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OpenPdfEdit vs PDFgear

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OpenPdfEdit compared with PDFgear
DetailOpenPdfEdit logo OpenPdfEditPDFgear logo PDFgear
What it doesAn open source PDF editor that keeps your files yours Free PDF editor software and online tools for reading, editing, converting, merging, and signing PDFs
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree for most features. Supporter tools (watermark and OCR): 1,000 credits ($5), one-time payment Free for basic PDF editing, conversion, merging, splitting, signing, and annotation with no limits stated. eSignGear (related e-signing platform) offers "Start Signing Free" option.
Key features
  • Text editing and replacement in PDFs
  • Real redaction that removes text from file content
  • PDF comparison showing text and pixel differences
  • Password protection with AES-256 encryption
  • Watermarking and page numbering (Supporter feature)
  • Edit text, images, shapes, signatures, links, and fillable form fields in PDF
  • Annotate with highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, notes, comments, stamps, shapes, and text boxes
  • Batch convert between PDF, Word, TXT, JPG, Excel, PPT with lossless quality
  • OCR to extract text from scanned PDFs in 30+ languages
  • AI-powered document summarization and analysis
  • Merge, split, and delete PDF pages
  • Sign PDFs with mouse-drawn signatures
  • Extract text from specific areas of PDF
  • Available on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
  • Online tools for PDF tasks without installation
What makes it different
  • No upload, no account required, no watermarks or page limits
  • All processing runs locally on your machine with no server involved
  • Works offline after first load; desktop app never needs network
  • Real redaction that removes text from file bytes, not just visual overlay
  • Fully open source under AGPL-3.0-or-later with auditable code
  • Completely free desktop and web-based PDF editing without signup or watermarks
  • AI-powered features including document summarization and intelligent text extraction
  • Works offline on desktop with enterprise-level features at no cost
  • Seamless cross-platform workflow between Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
  • OCR support for 30+ languages to extract text from scanned documents
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +1 (up) since last check69 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)516
Citation Flow (Majestic)1743
Referring domains (Majestic)72091

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