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ThriftyPDF vs PDFgear

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ThriftyPDF compared with PDFgear
Detail ThriftyPDFPDFgear logo PDFgear
What it doesPDF tools without the PDF-tool price Free PDF editor software and online tools for reading, editing, converting, merging, and signing PDFs
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
Pricing7-day trial (card required), then $2.99/mo or $19/yr, or $1.49 24-hour pass 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
  • Compress PDFs
  • Merge PDFs
  • Split PDFs
  • Organize PDF pages
  • Convert JPG to PDF
  • Convert PDF to JPG
  • Unlock password-protected PDFs
  • Repair damaged PDFs
  • Up to 200 MB file size with active plan
  • Batch processing
  • 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
  • Files stay on your device, not uploaded to servers
  • Runs entirely in your browser
  • Cancel anytime without commitment
  • No file upload required for privacy
  • 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)Not checked yet no change since last check69 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)016
Citation Flow (Majestic)043
Referring domains (Majestic)02091

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