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Icecream PDF Editor

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FigureIcecream PDF EditorPDFgear
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published32
Spec score · PDF editors8.3 (#31)9.0 (#11)
AnnotationsAnnotation tools include notes, stamps, arrows, lines, shapes, text highlighting, and freehand drawing.Markup tools support highlights, underlining, strike-through, notes, comments, stamps, shapes and text boxes.
Annotation toolsYesYes
Free planYesYes
OCRYesIts OCR recognizes scanned documents and supports more than 30 languages.
PDF conversionYesYes
SupportThe Help Center accepts support requests and says direct support is provided in English only.Independent directory listings identify email/help-desk support, FAQs, documentation and videos.
Supported platformswindowsweb,Windows,macOS,iOS,Android
System requirementsThe listed supported systems are Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7; minimum requirements include a 2.33 GHz compatible processor, 2 GB RAM, and 1280×720 display.The Windows app requires Windows 10 or 11, a 1 GHz or faster processor, 512 MB RAM minimum and 500 MB free disk space.
Text editingYesYes

Plans

Icecream PDF Editor

  • PRO lifetime license$129, paid once
  • FreeFree
  • PDF Editor PRO$77, paid once

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PDFgear

  • FreeFree
  • BasicFree

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