Best FREE PDF Editor | PDFgear

[@KevinStratvert]

Get PDFgear: bit.ly/3PdTiWG

[@Outwars1]

Nice recommend... let's hope some of the tastier features don't go premium...

[@solomon1770]

Thank you. I’ve been looking for a PDF Editor. This one is perfect.

[@martin.j.osborne]

@KevinStratvert As a couple of people have commented, McAfee says that the installation file contains a virus. Can you confirm whether that is correct?

[@Allen-L-Canada]

I tried, but I can't really edit an existing pdf. ie. I can't add a paragraph into the file. is that possible?

[@KevinStratvert]

​@@martin.j.osborne Hey Martin - I worked with the PDFgear team on producing this content and they seem legit. They have a full team working on the product and are based out of Singapore. That said, it’s always important to exercise caution when downloading software from the internet. Sometimes antivirus programs can produce false positives, which likely happened with McAfee. A sampling of a broad set of antivirus companies shows no issues with PDFgear (www.virustotal.com/gui/file/74857f6cb96af8ca50d7e06b49a90f78b2a62106772ea6729fd0790bf3098fe9). Additionally, discussions on platforms like Reddit suggest that users have not reported issues with PDFgear related to viruses or malware and reviews from sources like TechRadar and PCWorld have not indicated any major security concerns. Of course, I can't guarantee 100%, but I felt comfortable installing PDFgear on my own machines.

[@franceswatts4001]

The fact that a spokesperson from PDFGear itself is responding right here to comments has encouraged me to download the software on to my iPad. I will do the same on my laptop. Thank you for making my day easier as I have scanned in multiple documents that I need to email, but as a single one, with annotations on some pages.

[@pdfgear]

Thank you for your support! Enjoy PDFgear! We're here for help! 😄

[@cupidok2768]

why is this free? how they make money

[@motherhen4900]

I have just tried this and it is absolutely s.h.i.t.... Trying to delete and edit text is god awful.. it is beyond crap...

[@JRock424]

I used it last night after seeing this video. It edited, allowed me to e-sign, and didn't hold my finished work hostage until I pay for a subscription like these so called free pdf editing sites. It works for me.

[@mejasiu]

As long as PDF has been around it just boggled my mind that there was no good "free" option to work with PDF's especially for simple things like changing page order or manipulating, deleting pages or stuff like that. Paying some crazy price for something I use a couple times a year seems crazy and I'm happy to finally see something available to help with this! Thank you PDFGear!

[@johnsmith1953x]

Nothing is free. If its free, then the payment is YOU. Your data is sent somewhere.

[@pdfgear]

Thank you, Kevin! It's really delightful seeing PDFgear being shared here! Try PDFgear and say bye-bye to those PDF barriers before. Enjoy it! 😄

[@4-7th_CAV]

This appears to be an excellent PDF editor; however, I do have one question (that I hope will be answered): When you select a document, regardless of the type of document, and you begin editing it and then save the edited file, does this program save it as a "new" file, or does it save the original document with the edits? Ultimately, will the user still have a copy of the "original" file PLUS a copy of the 'edited" file? @pdfgear If you can shed some light on this question, I would certainly appreciate it.

[@Sally-by9ti]

It is the best PDF editor ，and something I really like is the Extract Text tool.

[@pdfgear]

@@4-7th_CAV It's up to you! PDFgear will save the changes to the original document by default, but you can always use the "Save As" function in the top left corner to save the document to a "new" file, which you might feel safer. :)

[@pdfgear]

@@Sally-by9ti Thank you! I like exchanging ideas with our users and it shows positive impacts! Glad to know you like it! 😋

[@4-7th_CAV]

@@pdfgear THANK YOU for your reply, and the information! I will definitely download the program and use it.

[@gabeclements]

thrilled about this. I've spent an arm and a leg on paid PDF editing software. It's been a major pain. Thank you for showing me this. Thrilled about it saving me so much money now.

