PDF Studio

What is PDF Studio?

An 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.

An 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.

Below is a brief list of features available in PDF Studio. For a complete list, see our grid comparison page.

Reviewing and Annotating

Highlight, cross-out, underline text
Add sticky notes, text boxes, and freehand (pencil) annotations
Add hyperlinks (web URL, file, or email)
Add graphical annotations: circles, rectangles, lines, arrows, polygons, clouds
Add sound annotations and record audio right into the PDF document
Add rubber stamps, choose from predefined stamps or build your own
Attach files to a PDF document
Precision measuring tools for distances, areas and perimeters Pro
Annotation review status
Import and export annotations in FDF/ XFDF / XDP formats Pro
Flatten annotations

Working with PDF Forms

Interactive form designer Pro Watch Video
Fill in and save interactive PDF forms
Support for JavaScript
Also fill in non-interactive forms using the typewriter tool
Import and export form data in FDF / XFDF / XDP formats Pro
Flatten interactive form fields

Creating and Assembling Documents

Scan papers directly to PDF
OCR to create searchable documents on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Pro
Convert Microsoft Word, images and text files to PDF Watch Video
Extract, insert, move, rotate and delete pages Watch Video
Create documents by merging multiple files into a single PDF Pro
Split by bookmarks, page range, text search Pro Watch Video
Sophisticated bookmark/document outline creation
Apply headers, footers, watermarks or custom actions
Set document properties and initial view
Create Imposition layouts

Editing Content Pro

Edit text content and properties Pro
Edit shapes and path objects Pro
Move, resize images Pro
Redact text, images and shapes Pro
Optimize PDFs to reduce file size Pro

Adding Security to PDF Documents'

Secure documents with passwords
Encrypt with the highest level of encryption
Set user permissions on PDF documents
Digitally sign PDF documents Pro Watch Video
Manage digital ids and trusted certificates Pro

Batch Functions Pro

Work on multiple documents at once Pro: Print, Set security, Convert, Extract text, Crop, Merge, Split, Apply Headers & Footers / Watermarks, Preflight, OCR, Rasterize, Set Initial View, and many more batch functions

Advanced User Interface

Text Search
Quick navigation through thumbnails, bookmarks, signatures and comments panes
Powerful tool chest to store recent and favorite markups
Drag & drop pages to move them across documents Watch Video
Compare 2 PDFs side by side Pro
Compare 2 PDFs using overlay Pro
Loupe tool
Rulers and grid views
Touch mode for tablets and touch screens

Conversion and PDF Sub-Formats

Convert PDF to text, images (JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG)
Convert images (JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG) to PDFs
Convert Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Text files to PDF
Convert PDF to HTML5 / SVG Pro
Convert to Fast Web View (Linearize PDFs) Pro
Convert to PDF/A Pro
Preflight for PDF/X and PDF/A Pro

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PDF Studio Awards

PDF Studio currently scores 88/100 in the Document Management category. This is based on user satisfaction (90/100), press buzz (47/100), recent user trends (rising), and other relevant information on PDF Studio gathered from around the web.

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Document Management Market Radar

PDF Studio Product Overview

Create PDFs
Interactive Form Designer
OCR (Text Recognition)
Inline text content editing with reflow
Permanent Redaction
Compare PDFs
Optimize PDFs
Digitally Sign PDFs
Batch Process Multiple PDFs
PDF/A Validation/Conversion

Languages Supported: English, Spanish, Italian, German, French

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Product recommendations, vendor rankings, market overview and tips on how to select Document Management software for business. Published in November 2024.

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PDF Studio Features

2-Factor Authentication
API
Chat
Dashboard
Data Export
Data Import
Document Comparison
Email Integration
External Integrations
File Sharing
File Transfer
Google Apps Integration
History/Version Control
Multi-User
Notifications
Password & Access Management
Project Management
Electronic Signature
Automated Conversion
File Format Conversion
Template Designer
PDF Export
Offline Access

PDF Studio Pricing

PDF Studio Pricing Plans

Standard

$99.00
Each user license key can be used on 2 computers (for the same user) on any of the supported operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux). Each user license is perpetual and allows to continue using this major version of our software (version 2018) as long as it works on your operating system. Payment is a one-time fee, with no monthly or yearly subscription or commitment. Any upgrade to future major versions is optional.

Create PDFs
Scan-To-PDF
Annotate and Markup PDFs
Fill In & Save PDF Forms
Secure Documents
Append/Delete Pages
Apply Watermarks, Headers, Footers
Create Bookmarks/Table of Contents
Loupe, Pan & Zoom, Rulers, etc…
Supports the new PDF 2.0 standards

Pro

$139.00
Each user license key can be used on 2 computers (for the same user) on any of the supported operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux). Each user license is perpetual and allows to continue using this major version of our software (version 2018) as long as it works on your operating system. Payment is a one-time fee, with no monthly or yearly subscription or commitment. Any upgrade to future major versions is optional.

All Features in Standard, Plus…
Interactive Form Designer
OCR (Text Recognition)
Inline text content editing with reflow
Permanent Redaction
Compare PDFs
Optimize PDFs
Digitally Sign PDFs
Advanced PDF Splitting & Merging
Batch Process Multiple PDFs
Precision Measuring Tools
PDF/A Validation/Conversion

Credit card required: No

PDF Studio FAQs

Does PDF Studio offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

For personal use, you may install and activate PDF Studio for your own use on up to 2 computers. If needed, you can add an additional computer to your user license.

For commercial use, you must purchase a separate license for each individual that will be using the application.