Systweak PDF Editor is a Windows-based all-in-one PDF management solution that provides editing, conversion, compression, signing, redaction, OCR, and page reorganization features — ideal for organizations looking for a simpler alternative to complex PDF suites.

Features	Systweak PDF Editor	Adobe Acrobat	Abby Finereader PDF	Nitro PDF
PDF Viewing & Navigation
Open & view PDF documents in different modes	√	√	√	√
Access recently opened files & folders	√	√	√	√
Create & navigate between bookmarks	√	√	√	√
Search text across the document	√	√	√	√
Search & replace text across the document	√	√	√	×
Switch between Single View, Scrolling, and Side-by-Side modes	√	√	√	√
Rotate, move, duplicate, or pin/star PDFs	√	√ (No duplicating pages or pinning/star PDFs)	√	√
Compare two PDFs side by side	√	√	√	√
Navigate through pages with arrow keys	√	√	√	√
Zoom in & Zoom out for a hassle-free viewing experience	√	√	√	√
View and navigate page thumbnails (small, medium, large)	√	√	√	√
PDF Annotation, Forms & Markup
Highlight, underline, strikethrough, squiggly line	√	√ (Missing squiggly line)	√ (Missing squiggly line)	√(Missing squiggly line)
Add sticky notes, text boxes, and freehand annotations	√	√	√	√
Create interactive forms with multiple fields like Text Field, Drop-down list	√	√	√	√
Edit existing forms or fill them directly	√	√	√	√
Insert shapes (rectangle, circle, arrows, etc.)	√	√	√	√
Add external file attachments to PDFs	√	√	√	√
Apply predefined/custom stamps	√	√	√	√
Insert images and text into forms	√	√	√	√
Add text boxes, notes, and annotations	√	√	√	√
PDF Creation & Editing
Edit text & images directly in PDF	√	√	√	√
Insert blank pages, duplicate, or import from scanner/PDF	√	√	√	√
Replace PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Insert page numbers & Bates numbers	√	√	√	√
Add images, shapes, notes, & stamps (predefined/custom)	√	√	√	√
Add/remove watermarks	√	√	√	√
Crop selected PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Facing Page Mode for Page Numbering	√	×	×	×
Create Blank PDFs from scratch	√	√	√	√
PDF Conversion & OCR
Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, Image (JPG, PNG, TIFF,BMP, GIF), Text, HTML, PDF/A	√	√	√	√
Convert PDF to EPUB, SVG, XPS	√	×	×	×
Create PDF from Word, Excel, PPT, Images, Text, HTML	√	√	√	√
Create PDF from EPUB, SVG, XPS, CAD	√	×	×	×
Special: Excel to JPG / PNG	√	×	×	×
OCR text recognition on scanned PDFs & images (multilingual)	√	√	√	√
Make scanned PDFs editable & searchable (OCR)	√	√	√	√
Batch OCR & export data to multiple formats	√	√	√	√
Scanner-to-PDF for digitization	√	√	√	√
Perform OCR from PDF, from Image, or directly via Scanner	√	√	√	√
PDF File Management & Organization
Merge multiple PDFs into one	√	√	√	√
Split PDFs by range, odd/even, or custom rules	√	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)
Extract pages or images to new PDFs	√	√	√	√
Directly Extract Tables from PDF to Excel	√	√(Formatting may vary)	×	×
Reverse page order in one click	√	×	×	×
Repair corrupted or damaged PDFs	√	×	×	×
Remove PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Move blank PDF pages to end	√	×	×	×
Duplicate complete PDFs	√	√	√	√
Preview PDFs before printing	√	√	√	√
PDF Security & Privacy
Password protect PDFs	√	√	√	√
Set editing/printing restrictions	√	√	√	√
Unprotect secured files (with correct password)	√	√	√	√
Redact sensitive text/images permanently (search & redact supported)	√	√	√	√
Mark Redaction (select regions or whiteout text)	√	√	√	√
Sanitize PDFs by removing metadata	√	√	√	√
Apply Redaction permanently	√	√	√	√
Digitally sign using .pfx/.p12 certificate or smart card	√	√	√	√
Electronically sign PDF (drawn, typed, or image)	√	√	√(Draw signature not available)	√
Apply signatures across all pages at once	√	√	×	×
PDF Batch Operations
Batch convert PDF files to (Word, Excel, PPT, Images & more…)	√	√	√	√
Batch compress PDFs for uploading/storage/email	√	√	×	×
Batch protect PDFs	√	√	√	√
Batch unprotect PDFs	√	×	×	×
Batch OCR scanned PDFs/images	√	√	×	√
Batch create PDF from (Word, Excel, PPT, & more…)	√	√	×	√
PDF Compression
Compress PDFs to reduce file size for email or sharing	√	√	√	√
Choose between different compression levels	√	√	√	√
Maintain document quality while reducing size	√	√	√	√
Optimized performance for large files	√	√	√	√
Additional Tools
Revert to last saved state	√	√	×	√
Open two instances of the tool	√	√	√	×
Count total words across documents	√	×	×	×
Add background to PDF	√	√	√	√
Compatibility
Works with Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, & 7 PC, Android & iOS	√	√	√(Not supported on Windows 7 & 8)	√(Not supported on Windows 7 & 8)