[@desdrummond133]

I've had to spend a lot for unnecessary subscriptions😢 when all I needed were a few basic editing features. So, don't feel too badly, you have company😊 Thanks Kevin!

[@stephaniereed-marshall6523]

You never fail to bring great tools to the table! Your walk through of PDF-Gear with real world examples is why I always look to you for solutions.

[@KevinStratvert]

Thanks again!

[@brianm7938]

This is awesome. I have been looking for a pdf editor and nothing I have found works better than PDFgear. Thank you for introducing this to me. I love it.

[@awaykidd4237]

Scroll through and read these reviews. It is clearly bots and fake reviews. As everything online, nothing is ever free. A “sponsored” video for something free…?

[@ejb7969]

They do have that bot-like happy-faced sameness.

[@ejb7969]

And a spot check of 3 at random showed they all had like 5 subscribers, joined a fee days or a xouple of weeks ago, and had 3 or fewer videos, with no views. Bot city.

[@RockHopper-uo7vz]

If you're truly interested in delving deeper into this matter, I suggest checking PDFgear's Trustpilot reviews. It's worth investigating whether all 1221 reviews are indeed fake. Additionally, Kevin mentioned that they are planning to charge for advanced features in the future, but obviously, you didn't care about that.

[@JohnDoe-vp3ix]

I’ve used PDFGear it’s actually really good

[@Dodixon55]

The facts are like this: That is this program is actually free. Has all these features that are mentioned by the author of the video for free. But!!! This is not an open source program!! It is free but it can always change, which is not excluded by the authors.

[@EsslamMansour]

I'm blown away by this PDF editing software. It's incredibly powerful, and the best part? It's completely free! I wasted $70 on another one before finding this.

[@stevend2748]

My MAN Kevin never fails to deliver. My life would be lost without this channel.

[@RockHopper-uo7vz]

I've been using PDFgear for 2 years. It has no ads, watermarks or export blocks. My go-to tool whenever I want to convert and edit my docs.😉

[@pdfgear]

Thank you!

[@johnmellitchey6625]

Hi, when does PDFGear have the option that when pasting a jpg signature file can a person RETAIN the existing background on the page eg if the signature "overlaps" some text its the text background still visible?

[@hellabiz4289]

@@pdfgear Hi! Just downloaded the app onto a MacPro desktop; it doesn't have the same options as what is showing onscreen? I have far fewer (Kevin's tutorial shows 19 options under 'All Tools'). And under editing ... is there no spellcheck on this application? Is this something we can use the ChatGPT for ... ask it to proof spelling, punctuation, etc.? Thanks! Other than these two questions, great Adobe killer!

[@Goddibaba]

Bro, you knew about this app all this while and didn't share with us?

[@KevinStratvert]

😅

[@maleeshapriyanjana7604]

Very helpful video. I am an university student and I used to use microsoft edge browser to edit pdf of my text books. This tool made my work easy

[@szeryfinternetu5549]

I like your channel, you do not put open face on thumbnails but rather you just smiling. Your videos are really interesting and sometimes when I see AI tools you told me about I am thinking 'What a time to be alive!'. Thank you for your videos!!!

[@kevindevlieger300]

Finally someone mentions the dramatic faces. I'm even surprised why people enjoy that kind of content. Kevin is straight forward, no drama, no extras,... Just pure condensed information and in these 10 minutes you'll more or less get the basics.

[@Witchat1and70]

Kevin, this is a game changer, thank you! As a Virtual PA, I periodically have PDFs I need to edit. Frustrating when it happens, but not often enough to warrant the £20 per month addition to my Adobe products. This does, however, highlight the renewed importance of password protecting PDF files, if you want to avoid anyone editing yours! Hopefully, when the premium functions kick in, the folk at PDFGear won’t get greedy and include some of those “essentials”, like other software companies do 😉 Thanks again!

