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PDF Agile vs PDF Chain

PDF Agile

pdfagile.com

PDF Chain

pdfchain.sourceforge.io

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Price from$119/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
Linux—Yes
Plans published51
Spec score · PDF editors9.0 (#12)7.4 (#81)
Free planYesYes
PurposePDF Agile is a lightweight PDF reader and editor intended to improve work quality and productivity.PDF Chain is a graphical interface for PDF Toolkit (PDFtk) that generates and executes PDFtk commands from GUI settings.

Plans

PDF Agile

  • FreeFree
  • Lifetime Plan$119 a month
  • Semi-Annual Plan$39, paid once
  • Annual Plan$59, paid once
  • Lifetime PlanPrice not published

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PDF Chain

  • FreeFree

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PDF Agile

PDF Agile is a PDF reader and editor for Windows, macOS, and the web. It can modify PDF documents, including scans, without the original source files, and convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint while preserving fonts and formatting. Annotation tools cover highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, text, shapes, and freehand drawing. Security features include password protection, permanent redaction, and electronic signatures. Other tools handle compression, merging, splitting, OCR, cropping, page order and rotation, page numbering, links, presentations, screenshots, search, printing, bookmarks, and backgrounds. Browser-based tools cover conversion, organization, compression, protection, unlocking, and page rearrangement. The free plan lists 2 Page* and 5 Tasks for conversion. Paid plans are described as one-time payments with no recurring charges: the Semi-Annual Plan is $39 a month, the Annual Plan is $59 a month, and the Lifetime Plan is $119 a month. A purchased license can be used on up to two computers through an account.

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PDF Chain

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