Readdle#PDF Expert

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{{Short description|Ukrainian mobile app company (e. 2007)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Readdle Inc.

| logo = Readdle.png

| type =

| industry = Mobile apps

| foundation = 2007{{Cite web|last=Stokel-Walker|first=Chris|date=2014-04-16|title=Getting rich on apps in the heart of Ukraine|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/16/5450352/the-app-men-of-odessa-readdle|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Verge|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Looking back at Readdle’s journey from zero to hero|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/29/looking-back-at-readdles-journey-from-zero-to-hero/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}

| location = Odesa, Ukraine (HQ)
795 Folsom Street 1st floor, San Francisco, California (Remote)
{{cite web|last1=Heath|first1=Alex|title=This Ukrainian app maker hired an Apple veteran to reinvent email|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/readdle-hires-apple-vet-to-reinvent-email-with-spark-app-2017-3|website=Business Insider}}

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Igor Zhadanov (CEO)
Denys Zhadanov (VP)
Alex Tyagulsky (CPO)

| products = Scanner Pro, PDF Expert, Fluix, Spark, Documents, PDF Office, Printer Pro, PDF Converter

| production =

| num_employees = 250{{cite web|title=Readdle - About|url=https://readdle.com/about|website=Readdle|language=en|access-date=February 18, 2023}}

| homepage = {{URL|readdle.com}}

| intl =

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}}

Readdle is a Ukrainian mobile application development company. The company research and development is based in Odesa, Ukraine. The operation is mostly built around the App Store,{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/29/40m-downloads-on-readdle-adds-a-slick-email-client-to-its-suite-of-ios-productivity-apps/|title=40M downloads on, Readdle adds a slick email client to its suite of iOS productivity apps|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=29 May 2015|publisher=VentureBeat}} cumulatively generating over 100 million downloads.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/12/readdles-denys-zhadanov-to-talk-about-bootstrapping-at-disrupt-berlin/|title=Readdle’s Denys Zhadanov to talk about bootstrapping at Disrupt Berlin|last=Dillet|first=Romain|date=12 October 2018|publisher=TechCrunch}} The company was founded by former college roommates Igor Zhadanov, Alex Tyagulsky, Andrian Budantsov, and Dmitry Protserov.

Products

= Documents =

{{Infobox software

| name = Documents

| developer = Readdle Technologies Limited

| released = 2008{{Cite web |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |date=2014-04-16 |title=Getting rich on apps in the heart of Ukraine |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/16/5450352/the-app-men-of-odessa-readdle |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}

| operating system = iOS, iPadOS, macOS

| website = https://readdle.com/documents

}}

Documents (previously ReaddleDocs) is a file management application.{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=2017-05-25 |title=Readdle adds a clever drag-and-drop feature for moving files between its iPad productivity apps |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/25/readdle-adds-a-clever-drag-and-drop-feature-for-moving-files-between-its-ipad-productivity-apps/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}} The app was Readdle's first product, and was developed because co-founders Alex Tyagulsky and Andrian Budantsov wished to be able to read books on their iPhones.{{Cite web |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |date=2014-04-16 |title=Getting rich on apps in the heart of Ukraine |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/16/5450352/the-app-men-of-odessa-readdle |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} It was initially released as a Safari-based web service in 2007.{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2023 |title=10 years of Documents: From a document reader to a super app for file action |url=https://readdle.com/blog/documents-10-year-anniversary |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Readdle |language=en}} Later, Apple asked Readdle to submit the app (then called ReaddleDocs) to become one of the 500 apps available on the App Store when it launched on July 10, 2008.{{Cite web |title=10 years of Documents: From a document reader to a super app for file action |url=https://readdle.com/blog/documents-10-year-anniversary |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Readdle |language=en}} After Wall Street Journal writer Walt Mossberg endorsed the app, sales increased ninefold, netting the company $500–1000 a week. In 2013, the app rebranded as Documents.{{Cite web |date=2013-01-16 |title=ReaddleDocs Relaunches As Documents |url=https://www.macstories.net/news/readdledocs-relaunches-as-documents/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en-US}}

= PDF Expert =

{{Infobox software

|name = PDF Expert

|logo = PDF Expert Logo.svg

|logo_size = 128px

|caption =

|developer = Readdle

|operating_system = macOS, iOS

|genre = PDF editor

|website = {{URL|pdfexpert.com}}

}}

PDF Expert is a PDF editing app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.{{cite web|title= KELLNER: Travels with my istuff |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/30/kellner-travels-with-my-istuff/|website=The Washington Times}}{{cite web|last1=Deorukhkar|first1=Preshit|title= PDF Expert 2 — The Powerful PDF Editor for Mac|url=https://beautifulpixels.com/mac/pdf-expert-2-powerful-pdf-editor-mac/|website=Beautiful Pixels|date=24 August 2016 }}

