PDF Expert

Overview

PDF Expert is developed by Readdle Limited, the maker of the Spark email client, Scanner Pro, Documents and Fluix^[15][16]. Readdle reports more than 235 million product downloads, more than 300 employees, eight hubs and staff in 30 countries^[16].

PDF Expert is built only for Apple devices: Mac, iPhone and iPad. Premium features include editing of text, images and links, annotation, OCR, conversion to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, signing, translation and an AI assistant called PDF Copilot^[15]. Two premium options are listed: an annual subscription at $79.99 covering iPhone, iPad and Mac, and a lifetime licence at $139.99 for Mac only, both with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Readdle notes that new features for lifetime holders may come at extra cost^[15].

PDF Expert is valued for speed and an interface that follows macOS conventions closely. Its limitations are the absence of Windows, Android and web versions, which makes it unsuitable for mixed-platform teams, the restriction of the lifetime licence to Mac, and a lighter set of enterprise administration features than Acrobat, Foxit or Nitro. The pricing page uses a dollar sign without stating a currency code^[15].

PDF Expert features

• Native app for Mac, iPhone and iPad
• Edit PDF text, images and links
• OCR text recognition
• Convert to Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• PDF Copilot AI assistant
• Translate PDF

PDF Expert pricing

Shown with a $ sign. Yearly: $79.99 billed annually (iPhone, iPad, Mac). Lifetime: $139.99 one-time (Mac only). 30-day money-back guarantee; education discount on the annual plan; free download with basic features.

PDF Expert strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Best PDF Editors in 2026 #8

PDF Expert alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to PDF Expert: companies ranked in the same lists.

• Adobe Firefly
• Foxit PDF Editor
• Nitro PDF
• WPWondershare PDFelement
• Tungsten OmniPage
• PDF-XChange Editor
• AFABBYY FineReader PDF
• Xodo
• Sejda
• iLovePDF
• Smallpdf
• PPDFgear