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24 alternatives to PDFelement for Mac

Easy, Affordable, Robust PDF Editor for Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDFelement for Mac launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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PDFelement 7 - PDF Editor▲2
No.1 Complete PDF Solution on the Mac App Store
2020 · its alternatives →
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PDFpen▲110
Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.
2016 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →
3
PDFelement for Windows and Mac▲6
PDF editor, annotator and converter
2019 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →
4
PDF Expert for Mac▲187
The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDFify▲230
Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression
2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →
6
Free, in-browser PDF editor▲791
BreezePDF lets you edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and use 30+ more PDF tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. I built it because when people search Google for common PDF tasks, many of the tools they find upload documents to a server. I wanted an option that keeps files local instead. I posted an earlier version on HN last spring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 At the time it only supported a small set of features. Over the last 10 months I rebuilt large parts of it and expanded it to…
2025 · breezepdf.com · its alternatives →
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PDFelement for Windows▲8
Affordable, Robust, Easy PDF Editor
2018 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →
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PDFelement - iOS app▲5
Edit, Annotate and Convert PDF
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDF Expert 2▲150
Fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor
2016 · pdfexpert.com · its alternatives →
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I made a simple PDF text editor▲327
2020 · simpdf.com · its alternatives →
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Lightweight PDF▲151
A free PDF compressor for Mac
2019 · lightweightpdf.com · its alternatives →
12
PDFToolkit for Mac▲85
PDF merger, splitter, compressor and image + text extractor
2015 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →
13
Kdan Mobile PDF Reader▲97
PDF editor designed for all the ways you work
2020 · pdf-reader.kdandoc.com · its alternatives →
14
PDF Expert for Mac▲7
A fast, beautiful tool that will empower your PDF workflow.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
PDF Search for Mac▲81
Search multiple documents insanely fast
2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →
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PDF Toolbox▲13
Free PDF tools work in your browser.Files never uploaded
2025 · pdftoolbox-three.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Scribe PDF▲1
Most comprehensive PDF tools on the Mac
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDForge▲3
Secure offline PDF editor for Windows & Mac (No subscription
Jul 2026 · pdforge.nexforgelabs.co.in · its alternatives →
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fastpdfeditor▲9
pdf editor tools
2024 · fastpdfeditor.com · its alternatives →
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LeedPDF for Mac▲7
Smooth PDF annotation that feels like paper. Now on Mac
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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PDF Reader Pro▲9
Annotate, Sign, Convert, Edit PDF Documents
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDF Letterhead▲5
App for MacOS to apply your letterhead on PDF documents
2017 · its alternatives →
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FeatherPlatforms PDF Editor ▲12
Feather PDF Editor - A secure, reliable, private PDF editor
2024 · featherplatforms.com · its alternatives →
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PDF Maker - Convert & Scan▲3
Image to PDF, Merge & Compress
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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