XERIA
Secure, personalize, distribute and trace PDF documents
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Secure, personalize, distribute and trace PDF documents
6 followers
Secure PDF distribution with recipient-specific watermarking, PDF encryption, trace information, and controlled delivery. XERIA generates personalized PDFs in batch, supports password and copy/print restrictions, email delivery, and Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive workflows. Designed for legal, HR, training, compliance, and other teams sharing confidential documents. Available on the Microsoft Store with a free trial.
Why I built XERIA
For years, I worked with organizations that needed to distribute confidential PDF documents to hundreds or even thousands of recipients.
Most tools focus on only one part of the workflow: watermarking, encryption, email delivery, or document tracking. I wanted XERIA to combine these capabilities in one practical Windows desktop app.
XERIA helps teams generate recipient-specific PDF files, apply visible watermarks and embedded trace information, protect documents with passwords and permission controls, send personalized files by email, and maintain traceability throughout the process.
XERIA is now also available on Microsoft Store, making installation easier and more trusted for Windows users.
The app includes an unlimited free trial. Trial exports include a visible trial watermark, and email delivery requires a paid license.
I’d love to hear your feedback, answer questions, and learn how your organization handles secure document sharing today.
Tracing whether a sent PDF was actually opened is something a lot of people wish DocuSign-style tools did better. Does the tracking work for any recipient, or does it require them to open it through a specific viewer/link?
@ark_y_k Great question!
XERIA doesn't require recipients to use a dedicated viewer or portal. They can open the PDF in their preferred PDF reader.
The current traceability focuses on distribution and recipient identification. Each personalized PDF can contain visible recipient information and an optional embedded QR trace identifier, making every distributed copy uniquely identifiable.
It does not currently confirm whether a recipient has actually opened the document like DocuSign or other cloud-based document platforms do.
We're exploring additional traceability features for future versions, while keeping the experience simple and preserving recipient privacy.
@xeriasoft Makes sense to keep it reader-agnostic rather than locking people into a portal — that's usually a bigger adoption barrier than the traceability trade-off is worth. Sounds like the identification happens more at the distribution/link level than the file itself.
@ark_y_k Exactly — avoiding a mandatory portal keeps the recipient experience much simpler.
Just one small clarification: the identification is also embedded directly in each recipient-specific PDF, through visible watermarking and optional QR/trace information. The distribution process determines which personalized copy is sent to each recipient, but the identification remains attached to the file itself even after it is downloaded or forwarded.
@xeriasoft Visible watermarking embedded per-recipient is a clever middle ground — traceable without forcing anyone through a portal. Does the watermark stay purely visual, or is there any invisible/forensic layer underneath in case someone tries to strip it?