PDF Pals vs Gamma PDF

A side-by-side comparison built from both listings. Blank cells mean the company has not given that detail; we never guess.

PDF Pals compared with Gamma PDF
Detail	PDF Pals	Gamma PDF
What it does	Native AI PDF assistant for Mac that chats with documents and provides answers with source citations	Read papers. Keep what you learn.
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Basic: $59 (1 Mac, one year of updates). Plus: $99 (2 Macs, one year of updates). Lifetime: coming soon (4 Macs, every update). All plans are one-time purchases with the app keeping working forever. Renewals at 50% off.	Free: desktop app and self-hosted server. Lite: $2/month or $20/year. Plus: $5/month or $50/year. Pro: $20/month or $200/year.
Key features	Chat with multiple PDFs simultaneously Answers with source page citations OCR for scanned documents Support for multiple file types Local document storage Built-in local AI models Support for external API keys Document library with tags No file size limit Native macOS app	Highlight, draw, and annotate on PDFs with every mark becoming a note Outliner with live Markdown and LaTeX for mathematical notation AI chat to ask questions about papers with cited answers Full-library search across notes, highlights, and all PDFs Shared workspaces with live cursors and comments for collaboration Works offline on iPad, Android, and desktop with automatic sync Integrations with Zotero, Obsidian, Logseq, and Notion Browser extension for one-click saving papers with metadata
What makes it different	Keeps documents on your Mac with no cloud uploads or vector databases Native macOS application, not Electron Fast local processing with powerful OCR Works without requiring API keys One-time purchase with no subscription required	Self-hosted option with one Docker image for full control over data Live math support with Markdown and LaTeX directly in outliner notes Works on any device: Windows, macOS, Linux, iPad, Android, and browsers No vendor lock-in with SQLite files and export at any time
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	50 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	8	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	30	9
Referring domains (Majestic)	262	1

5 details filled in for both companies.

More alternatives to PDF Pals More alternatives to Gamma PDF