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PDF Reader Pro: Read & Edit

PDF Reader Pro: Read & Edit for Mac

PDF Reader Pro is a full-featured PDF reader and editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Read, edit, annotate, convert, compress, sign, redact, compare, and organize PDFs in one workflow. AI-POWERED PDF - Summarize, translate, proofread, rewrite…

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  1. PDF Reader Pro: Read & Edit version 5.3.5Mac App Store · macOS 11.0 or later

    OCR & Searchable PDFs

    • Convert scans, images, and batches into editable PDFs or searchable PDFs while preserving the original layout.
    • Search, copy, highlight, and annotate recognized OCR text.
    • Use OCR output with redaction workflows; applying redaction permanently removes marked content and the searchable text layer.

    Redaction

    • Mark text or images directly, choose all, odd, even, portrait, landscape, or custom pages, and apply redaction after confirmation.
    • Search for sensitive terms and batch-mark matching results. The search panel now includes search, replace, and search-and-mark-redaction workflows with result navigation and search history.

    PDF Comparison

    • Compare documents in split-screen or overlay view.
    • Review a summary page and comparison result page with counts for inserted, replaced, and deleted content, plus style and annotation changes.
    • Jump to the first change and choose whether to include the summary and result pages when saving the comparison PDF.

    Right-to-left editing

    • Added right-to-left input for Arabic and Hebrew text in editing, annotations, and form fields, including cursor movement, insertion order, line breaks, deletion, alignment, and copy/paste behavior.
    • The setting changes new input behavior without reflowing existing document content.

    Compression insights

    • See PDF space usage by images, content streams, fonts, color spaces, outlines/bookmarks, forms, annotations, links, embedded files, and other document objects, with bytes and percentages.

    Conversion and workflow improvements

    • Improved PDF conversion and Word rendering compatibility.
    • Added or refined page-size display in page editing, page numbering, header/footer and Bates numbering guides, annotation live preview, save behavior, certificate refresh, font alignment, document comparison error handling, OCR component download, and Traditional Chinese localization.
    • Improved the Mac installer flow with Intel and Apple silicon detection, installation status, and optional OCR/conversion component downloads.

    PDF Reader Pro powered by ComPDF. Have any feedback, comments or issues? Please drop a line at support@pdfreaderpro.com

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PDF Reader Pro: Read & Edit

PDF Reader Pro is a full-featured PDF reader and editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Read, edit, annotate, convert, compress, sign, redact, compare, and organize PDFs in one workflow.

AI-POWERED PDF - Summarize, translate, proofread, rewrite, and extract insights from PDFs.

OCR & SEARCHABLE PDF - Convert scans, images, and batches into editable or searchable PDFs. Enhance and correct images, use area OCR for selected content, and scan documents, receipts, forms, and notes. Search, copy, highlight, and annotate recognized text.

ANNOTATE PDF - Highlight, underline, strikethrough, freehand, text box, anchored note, shape, and more. - Create signatures with trackpad, keyboard, or images; add custom, image, and dynamic stamps. - Add or edit hyperlinks and measure PDF distances, perimeters, and areas.

EDIT PDF - Add, edit, or remove text; change font size, style, and color; align text boxes. - Crop, rotate, flip, replace, or export images. - Add, edit, or remove text/image watermarks, headers/footers, Bates numbers, and backgrounds. - Compare two PDF versions and highlight changes.

PDF CONVERTER PRO - Export PDF to Word, PPT, Excel, RTF, Text, HTML, Image, CSV, and more. - Create PDFs from MS Office, images, scanners, web pages, and cameras; extract images.

SIGN PDF - eSign: Create, distribute, and track signing status in real time. - Quick signatures: Add typed, handwritten, or image-based signatures in seconds. - Secure digital signatures: Verify signer identity and protect document integrity.

ORGANIZE PAGES - Split and combine files; insert pages from PDFs, images, blank pages, or scanners. - Extract pages; merge PDFs; rotate, copy, delete, replace, and crop pages.

CREATE & FILL FORMS - Create fillable forms with buttons, checkboxes, list boxes, and other interactive fields; align objects. - Fill out static and interactive PDF forms.

VIEW PDF - Single-page, two-page, full-screen, horizontal/vertical, and auto-scroll modes; dark mode. - Split view to read and compare two PDFs; slideshow mode to present PDFs. - Create, edit, and search outlines; bookmark pages.

PRINT & SHARE PDF - Booklet, poster, and multiple-page printing. - Share flattened PDFs and upload files to Dropbox, iCloud Drive, and more.

COMPRESS PDF - Reduce PDF size and customize compression by image resolution or redundant-item removal.

SECURE FILES - Password-protect documents and control editing, copying, modifying, and printing permissions. - Redact PDF content to permanently remove sensitive information.

LISTEN (TEXT-TO-SPEECH) - Read large files aloud with TTS in 50+ languages.

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What's New

OCR & Searchable PDFs - Convert scans, images, and batches into editable PDFs or searchable PDFs while preserving the original layout. - Search, copy, highlight, and annotate recognized OCR text. - Use OCR output with redaction workflows; applying redaction permanently removes marked content and the searchable text layer.

Redaction - Mark text or images directly, choose all, odd, even, portrait, landscape, or custom pages, and apply redaction after confirmation. - Search for sensitive terms and batch-mark matching results. The search panel now includes search, replace, and search-and-mark-redaction workflows with result navigation and search history.

PDF Comparison - Compare documents in split-screen or overlay view. - Review a summary page and comparison result page with counts for inserted, replaced, and deleted content, plus style and annotation changes. - Jump to the first change and choose whether to include the summary and result pages when saving the comparison PDF.

Right-to-left editing - Added right-to-left input for Arabic and Hebrew text in editing, annotations, and form fields, including cursor movement, insertion order, line breaks, deletion, alignment, and copy/paste behavior. - The setting changes new input behavior without reflowing existing document content.

Compression insights - See PDF space usage by images, content streams, fonts, color spaces, outlines/bookmarks, forms, annotations, links, embedded files, and other document objects, with bytes and percentages.

Conversion and workflow improvements - Improved PDF conversion and Word rendering compatibility. - Added or refined page-size display in page editing, page numbering, header/footer and Bates numbering guides, annotation live preview, save behavior, certificate refresh, font alignment, document comparison error handling, OCR component download, and Traditional Chinese localization. - Improved the Mac installer flow with Intel and Apple silicon detection, installation status, and optional OCR/conversion component downloads.

PDF Reader Pro powered by ComPDF. Have any feedback, comments or issues? Please drop a line at support@pdfreaderpro.com

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