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24 alternatives to PDFpen
Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDFpen launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDFify▲230Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression
2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →
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Easy, Affordable, Robust PDF Editor for Mac
2018 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →
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PDF editor designed for all the ways you work
2020 · pdf-reader.kdandoc.com · its alternatives →
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PDF editor, annotator and converter
2019 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →
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PDF merger, splitter, compressor and image + text extractor
2015 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →
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Powerful PDF Editing with OCR and Word Export
2019 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →
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A fast, beautiful tool that will empower your PDF workflow.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Scan, edit , sign, draw, save and share any document in PDF
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PDF Toolbox▲13Free PDF tools work in your browser.Files never uploaded
2025 · pdftoolbox-three.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Best app for signing, editing pdf documents
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Annotate, Sign, Convert, Edit PDF Documents
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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JOPDF▲6PDF Reader, PDF Editor, PDF Protection, PDF Management
May 2026 · jopdf.com · its alternatives →
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Smooth PDF annotation that feels like paper. Now on Mac
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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PDF Converter OCR, PDF Converter, OCR software
2018 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →
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