[@shaunrowley7230]

Thanks for promoting an excellent Free product I have just downloaded it and will be using it as my GO PDF tool

[@KevinStratvert]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@timothyjohns3561]

The whole time I'm watching, I think, "This app is amazing... it's exactly what I've been looking for..." and wait for the other shoe to drop. Why IS this free? But what's been presented as currently free, with paid on the horizon, I think is fair. I'm still digging into the details of "Does the AI assistant also use my personal data in my PDFs to help train the model for everyone else?" Reading the PRIVACY POLICY, it appears not, but I'm not an expert. Have installed and looking forward to giving it a shakedown over the next few weeks. Thanks for telling us about this.

[@JasonYadlovski]

Awesome, great stuff Kevin! Thanks for the vid! 😁👍

[@SqueakyOojine]

You just saved me!! i was trying to edit the job application form from a company that I apply for for and I cant afford the adobe pro.. I was stuck till I found your video THANKSS!!!

[@turn3ase]

After finding tons of PDF editing software, this one has changed my life! and it's free and better than others in the Microsoft store. Thank you so much!

[@revsitup]

Talk about a game changer. It doesn't look complicated, and the layout is user-friendly. WOW. Thank you, Kevin!

[@WagesOfDestruction]

I have used this software for awhile and never realised all it could do till I saw this. Thanks

[@toney5043]

Kevin is the GOAT of software finds and providing the instructions to boot. I'm instructing our entire team to download and install PDFG. How long has this product been available?

[@kevinc1956]

This really has all the functionality I was paying for in Acrobat Pro. Thanks!

[@ecitortolini987]

Without any argument, you are the greatest KZbinr on computer related stuff - Keep up the outstanding job and Thank YOU!

[@ezshopva123]

The best alternative to Adobe that I have come across. awesome, just like the rest of your videos, thank you.

[@DebikaSenChaudhury]

Writing this comment in general and not just about this video - Your channel is an absolute goldmine!

[@KevinStratvert]

Wow, thank you!

[@RingZero]

Thanks Kevin for letting us know of this wonderful tool. However, upon checking it looks like all the PDFgear programs seem to connect to the Cloudflare CDN IP addresses, which makes me wonder what user information/telemetry it sends out. I understand the Co-Pilot will try to connect outside on the Internet but any modern programs need to let the users know of the external connectivity. For now, I've disabled the Internet connectivity to all the PDFgear programs via the Windows Firewall. I'll be happy to purchase the application or its advanced features after some testing.

[@bob456fk6]

This looks much too good to be true but since it's recommended by Kevin, I decided to try it. It installed easily on Win 7 and I converted a Word document with pictures to PDF in a few seconds. It's Great !! 🙂

[@yaqubajibola4165]

This is a life saver... Thank you so much Kevin and PDFgear

[@pdfgear]

You're welcome! Enjoy PDFgear!

[@called-matii]

Incredibely easy and friendly to use and very powerful, offers pretty much all the features of an expensive PDF Editor. It's crazy that it's for free at the moment, let's hope the prices will be acceptable once they switch to Premium subscription plans

[@randykatesATL]

Great tool and works as Kevin describes beautifully. Applications for things that were frustrating or very time consuming are virtually eliminated. And the built in "Chat GPT" function is another powerful benefit - you can create summaries, extract text and data directly inside of PDF Gear without the trouble of pasting/copying/saving/etc over to an external Chat Bot. Note: It is a GIANT memory hog on your PC - and will have to periodically "delete" the App from your PC to remove the gigabits of data that it stores each time you use. Of course, you can also use ONLY for select documents as you and select another default PDF reader for every day use.

[@hasansiddiqui7633]

*Kavin hats Off* Best presentation, best slides step by step instructions. *GOD bless you*

[@JeaneGenie]

Looks like a fantastic piece of software. Amazing that they provide so much functionality for free.

