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PDFPress vs Gamma PDF

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PDFPress compared with Gamma PDF
DetailPDFPress logo PDFPressGamma PDF logo Gamma PDF
What it doesBrowser-based PDF imposition and prepress tool for print professionals Read papers. Keep what you learn.
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 5 downloads total with 8-hour cooldown between downloads. Pro Intro Trial: $7.99 for 7 days, then $12/mo. Pro Monthly: $12/mo. Pro Yearly: $120/yr (saves 17%, equivalent to 2 months free). 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
  • N-up layout with automatic sheet sizing
  • Crop marks, registration marks, and color bars
  • Creep compensation for inner pages
  • Step-and-repeat for cards and labels
  • Gang sheet combining multiple PDFs
  • Live preview with real-time updates
  • PDF merge, split, rotate, resize, and crop
  • Headers, footers, watermarks, and page numbers
  • 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
  • All files processed locally in your browser with no upload to servers
  • No installation required, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chromebooks
  • Includes free tier for everyday booklet and card work
  • Live proof preview updates as you edit settings
  • 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 votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)189
Referring domains (Majestic)551

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