The app allows a user to read, annotate and edit PDFs, change text and images, fill in forms and sign contracts.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=How to Unlock a PDF that is Password Protected |url=https://unlockanypdf.com/how-to-unlock-a-pdf-that-is-password-protected/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |language=en-US}}

PDF Expert was initially launched for iOS in 2010 for the first iPad and is now supported on the iPad, iPhone, and Mac.{{cite web |last1=Viticci |first1=Federico |title= PDF Expert: PDF Reader and Annotation Tool That Fits In My Workflow |url=https://www.macstories.net/reviews/pdf-expert-for-ipad-pdf-reader-and-annotation-tool-that-fits-in-my-workflow/ |website=MacStories|date=November 2010 }}

= Spark =

{{Infobox software

| name = Spark

| logo = Spark Mail Logo.svg

| logo_size = 128px

| screenshot =

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| developer = Readdle

| released = {{Start date and age|2015|05|29|df=no}}

| latest release version = {{Multiple releases

|branch1 = Android

|version1 = 3.7.1

|date1 = {{start date and age|2023|12|21}}{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readdle.spark|title=Spark Email – Connect Gmail, Yahoo & Outlook mail - Apps on Google Play|website=Google Play|access-date=2023-12-23}}

|branch2 = iOS

|version2 = 3.15.1

|date2 = {{start date and age|2025|11|4}}

|branch3 = macOS App Store (macOS)

|version3 = 2.11.54

|date3 = {{start date and age|2025|04|2}}

}}

| programming language =

| operating system = Windows, Android, macOS, iOS, watchOS

| platform = Android Nougat and later, MacOS High Sierra and later, iOS 13.4 and later

| size = 67.06 MB (Android), 175 MB (iOS), 58.6 MB (macOS)

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| genre = Email client

| license = Freeware

| website = {{URL|https://sparkmailapp.com/}}

}}

Spark is an email application for Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android devices.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/8683775/spark-email-app-iphone-apple-watch|title=Spark for iPhone is a fast, smart way to manage your email|first=Dan|last=Seifert|date=May 29, 2015|publisher=The Verge}}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/02/spark-is-an-email-client-that-shows-you-whats-important-lets-you-delete-what-isnt/|title=Spark Is An Email Client That Shows You What's Important, Lets You Delete What Isn't|first=John|last=Biggs|date=June 2, 2015 |publisher=TechCrunch}}{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/05/29/spark-is-a-new-ios-email-app-for-power-users-with-some-clever-ideas/|title=Spark: a new iOS email app for power users, with clever ideas|first=Martin|last=Bryant|date=May 29, 2015|publisher=The Next Web}}{{cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/spark-arrives-on-ipad-gets-new-color-options-on-iphone-1761012131|title=Spark Arrives on iPad, Gets New Color Options on iPhone|first=Thorin|last=Klosowski|date=February 25, 2016 |publisher=LifeHacker}}{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/archive/mailbox-alternatives|title=Mailbox is shutting down, so here are 5 email apps to use instead|first=Karissa|last=Bell|date=February 26, 2016|publisher=Mashable}} Lifehacker wrote that Spark was the best alternative for Mailbox users when that service went offline.{{cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/mailbox-is-shutting-down-try-these-free-alternatives-1761366838|title=Mailbox Is Shutting Down, Try These Free Alternatives|first=Thorin|last=Klosowski|date=February 26, 2016 |publisher=Lifehacker}} It was released on April 2, 2019, and was Readdle's first app released on Android.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18291060/spark-android-google-inbox-email-app-hands-on|title=Spark for Android is here to fill the Google Inbox-shaped hole in your heart|first=Chaim|last=Gartenberg|date=April 2, 2019|publisher=The Verge}}

== Spark +AI ==

In 2023, Spark introduced artificial intelligence features for premium users. Dubbed 'Spark +AI', the service first launched by utilising Microsoft Azure OpenAI software to draft, rewrite, and contour emails on behalf of users.{{Cite web |last=Potuck |first=Michael |date=2023-05-24 |title=Spark email gets +AI to 'write better emails faster' while keeping control of your inbox |url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/24/spark-email-gets-ai-to-write-better-emails-faster/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=9to5Mac |language=en-US}} In 2024, Spark +AI continued to enhance its service by rolling out a new feature which supports AI content generation in the style of the end-user, allowing for more human-like/natural email construction.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Spark Mail Gets 'My Writing Style' AI Email Assistant |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/22/spark-mail-ai-writing-assistant/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}

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