Faster, Smarter PDF Preflight and Editing
The Essential Acrobat Plugin for Print-Ready PDFs
PitStop Pro is the industry-standard Adobe Acrobat plugin that eliminates PDF problems before they cost you time and money. 130,000+ print shops rely on it to catch and fix PDF problems before they hit the press.
Preflight: Automatically check and fix your PDFs before they go to print
Preflighting checks if a PDF is truly print-ready – catching hidden issues that could cause delays, reprints, or poor results on press.
PitStop Pro automates this process: it detects errors, applies automatic fixes, and generates a detailed report with visual highlights and clickable jump points.
Features
Everything You Need
Powerful features to help you build better PDFs faster.
Missing or unembedded fonts
Find missing and corrupt fonts.
Low-resolution images
Flags images below your desired minimum resolution, highlights their location and helps you replace or resample them.
Incorrect colour spaces and ink coverage
Converts RGB or Spot colors to CMYK, converts colour to Black, use DeviceLink conversion and checks for ink coverage issues
Missing bleed
Automatically adds bleed around pages and irregular shapes that lack proper bleed zones.
Transparency and overprint problems
Detect transparent objects and white objects set to overprint to avoid later printing issues.
Hidden or problematic content
Detects hidden objects, invisible text or layers that may unintentionally print or make your file unnecessarily heavy. Your RIP will love it!
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Deep PDF insights
Track down the exact source of preflight errors.
Find risky elements like live transparencies or incorrect colour spaces.
Simplify complex file structures and hidden content that could cause problems.
Inspect any object for detailed information: fonts, resolution, colour modes, paths, and more.
The Inspector gives you X-ray vision into problem files, helping you solve issues that would otherwise require guesswork.
Find and fix hidden errors in complex files using Inspector
Some PDF problems need your expert eye. That’s where PitStop Pro’s Inspector becomes your troubleshooting superpower.
Edit any PDF like you have the original file
Edit directly in PDF
Last-minute client change? A typo in the file? No need to chase down the source file or go back to the creative application. With PitStop Pro, you can edit directly in the PDF like you are in the original design tool. Fast, easy, safe for print.
Don’t break your PDF printability
Other tools may destroy the printability of your PDFs when you edit them: fonts no longer embedded, colour spaces removed, metadata stripped, transparency misinterpreted…, PitStop Pro edits natively, preserving everything that matters for print.
Protect yourself with versioning
Need to show exactly what changed and when?
PitStop Pro’s Certified PDF format gives you version tracking and preflight information. You are never left guessing or defending what happened to a file.