I've seen great apps or apps with potential come and go because the developers can no longer support the app- very sad thing. It takes resources to create and develop software. Nothing of quality is free and needs maintenance. They also send you an email when they release a major version to let you know. For those who "accidentally" upgrade, there is a notice informing users when it is a paid upgrade. You are not "locked-in" to a subscription, and the app is yours forever.
I am looking forward to additional developments of PDFpenPro that can bring the app even closer to the offerings of Acrobat, but better than Acrobat.Īs more and more developers are going subscription, I don't mind the optional $30 upgrade to the next major version. Bugs? All apps have bugs and PDFpenPro seems to have less of it over time since they've been around for awhile, but a responsive developer who really works to address it is much appreciated. I contact support regularly if I come across any issues and they are very responsive.
For instance, with PDFpenPro, I can create interactive forms, apply digital signatures, batch OCR, and with the latest version, view the same document in two screens! Someone mentioned it is the swiss-army knife of PDF editors for Mac and I agree 100%. Other apps have better marketing, but PDFpenPro really gets the job done.
I am a long-time user of PDFpenPro but have also used Adobe Acrobat and other competing apps. This is definitely the best alternative to Acrobat Pro. Available in English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.Automate PDF manipulations with AppleScript.Sync Library items with PDFpen for iPad and iPhone via iCloud.Password protect a document with up to 256-bit AES encryption.
Apply business-related and sign here stamps via the Library.Save frequently-used images, signatures, objects and text in the Library.
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Create fillable forms and tables of content with PDFpenPro! Even correct text and edit graphics! PDFpenPro allows users to edit PDF's easily.