Standalone PDF editor?

Clarion_clarion · June 25, 2021, 7:46am

I am looking for a PDF editor - not to use in the Clarion app, just a standalone editor.

I am considering

PDF-XChange Editor from https://www.tracker-software.com/ and
PDFElement from https://pdf.wondershare.com/ or maybe
Ashampoo PDF Pro 2 from https://www.ashampoo.com/uk/eur/pin/0474/office-software/pdf-pro-2

I need it to edit my PDF file from time to time, local installation (not cloud-based editor), not expensive.

What are you using? What is your advice, please?

CarlBarnes · June 25, 2021, 2:56pm

I’ve used PDFill and eventually get done what I need to. I find it kind of hard to use but in fairness I only use it once a year on some Tax forms so have not tried to learn it.

They also have some free PDF Tools that are useful for things like merging or extracting pages.

DonnEdwards · June 26, 2021, 2:17am

My favourite is Sejda PDF Desktop. The free version is limited to a certain number of operations per day. Around tax time I buy a one-week license for $7.95
https://www.sejda.com/desktop

seanh · June 28, 2021, 7:25am

Neat. Never heard of them before. Thanks

PeterG · June 29, 2021, 5:16am

I use PDFElement but I am hesitant to recommend it. The recent upgrade from version 7 to version 8 did fix some major problems but also removed features people had come to rely on. Also, I bought version 7 with a “Lifetime” license but then they said that lifetime referred only to version 7 and I had to pay for the upgrade to version 8. This wasn’t a big deal but it was a bait-and-switch situation and soured me on the company (a Chinese company, BTW).