Features	Systweak PDF Editor	Adobe Acrobat	Abby Finereader PDF	Nitro PDF
PDF Viewing & Navigation
Open & view PDF documents in different modes	√	√	√	√
Access recently opened files & folders	√	√	√	√
Create & navigate between bookmarks	√	√	√	√
Search text across the document	√	√	√	√
Search & replace text across the document	√	√	√	×
Switch between Single View, Scrolling, and Side-by-Side modes	√	√	√	√
Rotate, move, duplicate, or pin/star PDFs	√	√ (No duplicating pages or pinning/star PDFs)	√	√
Compare two PDFs side by side	√	√	√	√
Navigate through pages with arrow keys	√	√	√	√
Zoom in & Zoom out for a hassle-free viewing experience	√	√	√	√
View and navigate page thumbnails (small, medium, large)	√	√	√	√
PDF Annotation, Forms & Markup
Highlight, underline, strikethrough, squiggly line	√	√ (Missing squiggly line)	√ (Missing squiggly line)	√(Missing squiggly line)
Add sticky notes, text boxes, and freehand annotations	√	√	√	√
Create interactive forms with multiple fields like Text Field, Drop-down list	√	√	√	√
Edit existing forms or fill them directly	√	√	√	√
Insert shapes (rectangle, circle, arrows, etc.)	√	√	√	√
Add external file attachments to PDFs	√	√	√	√
Apply predefined/custom stamps	√	√	√	√
Insert images and text into forms	√	√	√	√
Add text boxes, notes, and annotations	√	√	√	√
PDF Creation & Editing
Edit text & images directly in PDF	√	√	√	√
Insert blank pages, duplicate, or import from scanner/PDF	√	√	√	√
Replace PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Insert page numbers & Bates numbers	√	√	√	√
Add images, shapes, notes, & stamps (predefined/custom)	√	√	√	√
Add/remove watermarks	√	√	√	√
Crop selected PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Facing Page Mode for Page Numbering	√	×	×	×
Create Blank PDFs from scratch	√	√	√	√
PDF Conversion & OCR
Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, Image (JPG, PNG, TIFF,BMP, GIF), Text, HTML, PDF/A	√	√	√	√
Convert PDF to EPUB, SVG, XPS	√	×	×	×
Create PDF from Word, Excel, PPT, Images, Text, HTML	√	√	√	√
Create PDF from EPUB, SVG, XPS, CAD	√	×	×	×
Special: Excel to JPG / PNG	√	×	×	×
OCR text recognition on scanned PDFs & images (multilingual)	√	√	√	√
Make scanned PDFs editable & searchable (OCR)	√	√	√	√
Batch OCR & export data to multiple formats	√	√	√	√
Scanner-to-PDF for digitization	√	√	√	√
Perform OCR from PDF, from Image, or directly via Scanner	√	√	√	√
PDF File Management & Organization
Merge multiple PDFs into one	√	√	√	√
Split PDFs by range, odd/even, or custom rules	√	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)	√(No rules found for Odd/ Even/Custom)
Extract pages or images to new PDFs	√	√	√	√
Directly Extract Tables from PDF to Excel	√	√(Formatting may vary)	×	×
Reverse page order in one click	√	×	×	×
Repair corrupted or damaged PDFs	√	×	×	×
Remove PDF pages	√	√	√	√
Move blank PDF pages to end	√	×	×	×
Duplicate complete PDFs	√	√	√	√
Preview PDFs before printing	√	√	√	√
PDF Security & Privacy
Password protect PDFs	√	√	√	√
Set editing/printing restrictions	√	√	√	√
Unprotect secured files (with correct password)	√	√	√	√
Redact sensitive text/images permanently (search & redact supported)	√	√	√	√
Mark Redaction (select regions or whiteout text)	√	√	√	√
Sanitize PDFs by removing metadata	√	√	√	√
Apply Redaction permanently	√	√	√	√
Digitally sign using .pfx/.p12 certificate or smart card	√	√	√	√
Electronically sign PDF (drawn, typed, or image)	√	√	√(Draw signature not available)	√
Apply signatures across all pages at once	√	√	×	×
PDF Batch Operations
Batch convert PDF files to (Word, Excel, PPT, Images & more…)	√	√	√	√
Batch compress PDFs for uploading/storage/email	√	√	×	×
Batch protect PDFs	√	√	√	√
Batch unprotect PDFs	√	×	×	×
Batch OCR scanned PDFs/images	√	√	×	√
Batch create PDF from (Word, Excel, PPT, & more…)	√	√	×	√
PDF Compression
Compress PDFs to reduce file size for email or sharing	√	√	√	√
Choose between different compression levels	√	√	√	√
Maintain document quality while reducing size	√	√	√	√
Optimized performance for large files	√	√	√	√
Additional Tools
Revert to last saved state	√	√	×	√
Open two instances of the tool	√	√	√	×
Count total words across documents	√	×	×	×
Add background to PDF	√	√	√	√
Compatibility
Works with Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, & 7 PC, Android & iOS	√	√	√(Not supported on Windows 7 & 8)	√(Not supported on Windows 7 & 8)

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