[@pdfgear]

Take it easy! Enjoy the PDF journey with PDFgear! 🤠

[@timcolton4680]

Every document from birth certificate to present is PDF'ed'ed now, this is the missing tool from my box. Thanks Kev

[@charlesxix]

"Every document from Birth Certificates..." mine was writen with a quill pen.

[@timcolton4680]

@@charlesxix Actually my medical and report cards are hand written, maybe with a quill pen too, who knows !

[@kim.parsons]

The program looks great! The only thing I need that wasn't mentioned is turning a PDF into a fillable PDF. Does it also have this feature?

[@firmaevents9594]

wow. wow. wow. i did not think there is such tool. i just recommended it to my organization after watching the whole video. i love you kevin 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@pdfgear]

Thank you! Enjoy PDFgear! 😎

[@geoffreymlambikagondwe8096]

Probably the best PDF software. It's amazing looking at its tools.

[@conniecanitano7719]

Wow!!! Some great things can be free. Where has this been all my life? Thanks Kevin for this great tutorial!

[@AnilAtluriWord]

Thank you Kevin for introduction to this PDFGear.

[@pdfgear]

Thank you also! 😄

[@felix4525]

Looks good. Interestingly, McAfee says that virus is detected from the installation file from the PDFGear website.

[@4-7th_CAV]

This appears to be an excellent PDF editor; however, I do have one question (that I hope will be answered): When you select a document, regardless of the type of document, and you begin editing it and then save the edited file, does this program save it as a "new" file, or does it save the original document with the edits? Ultimately, will the user still have a copy of the "original" file PLUS a copy of the 'edited" file? @pdfgear If you can shed some light on this question, I would certainly appreciate it.

[@Kimo007]

can't believe how is PDFgear is totally perfect & it's free 🤯🤯 Thank you Kevin for this suggestion, you never disappoint 👌👌

[@TonyLouis9345]

Thanks, Kevin. Your videos are always helpful, and you are one of the few KZbinrs whose opinions about technology I can trust.

[@baldeepbirak]

Used PDF Sam (great tool). This adds more.

[@SeanAbbey]

Thanks Kev, you never failed impress me. 🎉 Stay safe & kind regards from the northernmost point of the UK , Shetland island in Scotland

[@SylvainMenard]

Excellent for most people, especially at this price point 🙂It’s simple, clean, easy and full-featured. I will give it a try as my default PDF editor for a while. So far, the only con, is the rendering of the page thumbnails that is so-so.

[@Candyfloss2011]

Life saver...Thank you Kevin 😊

[@FrederikWollert]

I am a bit biased. 6 months ago, you said that WondersharePDF Element was the best PDF editor. What is the best, unbiased?

[@manti1923]

Thanks for the recommendation my man keep up the good work

[@KevinStratvert]

No problem 👍

[@hm21370]

Just had to convert a heavy graphic and words pdf into a MS Word doc and so decided to try out PDF Gear having initially tried the MS Word conversion tool. While Word messed up the formatting, making it very difficult to edit the doc (in Word), pdf Gear worked extremely fast and accurately. Given it's ease of use, I'm about to give up on my paid for pdf editing software with a view to only using pdf Gear - for if it can do complex conversions with this level of accuracy then my guess is that it'll do the more mundane stuff equally as well. So, well done Kevin, for another excellent video and recommendation.

[@francodigitalphotography3227]

KEVIN: Been watching your channel for a while now and you never stop amazing me with your reviews and recommendations. Thank you for taking the time to show and demonstrate all these amazing free apps.

[@followmearound123]

AMAZING! Thank you for all your work, Kevin!

[@DhavalThakkarDIYFinance]

Nice app downloaded after watching the video, feel I will not require any other app. ❤

[@pdfgear]

Thank you!

