Create, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Affordable, Powerful PDF Editor for Windows, Mac, Linux
Easy to use, full-featured PDF editing software that is a reliable alternative to Adobe® Acrobat® and provides all PDF functions needed at a fraction of the cost. PDF Studio maintains full compatibility with the PDF Standard.
Why Choose PDF Studio?
Adobe® Acrobat® isn’t the only PDF software out there. See what makes PDF Studio different and why you should switch!
PDF Studio™ is an all-in-one and easy to use PDF editor that provides all PDF features needed (see features comparison with Acrobat) at one third the price of Adobe® Acrobat® and maintains full compatibility with the Adobe PDF Standards.
1/3 the price of Adobe Acrobat. Deploy to more users for same price.
Works on Windows, Mac, & Linux. Each user license can be used on 2 machines of any OS.
Fully compliant with the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) Specifications
User friendly design makes PDF creation, markup, and editing easier
< 500 MB installed with all the features you need & no bloatware (compared to 4.5GB for Adobe Acrobat DC)
99% customer satisfaction rate & responsive customer service.
Testimonials
I just want to say how pleased I was to see how much substance you put into your software. I’m also impressed with your online user guide, as well as the multi-platform support. So much software is offered without a user guide, depending on a “knowledge base” to help people learn. Very inefficient… So, THANK YOU!
– John Thompson
I just purchased PDF Studio Pro for personal use after spending a couple of days extensively trailing a whole bunch of other similar software. I’m an architect and use Acrobat Pro at work on a daily basis but I have to say that your software absolutely blows it out of the water! I have also used Bluebeam PDF software extensively on my previous Windows machine and again PDF Studio outshines it and is in my opinion, much better value for money.
– Walter C., Architect
PDF Studio Pro runs seamlessly on my Mac and I’m finding the interface/menus intuitive, logical and extremely easy to use. From a functionality viewpoint your software does everything that Acrobat/Bluebeam does but is far simpler and much easier to navigate/operate – I’ve not found any limitations yet. As you probably gathered by now, I am extremely impressed, so thank you for a fine piece of software that is a joy to use.
– Walter Carniato
This program puts Acrobat to shame. Keep up the good work!
– Tim Aiken
PDF Studio Features
Below is a brief summary of features available in PDF Studio. For a complete list, see our grid comparison page.
Reviewing and Annotating
Creating and Assembling Documents
Working with PDF Forms
Editing Content Pro
Conversion and PDF Sub-Formats
Advanced User Interface
Adding Security to PDF Documents
Batch Functions Pro
Feature comparison between PDF Studio Standard & PDF Studio Pro
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PDF Studio Standard |
PDF Studio Pro |
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Operating Systems Supported |
Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix |
Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix |
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Computers per user license |
2 |
2 |
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Same license across OS |
V |
V |
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Create PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
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Review and Annotate PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
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Fill and save PDF forms |
Yes |
Yes |
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Interactive form field designer |
No |
Yes |
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Secure PDFs with passwords & permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
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Digitally sign PDFs |
No |
Yes |
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Combine and rearrange documents |
Limited |
Yes |
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Add watermarks, headers & footers |
Yes |
Yes |
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OCR (text recognition) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Edit PDF content |
No |
Yes |
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Redact permanently |
No |
Yes |
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Compare PDFs |
No |
Yes |
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Optimize PDFs |
No |
Yes |
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Batch process multiple PDFs |
No |
Yes |
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Precision measuring tools |
Yes |
Yes |
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Preflight and convert to PDF/A |
No |
Yes |
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PDF linearization (for fast web view) |
No |
Yes |
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Convert to HTML5/SVG |
No |
Yes |
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Annotation tool chest |
Yes |
Yes |
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Loupe, pan & zoom, rulers & grids |
Yes |
Yes |
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Advanced Imposition Tools |
No |
Yes |
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Adobe Compliant PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
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Action Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
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Session Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
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Autosave Document Recovery |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create PDF from blank page |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create PDFs from images |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create PDFs from MS Word & Excel Documents |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create PDFs from text documents |
Yes |
Yes |
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Scan to PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
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Optical Character Recognition |
No |
Yes |
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Combine multiple files into PDF |
Limited |
Yes |
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Convert PDFs to images |
