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PDFgear
A completely free PDF editor, converter and reader with AI chat, no sign-up.
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What is PDFgear?
PDFgear is a free PDF app for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, plus free online tools and a Chrome extension, with no sign-up. It edits text, images, shapes, links and form fields, converts PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT and JPG in batches, signs documents, runs OCR in more than 30 languages and includes an AI assistant for summarising PDFs.
Pros
- Completely free with no sign-up
- Edits text and images, not just annotations
- Apps for desktop and mobile
Cons
- Not open source
- Fewer prepress and accessibility tools than Acrobat Pro
Who should use PDFgear
People who want an Acrobat-like editor without paying.
Who may not need it
Print professionals who need prepress tools.
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