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An honest feature list: what ships on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android right now, which plan unlocks it, and what is still on the way.
Edit PDF
Add text, retype existing lines, delete original content
7 tools today →Organize pages
Reorder, rotate, merge, split, crop and number pages
11 tools today →Scan & OCR
Camera scanning and on-device text recognition
6 tools today →Sign & fill forms
Signatures, stamps and fillable forms
7 tools today →Protect & redact
Passwords, permissions, redaction and clean-up
8 tools today →Convert & batch
Export images, create PDFs, run batch jobs
10 tools today →On-device AI
Summaries, translation and questions — no credits, no cloud
7 tools today →Read, annotate & compare
Highlight, draw, notes, reading themes and compare
12 tools today →LaTeX
Write LaTeX, compile to PDF, reopen the source
3 tools today →The full comparison
| Feature | Free$0 | Plus$39.99/yr | Pro$79.99/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit PDF | |||
Add text anywhere on a pageFont and colour controls vary by platform.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Marks you add stay editable
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Edit text that is already in the PDFMac, iPhone and iPad take over one line at a time, matched to the font; every platform also re-wraps a whole paragraph.
| — | — | ✓ |
Select and delete original text, images and shapes
| — | — | ✓ |
Replace, resize and crop images in a PDF
| — | — | ✓ |
Paragraph reflow while editing text
| — | — | ✓ |
Add and follow linksWindows follows links and adds new ones; editing an existing link there is on the way.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Organize pages | |||
Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Insert a blank page
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Insert pages from another PDF at a position
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Merge PDFsWindows also takes page ranges and pictures.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Split a PDFSplit by page ranges.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Extract pages into a new PDF
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Crop pages
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Page numbers, headers and footersSeveral numbering styles, positions and page ranges.
| ✓mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
Text watermark
| — | — | ✓ |
Bates numbering for legal documents
| — | — | ✓ |
Bookmarks: view, add and edit
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan & OCR | |||
Scan paper with the cameraiPhone and iPad, including scanning into an open document.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Recognize text in a scan (on-device OCR)
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Make a scan searchable
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Side-by-side OCR review and correction
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Turn a scan into editable text with matching fonts
| — | — | ✓ |
Batch OCR over many files
| — | — | ✓ |
| Sign & fill forms | |||
Sign with a saved signature and dateAndroid supports a drawn signature.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Stamps such as Approved or DraftA stamp library plus your own saved stamps.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Turn a flat or scanned form into a fillable oneRadio buttons and dropdowns can be added too; Windows also adds date and signature fields.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Fill in form fieldsType into fields right on the page.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Flatten forms and markup into the page
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Certificate-based digital signaturesSigning is Pro; checking a signature is free.
| — | — | ✓ |
Saved profile for one-tap form fill
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Protect & redact | |||
Password-protect a PDF
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Restrict printing and copying
| — | — | ✓ |
Redact content permanentlyMark text, an area or search hits, then apply; only marked pages become images.
| — | — | ✓ |
Redact by area, or by searching for text
| — | — | ✓ |
Smart redaction: find numbers and emails automaticallyFinds SSNs, card numbers, emails and phone numbers; Mac, iPhone and iPad also find names where the device supports it.
| — | — | ✓ |
Remove metadata, scripts and hidden dataMac and iPad clear the document info; Windows also removes XMP, scripts and embedded-file names.
| — | — | ✓ |
Change or remove a password
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, fingerprint or Windows Hello
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert & batch | |||
Export pages as PNG images
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Export pages as JPG or TIFF
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Create a PDF from photos and images
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Export to Word, Excel and PowerPoint
| — | — | ✓ |
Create a PDF from Word, Excel, PowerPoint or a web page
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Convert and validate PDF/A and PDF/XPDF/A-2b and PDF/X-4 (CMYK) on every platform.
| — | — | ✓ |
Reduce file sizeShows the size before and after.
| — | ✓ | ✓ |
Batch OCR, images, compression and watermarking
| — | — | ✓ |
Print-production preflight
| — | — | ✓ |
Saved multi-step actions
| — | — | ✓ |
| On-device AI | |||
Summarize a documentNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Translate text or a documentReturns text; a translated PDF is on the way. Needs Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Ask a question about a documentA conversation with page citations. Needs Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Rewrite, proofread and define textNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
Chat across several documentsNeeds Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Edit a PDF by askingNeeds Apple Intelligence, an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory.
| — | — | ✓ |
Generate bookmarks and an outline automaticallyNeeds Apple Intelligence (macOS 26 or iOS 26), an Android phone with Gemini Nano, or a Windows PC with 8 GB of memory (one-time model download: 2.5 GB, or 4.8 GB on PCs with 16 GB).
| — | — | ✓ |
| Read, annotate & compare | |||
Read, zoom and search
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Day, Sepia and Night reading themes
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Highlight text
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Draw and handwrite with a pen, finger or Apple Pencil
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sticky notes
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Underline, strikeout, shapes and callouts
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Read aloudOn a scan it uses your OCR allowance first.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Version history: your original plus the last 15 savesKept on the device, outside the PDF.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Print
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compare two PDFsEvery changed word or difference is marked on the page, and you can step through changes.
| — | — | ✓ |
Accessibility audit and reportChecks tags, alt text and language, exports a report and edits alt text. Full PDF/UA tagging is on the way.
| — | — | ✓ |
Measure distance, area and perimeter
| — | — | ✓ |
| LaTeX | |||
Write LaTeX and compile it to PDFiPad edits and drafts; compiling runs on Mac and Windows. The first compile of a package needs a network connection.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Reopen a compiled PDF's LaTeX sourceiPad reopens and edits the source; compiling runs on Mac and Windows.
| — | — | ✓ |
Draft and repair LaTeX with on-device AIApple Intelligence on Mac and iPad.
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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