PDF editing apps
2455 PDF editing apps in one list: the established products, and every new one as it launches.
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- 2455
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- +118
- Established
- 0
- Dead
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New PDF editing apps per month
333 apps launched in the last 12 months, by month.
2455 PDF editing apps in one list: the established products, and every new one as it launches.
Updated
333 apps launched in the last 12 months, by month.
“pdf editing software” is searched 550,000 times a month on Google worldwide. These are the 112 searches around it, in the US.
| Search | Per month, US | Cost per click |
|---|---|---|
| adobe acrobat | 368,000 | $4.34 |
| free pdf editor | 90,500 | $3.79 |
| pdfgear | 40,500 | $2.99 |
| adobe pdf editor | 33,100 | $7.50 |
| editing software for pdf documents | 27,100 | $9.10 |
| pdf editor online free | 22,200 | $3.79 |
| canva pdf editor | 18,100 | $3.95 |
| pdf gear | 18,100 | $2.32 |
| foxit pdf editor | 14,800 | $2.29 |
| pdf editor online | 9,900 | $3.85 |
| pdf text editing software | 8,100 | $4.82 |
| adobe free pdf editor | 6,600 | $8.15 |
| edit pdf text | 6,600 | $5.22 |
| adobe pdf editor online | 4,400 | $7.40 |
| best pdf editor | 4,400 | $9.18 |
Cost per click is what advertisers bid for one visit from that search. Figures from Oct 2026.
The apps we added to this market most recently.
| # | App | Added |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  EZPZ File Free PDF editor and file tools that never upload your files | |
| 2 |  StayLokal StayLokal is a local-first file utility desk for PDFs, images, video, audio, and more. | |
| 3 |  ReallyFree You search for a free PDF editor. Four results in, you've made an account, hit a paywall, and downloaded something with a watermark. ReallyFree puts a coloured dot on every search result before you click. GREEN: genuinely free. YELLOW: free with a condition, named in one word. RED: it costs money. No one can buy a green rating. It's earned. No account, no signup, no tracking. Nothing about your browsing reaches us. Free, and staying free. | |
| 4 |  PDF Free Editor Privacy-first PDF workflows in the browser — compress, sign, OCR. | |
| 5 |  hamarapdf HamaraPDF is a free, privacy-focused PDF toolkit built for people who want to work with PDFs without unnecessary complexity. | |
| 6 |  PDF Merge Files PDF Merge Files is | |
| 7 |  teraconvert Your files stay on your Mac. TeraConvert processes conversions locally using your Mac's own hardware nothing is uploaded to a server. It works offline and uses Apple VideoToolbox hardware acceleration | |
| 8 |  SoraFiles SoraFiles brings common PDF and image workflows into one privacy-first web app. Supported processing happens locally on the user's device, so files do not need to enter a processing-server upload queu | |
| 9 |  MyGadgets A collection of free PDF, image, video, audio, developer and everyday tools that run directly in your browser. No uploads, no sign-up, no daily usage limit and your files stay on your device. | |
| 10 | PD pdfperch PDFPerch is a privacy-first PDF toolkit designed for everyday document work. Users can merge, split, compress, rotate, watermark, sign and convert PDF files directly in the browser. Core tools process | |
| 11 |  getpropertypass Our main competitors are horizontal cloud PDF utilities (Smallpdf, iLovePDF, Adobe Acrobat Web) and legacy desktop software. | |
| 12 | PD pdfscaler Free browser-based PDF & image tools, no signup |
Grouped by what each app says it does. 34 of 2455 apps fit a group so far.
| Type | Apps | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF editors and tools | 10 | 29.4% | DeftPDF, getpropertypass, GoPDF |
| General online tool suites | 9 | 26.5% | DailyBuddy, Documents by Readdle, EzyToolz |
| Privacy-first PDF tools | 7 | 20.6% | Aservus, HugMyPDF, ihatepdf |
What we could detect on their websites.
| Framework | Apps | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Next.js | 31 | 70.5% |
| PHP | 5 | 11.4% |
| WordPress | 3 | 6.8% |
Of 44 apps whose framework we could detect.
| Host | Apps | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel | 15 | 93.8% |
Of 16 apps whose host we could detect.
How many of the 2455 apps show a price, and how many sell to large companies.
| Measure | Apps | Share of 2455 |
|---|---|---|
| Publish a pricing page | 37 | 1.5% |
PDF editors let you open a PDF, change its contents or structure, and save a new version without breaking the layout. They parse the file into objects like text, fonts, images, and pages, then show a canvas where you can select, edit, add, or remove those objects.
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