Yes |
Yes |
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Convert to PDF/A |
No |
Yes |
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Convert to HTML5/SVG |
No |
Yes |
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Convert to MS Word |
No |
Yes |
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Extract text from PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
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PDF linearization (for fast web view) |
No |
Yes |
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Set document properties & initial view |
Yes |
Yes |
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Loupe, pan & zoom, snapshot |
Yes |
Yes |
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Easy navigation with thumbnails, bookmarks, etc... |
Yes |
Yes |
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Display rulers & grids |
Yes |
Yes |
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Alignment tools |
Yes |
Yes |
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Search text in multiple PDF documents using directory or recent files list |
Yes |
Yes |
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Touch mode |
Yes |
Yes |
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Output preview |
No |
Yes |
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Annotation tool chest (recent and saved annotations) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Spell check for annotations and form fields |
Yes |
Yes |
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Side by side PDF comparison |
Yes |
Yes |
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Overlay PDF comparison |
no |
Yes |
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Customizable toolbars |
Yes |
Yes |
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Drag & drop page manipulation, import, & export |
Yes |
Yes |
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Commenting tools: sticky notes, graphical annotations, audio comments, pencil tool, typewriter tool |
Yes |
Yes |
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Use Rich Text & System Fonts in Text Box, Callout, & Typewriter annotations (Bold, Italic, Underline, Crossout) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Support characters from any language |
Yes |
Yes |
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Text markups: highlights, underline, text replace, text insert, and strikethrough |
Yes |
Yes |
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Rubber stamps such as "Approved" & "Reviewed" |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dynamic rubber stamps |
Yes |
Yes |
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Assign annotations to layers |
Yes |
Yes |
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Insert hyperlinks |
Yes |
Yes |
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Precision measuring tools (distance, perimeter, area) with separate x & y values |
Yes |
Yes |
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Flatten annotations |
Yes |
Yes |
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Customizable default annotation properties/settings |
Yes |
Yes |
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Import/export annotations |
Yes |
Yes |
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Import/export custom stamps during computer transfer |
Yes |
Yes |
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Edit multiple annotations properties at once |
Yes |
Yes |
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View and search annotations in Comments Pane |
Yes |
Yes |
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Save favorite annotations in My Comments toolchest |
Yes |
Yes |
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Insert, delete, rotate, organize pages |
Yes |
Yes |
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Correct text in original PDF content (font, style, size, color) |
No |
Yes |
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Modify images in original PDF content (move, resize, delete, copy, paste, edit properties) |
No |
Yes |
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Embed file attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
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Add/edit bookmarks |
Yes |
Yes |
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Reduce/optimize PDFs |
No |
Yes |
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Add headers, footers, watermarks |
Yes |
Yes |
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Add bates numbering |
Yes |
Yes |
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Batch process multiple documents |
No |
Yes |
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Permanently redact sensitive data |
No |
Yes |
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Add/edit document JavaScript |
Yes |
Yes |
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Add/edit layers |
No |
Yes |
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Crop pages (crop box, bleed box, trim box, art box) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Resize Pages |
No |
Yes |
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Add/Edit Page Labels |
no |
Yes |
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Create fillable interactive PDF forms |
No |
Yes |
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Fill and save PDF forms |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create enhanced forms with JavaScript |
No |
Yes |
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Import/export form data |
No |
Yes |
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Flatten fields |
Yes |
Yes |
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Edit multiple field properties at once |
Yes |
Yes |
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Merge/assemble PDF forms |
Yes |
Yes |
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Secure PDFs with passwords & permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
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Digitally sign PDF documents |
No |
Yes |
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Certify PDF documents |
No |
Yes |
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Support for 128 & 256 AES bit encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
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Manage digital IDs and trusted certificates |
Yes |
Yes |
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Fast Sign (No Encryption) |
Yes |
Yes |