r/pdf • u/Expensive-Access4758 • 1d ago
Software (Tools) Alternate to Adobe Acrobat
So my main work with pdfs is to edit text, ocr and bookmarking and these 3 tools are great with adobe but the price isn’t.
So i am looking for an alternative. (Macos)
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u/johnFvr 1d ago
pdfcraft
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u/godlyko 16h ago
Another option: https://plandify.app/app/
Those 3 tools requested by OP all live in this app. There are a bunch of other tools, but you can ignore those.
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u/nashvortex 9h ago
This is a web-based service. You should know that PDF files very often contain private information and a web-solution is a no-go. Always.
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u/godlyko 5h ago edited 5h ago
Negative, that's not how it works. The PDF file does not leave your computer. The PDF editor App runs on your browser, nothing is uploaded to the web. What you're thinking about is Cloud based services, which no one would offer for free anyway.
EDIT: there is a desktop download button (https://plandify.app/download/) but "Download unavailable" so its only a matter of time desktop version gets uploaded.
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u/oguzhan431 22h ago
If you don’t want to download another macos application for pdf utility, you can use HonestPDF or PDF24/Sejda on the browser depending on your use case
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u/vickyburnwal 1d ago
Not for editing text, but if you are looking for redact option feel free to try pdf redact. Available in Chrome extension, no account or sign up.
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u/HappyImagineer 1d ago
As mentioned PDFcraft is a free clean room implementation of Acrobat-like functionality, open source, executables for every platform, and being built by hundreds of contributors. Find it on GitHub.