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Learn the Novus apps

Core, step-by-step guidance for the tools — grouped by app and written to stand on its own. Each app has a deeper library inside the product itself; these are the essentials. For the full reference see the documentation, and for the stories behind the builds, the product blog.

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Novus PDF Studio

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  1. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing upload, AI field scan, manual layer refinement, signature, and export
    Getting started

    How to fill and sign a PDF form with Novus PDF Studio

    A practical first workflow for Novus PDF Studio: upload a PDF form, scan likely fields with AI, refine every layer manually, draw a signature, and export a finished document from the browser editor.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  2. Novus PDF Studio Merge tool combining several separate PDF files into one continuous document in the browser.
    Page tools

    Merge multiple PDFs into one document

    Combine several separate PDFs into one continuous document with the Merge tool in Novus PDF Studio: add each file, set the exact order they join, and download a single clean copy while every original stays untouched.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  3. Novus PDF Studio Split tool separating a multi-page PDF packet into individual documents and extracted page ranges.
    Page tools

    Split a PDF and extract page ranges

    Use the Split tool in Novus PDF Studio to break a multi-page PDF into separate documents or pull specific page ranges out of a large packet, in the browser and without altering the original file.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  4. The Novus PDF Studio Organize tool showing a grid of page thumbnails being reordered, rotated, duplicated, and removed.
    Page tools

    Reorder, duplicate, and remove PDF pages

    Use the Organize tool in Novus PDF Studio to reorder, rotate, duplicate, and remove PDF pages from a thumbnail grid so a document reads cleanly, and learn when Rotate, Split, or Merge is the better tool instead.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  5. Novus PDF Studio Rotate tool turning sideways and upside-down pages upright before export
    Page tools

    Rotate pages and fix PDF orientation

    Use the Rotate tool in Novus PDF Studio to fix sideways or upside-down pages in quarter turns, rotate specific pages or the whole file, check the result, and export a corrected copy while the original stays untouched.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  6. Novus PDF Studio Page numbers tool stamping a continuous count in the corner of a merged PDF packet with position and style controls.
    Page tools

    Add page numbers with position and style controls

    Stamp continuous page numbers on any PDF with the Novus PDF Studio Page numbers tool: choose the position and style, number an assembled packet after merging so the count runs unbroken, and download a finished copy without touching the original.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  7. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing a PDF being locked with an AES-256 password and the password shared through a separate channel.
    Page tools

    Protect a PDF with an AES-256 password

    Use the Protect tool in Novus PDF Studio to add an AES-256 password to a PDF before sharing something sensitive, choose a password that resists guessing, send it out of band, and keep an unprotected master copy.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  8. The Unlock tool in Novus PDF Studio removing a known password from a protected PDF so the file can be edited and later re-protected.
    Page tools

    Unlock a PDF: remove a known password

    Use the Unlock tool in Novus PDF Studio to remove a password you already know from a protected PDF so the file can be edited, merged, or organized, then re-protect it with a fresh password if it still needs one.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  9. Novus PDF Studio workflow assembling a client intake packet from merge and organize through fill, sign, page numbers, and an AES-256 password
    Use cases

    Assemble a client intake packet: merge, fill, sign, protect

    Build a complete client intake packet in Novus PDF Studio end to end: merge the separate forms at /tools, organize and rotate the pages, fill and sign every field in the editor, stamp page numbers, and lock the finished document with an AES-256 password before you send it.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  10. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing amounts, dates, line items, and a drawn signature placed on an invoice before export
    Use cases

    Fill and sign invoices and receipts

    Finish an invoice or receipt in Novus PDF Studio: upload the document, place number and date-style fields for amounts and dates, add text fields for line items and notes, draw a signature where the record needs one, and export a clean copy while the original stays untouched.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  11. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing three labeled signature fields with a date beside each for two parties and a witness on one form
    Use cases

    Prepare a form for multiple signatures and witnesses

    Set up a Novus PDF Studio form that needs more than one signature, such as two parties plus a witness, by placing a labeled signature field and a date beside each signer, letting everyone draw their own visual mark, and routing a flattened copy to each in turn.

    9 min · IntermediateStart
  12. The Novus PDF Studio AI field scan detecting blanks, checkboxes, dates, and a signature area as editable layers on a PDF form
    AI tools

    Using the AI field scan to fill a PDF form fast

    Run the AI field scan in Novus PDF Studio to turn a blank PDF form into editable layers in seconds, then review, fill, sign, and export a clean finished document.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  13. Novus PDF Studio showing manually placed text, number, check, and date fields with position, font, size, and color controls
    Editing & layers

    Placing and styling PDF fields by hand: text, numbers, checks, dates

    A hands-on guide to placing and styling PDF fields yourself in Novus PDF Studio — text, number, check or cross, and date-style layers, with precise position, font, size, and color control.