[@bronfoth]

Excellent review. Very thorough explanations without over complicating anything. I've just sent an email to PDFgear to check whether it is functional for Android yet. The Android icon is on the homepage, but Android is not mentioned anywhere else. I look forward to using this. Thanks for your review! 🤩

[@stewartl5109]

Hey Kevin Good video… Ive been using this for a few years now. And your video highlighted a few things I didn’t know.. Cheers 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@pdfgear]

Enjoy more features in PDFgear haha 😎

[@retiefvanniekerk7761]

I received a warning from McAfee about potential hidden threats. Is the program safe to use?

[@AbrahamManuel-JC]

My ESET anti virus didn't find anything, it let me download it with (0) propblem

[@penguins-r]

That's the catch. 😂

[@AbrahamManuel-JC]

@@penguins-r I think ESET is better than any other protection programs. Your PC will feel safe, like you put a lion in your yard outside, and having a nice juicy delicious meal. I have my lion in my PC. But your life is not safe, your life needs A Lion to save you from devil viruses. You need Jesus (Lion from Judah Tribe) will save you, and give Eternal life, then He will take you to His Den in Heaven enjoying forever. You NEED ANTI DEVIL VIRUSES in Your life who will guard you and BE GUARANTEE. I have This LION in my Life. The Devil can't come across me. Take JESUS into your Life.

[@Juliodax]

Upload to virus total

[@gtech66]

PDFgear is awesome. Once you use it, you will never go back to Adobe bloatware Acrobat.

[@societyofroodest.590ad9]

You're very good at this, Kevin, thank you for the info! By the way, if you ever make a cookie that has almost no caleries and carbs, and still tastes good...I will order some. A lot, actually. :)

[@eartherkushwah]

Should them Trust on your content. ❤

[@Lowai14]

Hi kevin, I am using McAfee on my laptop and it did not allow me to download the PDF.exe it was indicated as a virus, and the site was indicated as unsafe to access, could you please advise? many thanks

[@donfisherjr.2404]

Awesome program, and it's great not to have to deal with ads or watermarks! Thanks Kevin for showing this software on your channel. It's great to have a free alternative to the over-priced Adobe software for PDF creation and editing. Many thanks!

[@TheKarenRoach]

Thanks Kevin, you always give really useful information

[@henrychien9177]

this is by far the most useful ai tools an admin could ever have~

[@Rodrigo-od1dk]

Thanks, Kevin! Great recommendation!

[@omarelngar8441]

This absolutely crazy and overpowered to be free. Hope it stays free.

[@wmf1595]

Does this do all the work on device, or does it send data to the cloud for processing?

[@pdfgear]

Most of the features are working locally, on the device. Certain features, for example, the Advanced Mode in converters and PDFgear Copilot, which requires cloud processing. All features in PDFgear are safe to use and we don’t collect any personal data. 😊

[@wmf1595]

@@pdfgear - Is there any clue when using feature whether it is or is not local? Perhaps some sort of an icon and part of the screen. If not I would like to recommend that as an enhancement. After watching the video about the pricing now (free) vs future plans, I have concerns about which features might be in a plus plan later (I don't like the uncertainty). My own preference for a business model would be to have the free and plus versions available from the get-go, but have the plus version free for some time with the understanding that it would become a premium level in the future.

[@janosbarkoczi9928]

Hey Kevin, this is exactly I needed for years now. Many thanks

[@gianlucapx]

It's lightweight and seems fast navigating through pages. But when it comes to editing, Adobe is still the king, by far. Compression is very basic, there isn't the option to select what elements to compress and how, and what not. There aren't hotkeys, so forget opening the side panel with F4, or stuff like that. If you open the preview side tab and enlarge it, pdfgear will increase the size of the previewed page instead of increasing the number of the pages displayed. To delete the page, you have to select it and click on the bin icon that appears near it, then to confirm. The Del key doesn't work. I mean, it's a good basic product, and it's free, but there are still a lot of features to add.

