PDFgear

Spec sheet

What it does

PDFgear provides PDF reading, editing, annotation, conversion, page management, protection, signing and AI-assisted document chat.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

Integrations

An App Store reviewer reports cloud integration for accessing documents and collaborating across locations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Support

Independent directory listings identify email/help-desk support, FAQs, documentation and videos.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Headquarters

The company lists Singapore addresses including 91 Bencoolen Street, Sunshine Plaza, Singapore 189652.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Annotation tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

Annotations

Markup tools support highlights, underlining, strike-through, notes, comments, stamps, shapes and text boxes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

API and extensibility

A Capterra reviewer summary identifies no high-volume API and limited custom scripting, and no public SDK is described there.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Browser processing

PDFgear says its JavaScript browser tools process files locally without uploads or file-size limits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Company registration

PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD. is a live Singapore company registered on 2 September 2020 for software and application development.Read 15 Oct 2026 · companies.sg

Compliance claims

Its eSign trust page claims GDPR, ESIGN Act, eIDAS and ISO 27001 compliance plus TLS encryption.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Conversion

PDFgear converts between PDF, Word, TXT, JPG, Excel and PowerPoint and supports batch conversion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Copilot

PDFgear Copilot uses ChatGPT-based conversational interaction for PDF summaries and information retrieval.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

eSign

The product offers electronic signatures, certificate-based signing and workflows for requesting signatures from other parties.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Form creation

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

Internet requirement

Windows documentation says internet access is needed for PDF chat, product help and live updates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Licence

The EULA grants a non-transferable, non-exclusive licence and prohibits reverse engineering, redistribution and derivative works without permission.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Limit: Android editing

A Google Play reviewer reports that Android form text is hard to reposition and may overwrite the original form when saving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: interface and signatures

G2 reviewers mention a clunky or unsmooth interface, limited advanced editing and difficulty locating or using signature features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: Trustpilot complaints

Trustpilot’s review summary mentions occasional slowness, glitches, promotional popups, scrolling problems and imperfect signature transparency.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: workflow details

Capterra reviewers report a tricky interface, occasional crashes with unsuitable page formats, limited free-version functions and difficulty setting PDFgear as a Microsoft Office printer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Notable news

Version 3.0.0 released on October 12, 2026 added multi-PDF tabs, a redesigned interface, improved conversion workspace, more Office output formats and stability fixes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

OCR

Its OCR recognizes scanned documents and supports more than 30 languages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Online tools

Its browser toolkit includes editing, Word conversion, JPG conversion, compression, merging, signing, splitting and page operations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

PDF conversion

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

PDF editing

Users can modify PDF text, images, shapes, signatures, links and form fields.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Praise: ease and value

G2 reviewers repeatedly praise the free price, straightforward use, lightweight operation and broad everyday PDF functions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: free functionality

Capterra reviewers praise the no-cost feature set, lack of ads or subscriptions, ease of use and conversion capability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Praise: Trustpilot themes

Trustpilot reviewers commonly praise the free pricing, simple interface, editing, signing and usefulness as an Adobe alternative.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Privacy policy

The privacy notice says AI features may send uploaded PDF content and chat text to Microsoft Azure OpenAI after explicit user consent.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.7 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

5.0 out of 5 from 17 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on Chrome Web Store

5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Rating on G2

4.8 out of 5 from 123 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

5.0 out of 5 from 19 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Google Play

4.6 out of 5 from 44.9K reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Trustpilot

4.9 out of 5 from 11,530 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Security processing

PDFgear states desktop conversion, merging, splitting and compression are processed locally, while AI and some mobile tasks use encrypted server processing with automatic deletion after completion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Supported platforms

web,Windows,macOS,iOS,AndroidRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

System requirements

The Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11, a 1 GHz or faster processor, 512 MB RAM minimum and 500 MB free disk space.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pdfgear.com

Text editing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pdfgear.com

Plans and prices

Every PDFgear plan and price →

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