    10 min · IntermediateStart
  14. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing a drawn signature placed on a form and the finished PDF being exported
    Export & release

    Drawing a signature and exporting a finished PDF

    A focused walkthrough of the last stretch in Novus PDF Studio: get the page ready, add a signature field, draw your mark, place it cleanly, and export a finished PDF you trust.

    9 min · BeginnerStart
  15. Novus PDF Studio tutorial showing a photographed paper form with fields aligned over its printed lines, signed and exported
    Use cases

    Fill and sign a scanned paper form

    Turn a photographed or scanned paper form into a finished document in Novus PDF Studio: capture the page well, import it as a PDF, align fields by hand over the printed lines, draw a signature, and export a flattened copy that reads like ink on the page.

    10 min · IntermediateStart
  16. Novus PDF Studio pre-export checklist tutorial showing a finished form being reviewed item by item before download
    Export & release

    A pre-export checklist for clean, share-ready PDFs

    A repeatable final pass for every form you finish in Novus PDF Studio: audit fields and values, make checks and dates agree, unify the typography, understand what flattening means for the recipient, name the file deliberately, and prove the export opens everywhere it will travel.

    8 min · BeginnerStart

Novus Convert

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  1. Novus Convert tutorial showing a mixed queue of image, data, and archive files becoming validated downloads
    Getting started

    How to convert and compress files privately with Novus Convert

    A complete first workflow for Novus Convert: choose an active route, add supported files, set per-file outputs, compress images, handle failures, and download validated results.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  2. Novus Convert tutorial turning a batch of iPhone HEIC and HEIF camera-roll photos into universal JPG files locally in the browser
    Formats & batch

    Convert iPhone HEIC & HEIF photos to JPG

    Turn a whole camera roll of iPhone HEIC and HEIF photos into JPG that any app or uploader accepts, decoded locally in the browser and never uploaded, then optionally shrink the results at /compress.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  3. Novus Convert compression tutorial showing a JPG, PNG, and WebP shrinking to a smaller measured size at the same format on the /compress surface.
    Formats & batch

    Compress JPG, PNG & WebP without changing the format

    Use the separate /compress surface in Novus Convert to re-encode a JPG, PNG, or WebP at a quality level you choose, shrinking the file locally while keeping its format, and confirm the measured result size before you download.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  4. Novus Convert favicon workflow turning a square transparent PNG into a validated ICO file for a website root.
    Use cases

    Make a favicon: convert a PNG to an ICO

    Turn a square, transparent PNG into a website favicon by converting it to ICO in Novus Convert, confirming the route in /conversions and letting validation prove the file before you place favicon.ico at your site root.

    8 min · BeginnerStart
  5. Novus Convert tutorial showing an SVG vector source rasterizing into fixed-pixel PNG and WebP outputs with transparency preserved
    Formats & batch

    Rasterize an SVG to PNG or WebP at any size

    Turn a vector SVG into a fixed-pixel PNG or WebP with Novus Convert: understand why platforms need a raster, choose a format that keeps or flattens transparency, set the output size deliberately, and confirm the route in /conversions.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  6. Novus Convert tutorial comparing the GIF and APNG animation-capable image outputs, weighing universal reach against full-color fidelity before confirming the route.
    Formats & batch

    Convert to animated GIF and APNG

    Convert supported images to the animation-capable GIF and APNG outputs in Novus Convert, weigh universal GIF reach against full-color APNG fidelity, and confirm the exact input-to-output pair at /conversions before you commit.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  7. Novus Convert tutorial exporting an image to TIFF for print and archival pipelines and to BMP for a legacy tool that requires it
    Use cases

    Export TIFF and BMP for print and archival

    Export to TIFF for print shops, scanning, and long-term archives, and to BMP for the legacy tools that still demand it, confirming the exact route in /conversions, respecting the 100 MB and 80 megapixel source limits, and remembering that BMP flattens transparency onto white.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  8. Novus Convert tutorial exporting a transparent PNG texture to a validated TGA file for game engines and art tools.
    Use cases

    Export TGA for game engines and art tools

    Convert a PNG or another supported source image to a validated TGA for game engines and art tools in Novus Convert, confirming the route in /conversions and respecting the local image limits and the validation gate.

    8 min · IntermediateStart