Features

What Fluah does, from the first markup on a sheet to a signed, locked copy.

Markups

Draw your own, or work with the markups already in a file.

The properties panel of a callout on the sample power layout, beside the callout and its revision cloud at the boardroom.
  • Drawing tools19, from clouds to links
  • From other PDF appsOpen as markups you can edit
  • Markups listYour columns, filters and CSV
  • PropertiesLine, fill, hatch, opacity and font
  • Text markupsHighlight, underline and strikeout
  • Match propertiesOne markup's look on others
  • SnappingTo drawing lines and markups
  • Arrays and groupsRows, columns, groups, rotation
  • SnapshotsCopy lines and recolour them
  • SpellingChecked as you type
  • Saved in the PDFStandard PDF annotations

Speed

Fluah's release tests on 28 October 2026, medians of five launches, on a 16‑core desktop PC with a 300 Hz display.

0.57 sFirst page sharp

  1. 0 sDouble-click
  2. 0.29 sWindow open
  3. 0.41 sInterface loaded
0.57 s
From launch to the first page, sharp, of 44 A1 CAD sheets, 51.6 MB.
0.61 s
From launch to the first page, sharp, of six A0 sheets carrying 926 site photos, 284 MB.
17 to 28 ms
From one page of the standard to the next, sharp.
3.3 ms
Between frames while a sheet pans: every refresh of a 300 Hz display.
Its own engine
Fluah draws pages with its own PDF engine.
Every core
Drawing is spread over the cores Windows lets Fluah use.

File Explorer

A file's pages, layouts or picture in the preview pane, without opening an app.

Fluah's preview pane showing sheet A-101, the Level 1 floor plan of the sample set, with the page buttons at 1 of 3 and the zoom at 100 % in the bar along its bottom.
  • .pdf
  • .dwg
  • .png
  • .jpg
  • .jpeg
  • .jpe
  • .jfif
  • .heic
  • .heif
  • .hif
  • .md
  • .markdown
  • PagesButtons and a typed page number
  • Zoom and panWheel zoom, middle-button pan
  • TextSelect and copy, labels included
  • LinksGo to the page they name
  • Pictures24 MP HEIC in 81 to 143 ms
  • ThumbnailsFirst page as the file's icon

Estimate

Take off quantities and price them, in a mode of its own.

Estimate mode: the Level 1 fitout job with its Lighting stage counting 125 LED panels, 8 emergency lights and 24 downlights, beside the lighting layout with the counted fittings marked.
  • FindOne boxed symbol counts them all
  • StagesGrouped, shown or hidden
  • Price listsYour prices, your markup
  • Export.xlsx or .csv
  • JobsSaved with their sheets

Compare

Two issues of a set, and the changes between them.

Compare mode: changes numbered inside the kitchen's revision cloud on the lighting layout, and the panel listing 17 changes on pages 1, 2 and 3.
  • Previous and currentDrop the old issue, swap in one click
  • Changes on the sheetNumbered and listed by page
  • Revision cloudsLeft out, on by default

Collaborate

One PDF, marked up by several people at once.

Cass Moreno's selection round the boardroom's revision cloud and Ben Carter's pointer on the shared floor plan, beside the Collaborate tab: Amy Walsh, Admin; Ben Carter, Editor; Cass Moreno, View only.
  • ProjectsAdmin, Editor or View only
  • Any PDFYour file stays where it is
  • LiveMarkups, pointers and selections
  • Hide someoneTheir pointer, never their markups
  • Undo and offlineYour own edits, synced when back
  • SealedAES-256-GCM before it leaves your PC
  • Storage100 MB a project, 2 GB a company
  • Turn it onSettings > Workspace > Modes

Signatures

Sign with your digital ID, one page or every page.

  • Digital IDsA .pfx file, Windows' store or a new one
  • Your signatureName, picture and logo, sealed
  • UnlockLocks again after 30 minutes idle
  • Sign in placeA 51 MB set in under a second
  • Batch signOne place on every page
  • CheckedChanges since signing shown
  • Checked laterRevocation data for IDs from a certificate authority
  • The formatPKCS #7, SHA-256, full chain

Security

Who can open a file, and what they can do with it.

  • PasswordsAES-256, revision 6
  • PermissionsSeven, each allowed or not
  • Locked filesTheir permissions kept
  • RedactRemoved on every layer
  • Stamps from other appsTheir scripts never run
  • Your own FluahOnly it receives your files

PDF 2.0

Fluah works to PDF 2.0, the international standard for PDF files (ISO 32000-2).

  • Opens and savesPDF 2.0 and earlier versions
  • LayersOff in the file stays off
  • SignaturesChecked against the version they signed

Measure

Measurements read in the scale of the page they are on.

The markups list: four areas with their square metres and perimeters, two revision clouds with their sizes, two callouts, a text box, an arrow of 8.35 m and a dimension of 2.38 m.
  • ToolsEight, from dimension to count
  • ScalesPer page, or calibrated
  • CountsNumbered across the set
  • LegendsMetric or imperial

Stamps

Ready-made stamps, and stamps you make yourself.

The Stamps panel: Reviewed, Approved, Revise and resubmit, and Void.
  • Standard stampsReviewed, Approved, Revise and resubmit, Void
  • Your ownFrom words, a picture or a sheet
  • FieldsYour name and today's date
  • ImportsOther apps' stamps and tool chests

Pages, layers and search

Find your way round a set of any size.

The Layers panel: grid, furniture, walls, room names, dimensions, title block and lighting, with Furniture switched off.
  • LayersPDF and markup layers
  • SearchText, properties, fields and markups
  • PagesMove or copy between files
  • Visual searchFind a symbol by its picture
  • Bookmarks and linksTheir target in the middle of the view
  • Select textShift and drag
  • Missing fontsDrawn with your PC's own copy

Your layout

Every bar, button and key can be moved, hidden or changed.

The Edit layout panel: switches for the top bar, toolbar, status bar and pull-up bar, and a symbol size for each bar.
  • Edit layoutMove or hide any button
  • Symbol size70 to 200 percent
  • KeysAny key, two in a row too
  • ConfigurationsThree slots in your Fluah account
  • Settings searchOne box finds any setting
  • LanguageEnglish, Deutsch, Français, Español

File tools

Tools that change the file itself.

  • Reduce file size54 MB of drawings to 27 MB
  • Searchable scansOCR text to search and copy
  • FlattenMarkups drawn into a copy
  • Save and auto saveInto the file you opened
  • RecoveryUnsaved markups offered back

Forms and printing

Fill in a form, then print it the way you want it.

Fluah's print settings: paper, orientation, scale, position, margin, pages, copies and two-sided printing.
  • Form fieldsAny tool, Tab to the next
  • Certified formsCertification kept
  • PrintLive preview, kept per printer

Views and tabs

How sheets look and how files open.

A red revision cloud and callout at the boardroom on the power layout, in dark mode.
  • Dark modeThe file is not changed
  • Split viewSide by side, tabs to any screen
  • Default PDF appFiles join one window as tabs

Get Fluah for Windows

Version 1.0.30, released 2 November 2026, for Windows 10 and 11, 64‑bit.