Whether you are a professional, entrepreneur, business owner, real estate agent, professor, teacher, or student, you probably deal with PDF files on a daily basis. The ability to manipulate, highlight, and/or write comments on a PDF file becomes important and useful.
Up until recently, this type of manipulation of PDF files was reserved for desktop and laptop computer owners. I was recently asked by a friend whether it was possible to annotate and update PDF files on the iPad. The short answer is yes.
In this article, I am presenting 3 PDF Editor Apps for iPad.
Have a look at how do download and install iPad Apps if you need to refresh how download Apps.
PDF Splicer 2
This App lets you change the order of pages on a PDF file, delete pages, rotate pages, combine 2 or more PDF files, split a PDF file into 2 or more files, insert images into pages and save the resulting PDF as a new file.
There’s a video tutorial available for the App that explains how to use it.
Please note that the free version of the App places a watermark on each page of the PDF created. The watermark is very prominent. If you like the App functionality, you can get the paid version for $4.99.
A drawback for PDF Splicer is that it does not let you annotate the PDF files.
PDF Splicer requires iOS 7.0 or later.
PDF Connect Free
PDF Connect lets you annotate PDF files with lines, arrows, shapes, freehand drawing, stamps and sticky notes. The App lets you change the order of pages, delete pages and add new pages from a template that can be a blank, squared, ruled or even music page.
The App has support for large files (over 100 MB) and edited files can be uploaded to the cloud using services such as DropBox, GoogleDocs and others. You can even transfer an edited file using AirDrop.
PDF Connect is compatible with iOS 7 but can run on iOS 6 as well.
The free version is Ad supported. The paid (Ad free) version is available for $5.99.
Adobe Reader
If you are just looking to easily annotate your PDF files without other complex features, Adobe Reader might be the simplest solution. Similar to the computer version, the App features a powerful text search.
Adobe Reader lets you add notes, highlight, strikeout, underline, and add text, draw freehand and add a signature.
The modified document can be shared by email, printed or opened in another App.
Adobe Reader is free but offers (non-mandatory) paid subscription to services such as converting Office or image files to PDF for $9.99 / month or converting PDF to Word or Excel files for $2 / month.
Questions? Thoughts?
There are other PDF editors out there. Which ones do you use and recommend?
Share with me and leave me a comment below.
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