About Debenu

Debenu is one of the world's leading PDF and document management software vendors and has developed popular software and custom solutions for Adobe Acrobat, PDF and other file formats.

Its market-topping products such as Quick PDF Library, Benubird, Quick PDF Tools and the entire ARTS PDF range of products, are used by tens of thousands of companies worldwide.

Debenu also owns the #1 site on the web for PDF news and resources, Planet PDF.

  • ARTS PDF — plug-ins for Adobe Acrobat used by some of the biggest companies in the world.
  • Benubird — powerful personal document management for your files.
  • Quick PDF Library — the leading PDF SDK for working with PDF files on all levels.
  • Quick PDF Library Lite — the leading free PDF SDK.
  • Quick PDF Tools — the easiest to use tool for PDF files on your desktop.
  • Quick PDF Tools Pro — the easiest to use tool for PDF files on your desktop.
  • Planet PDF — the number #1 news and forum for PDF.

Company History

Founded in 2007 by Karl De Abrew and Rowan Hanna, Debenu is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and has operations spanning Europe and Australia.


  • Karl De Abrew
  • CEO, Co-Founder
  • Karl De Abrew is Debenu's CEO, along with being a seasoned speaker, moderator, industry commentator and columnist for a variety of publications. He is also the former CEO and founder of Nitro PDF Software.
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  • Rowan Hanna
  • CTO, Co-Founder
  • Rowan Hanna is the company's CTO. Before co-founding Debenu with Karl, he worked with Nitro PDF Software in the support and product management teams.

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