[@boseki]

So good that it made me comment for the first time in a while. Thanks

[@momodousowe3034]

Kevin, you're a star

[@ananthkarthikjayakrisnan4504]

Definitely a worthy alternative to Adobe's pdf reader. Has all the featurea I need to work on.

[@peterayol7712]

Thank you man, your contents always are very informative.

[@jackcasement2892]

Kevin just to say a big thank you for all the wonderful video tutorials you have posted. They have proved very useful. Regards Jack

[@hayleyscomet1]

Really amazing Kevin - Greetings from Sunny Cape Town South Africa !

[@donatkinson1647]

Thanks for the overview! I was looking for an Acrobat replacement, so I looked this over and it's exactly what I need Great presentation as usual!

[@ssergeant9682]

just downloaded and played with this program. thank you! wish I'd seen this before. hopefully I'll get alerted if it changes or adds something. so far so good. I'm IN!

[@spacexnix]

The program is really great. Already installed it on my PC. Thanks a lot. Tell me, is it open source?

[@sc100200090]

Man! The Kevin Cookie Company sure has been modern. Excellent video for sure Kevin!

[@philipcoetzee]

Your tips are perfect and so well presented.

[@qormi1000]

Wow Kevin what a programme. I will certainly download this one. Thank you.

[@shsechas]

Excellent Program for creating, editing and conversion of pdf files. I do have other conversion sites for different types of files, but this one is easy, and something I have to try. Thanks Kev.

[@tjsayers5428]

What about accessibility? Are you able export or save as an accessible PDF with headings, alt text, reading order, etc? Are you able to make accessible forms? Is there an accessibility checker similar to Adobe Acrobat? Accessibility is so important! Thanks.

[@MiaHessMusic]

Thank you Kevin. I have been so tired of paying Adobe.

[@nickaudette3738]

Awesome video Kevin! I discovered PDF Gear a couple months ago and its amazing all the features it has to offer for free!

[@ksumar]

Excellent PDF. Glad it can convert it. Imagine an Exam Timetable in PDF to Excel table gives you so much control. 💯

[@m4c13k88]

Many thanks! I was looking for free PDF editor. Best regards! :)

[@mikefa5891]

Thanks for the link - love the free program! How can they give away such a good program for free?

[@bh8365]

Thanks, Kevin. Another valuable presentation. I have already been able to export and combine PDF files. But this tool will allow me to do muck more.

[@ricigri1242]

You made a huge difference here!! Huge, huge thank you! Awesome tool!

[@ahmedelattar8259]

Thank you for making my day easier

[@Abhishek-yb9kb]

This Application literally helped me so much. Thankyou very much for suggesting Kevin !!

[@eternalmastery]

If they could add a feature to be able to highlight writing, and then select "Bold" that would be a great feature, currently it has to be in a defined text box and cant be applied to a moveable added text box.

[@TheSimArchitect]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing! It seems to be, finally, a tool that allows me to edit PDF files without paying for Adobe Acrobat or anytihng else and without having the final result looking ugly and wrong. 👍🏻 I hope they don't force us to upgrade to a paid version in the future to retain the same functionality (even if we're stuck with the current version it seems to have what we mostly need, which is basic PDF editing, something that doesn't work well on anything I have tried that's free, thus far).

[@ianthehunter3532]

I like it a lot too, but it doesn't let you make pages appear stuck togeter, there's always a gap between each page displayed. Also I wonder when Linux support comes if ever.

[@Neonagi]

Finally something so we're not beholden to Adobe

[@pavelurban1746]

Thank you, Greetings from Prague, Czech republic. Pavel

[@vasko8]

Being for free software is just super. The copilot is bugged if the language is not English. The function I miss is inserting the certificate identification (Qualified Electronic Signature).

[@franklinyoung3988]

I agree it's a great choice. One feature that PDFGear lacks is to have several PDF open simultaneously in different tabs. Would that be part of the premium version?

[@bekakidane6060]

Thank you Kevin , thank you PDFgear 😍