboration - $0 USD/month
Differentiator
Edge-Native Sync for sub-50ms latency, Zero Document Storage (privacy by design), integrate in minutes not months
Why Now
Early Access Program - company is onboarding select teams to help steer product and provide dedicated integration support

Key Facts

Category
Developer SDK / PDF Collaboration Tool
Stage
Early Access
Pricing
Freemium - Free, Pro ($0*), Enterprise (Custom)
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