PatchworkPDF vs Smallpdf
PatchworkPDF
patchworkpdf.sourceforge.io
Smallpdf
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| Figure | PatchworkPDF | Smallpdf |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · PDF editors | 7.9 (#51) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Annotation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The site names Tesseract OCR as an optional dependency and says native annotations are interactive in Acrobat and Foxit; it does not list other integrations. | Integrations include the Chrome Extension, Google Workspace, and Dropbox App. |
| OCR | Image-only pages are recognised automatically when Tesseract is installed, and the capability list also describes on-demand OCR. | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | web,windows,ios,android,chrome_extension |
| Text editing | Users can move, retype, or delete existing page text and add text overlays with font, size, and colour controls. | Yes |
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In their own words
PatchworkPDF
PatchworkPDF has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Smallpdf
Smallpdf is a PDF service with tools for editing, converting, compressing, organizing, sharing, protecting and scanning documents. Users can add text, shapes, images and freehand annotations, create forms and use OCR. It supports electronic signatures, including signing, requesting signatures and tracking documents. Files can be stored, managed and shared across devices, and the mobile app supports PDF scans, document organization and file sharing. Smallpdf is available on the web, Windows, iOS and Android, and also supports a Chrome extension. Integrations include Google Workspace and Dropbox. Thirty PDF tools are available for free, and the free trial lasts seven days. Pro costs $12 a month, billed monthly per user. Team costs $10 a month per user and covers 2 to 100 users, with a minimum of two seats. Smallpdf says it uses 256-bit TLS encryption for information transfer and is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and compliant with GDPR, CCPA and nFADP. Customer support is available around the clock.