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24 alternatives to PDF Expert for Mac

The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDF Expert for Mac launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF Expert 2▲150

   Fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor

   2016 · pdfexpert.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDFpen▲110

   Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.

   2016 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PDF Expert for Mac▲7

   A fast, beautiful tool that will empower your PDF workflow.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDF Viewer▲161

   Read, review, and annotate PDFs with ease

   2016 · pdfviewer.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PDFToolkit for Mac▲85

   PDF merger, splitter, compressor and image + text extractor

   2015 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PDFify▲230

   Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

   2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dropbox Paper for Mac (Unofficial)▲195

   An unofficial Mac app for Dropbox Paper

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Paper for Mac (Unofficial)▲35

   A Dropbox Paper client for macOS

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Notable PDF▲83

   Cloud-based PDF Viewer and Annotation

   2015 · kamiapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lightweight PDF▲151

    A free PDF compressor for Mac

    2019 · lightweightpdf.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PDFelement for Mac▲6

    Easy, Affordable, Robust PDF Editor for Mac

    2018 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PDF Search for Mac▲81

    Search multiple documents insanely fast

    2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PDFelement 7 - PDF Editor▲2

    No.1 Complete PDF Solution on the Mac App Store

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PDFelement for Windows and Mac▲6

    PDF editor, annotator and converter

    2019 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Preview▲6

    View and edit PDFs and JPEG, TIFF and PNG

    2017 · support.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PDF Studio 11™▲4

    Affordable, Powerful PDF Software for Windows, Mac, Linux

    2016 · qoppa.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Foxit Reader for Mac▲6

    Windows-favorite PDF reader now available for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PDF Office by Readdle▲66

    Create, Edit any PDF from your iPad

    2014 · fluix.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dropbox Paper for Mac▲10

    Mac app for Dropbox Paper (unofficial)

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PDF Letterhead▲5

    App for MacOS to apply your letterhead on PDF documents

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Highlights▲5

    Annotate PDFs and Export Summaries

    2017 · highlightsapp.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PDF Candy▲7

    Free online tools for working with PDF files

    2017 · pdfcandy.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Adobe Scan▲6

    PDF, document & receipt scanner

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PDFtip - Your all-in-one PDF toolkit▲12

    Free online pdf tools | convert, merge, split pdfs

    2024 · pdftip.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →