Pdf Tools For Mac

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PDF is one of the most used universal file formats that is supported by all major operating systems. Whether you are a student, employer, employee, professor, lawyer, or in any similar field, you probably have to work every day with PDFs. CleverPDF, with its palette of tools, supercharges your PDF experience. It is available for Mac, Windows, and on the web. All have the same consistent look. But as far as this review is concerned, let’s focus on the Mac version of CleverPDF and learn more about it.

Functions of CleverPDF

On launching the app, you are presented with a clean, beautiful interface made up of 20 colorful rec-tangle boxes. Each has one designated function.

You can convert PDF to Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Epub, and image. In addition to this, CleverPDF also allows you to turn your PDF into iWork supported formats like Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.

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Now let us talk about features other than conversion. On this front too, CleverPDF has many tricks up its sleeves.

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  • You can extract images from a PDF.
  • Rearrange the pages of a PDF.
  • Convert several images into a PDF.
  • Combine multiple PDFs into one.
  • Split a PDF: It has options like extract only even or odd pages, or all pages into separate files, or only the pages you specify.
  • Rotate the pages of a PDF.
  • Insert page number.
  • Compress a PDF to reduce its overall size.
  • Put a watermark on the PDFs for safety and recognition.

In addition to the above useful options, CleverPDF also allows you to encrypt a PDF with a password, plus unlock a password protected PDF.

Finally, let us talk about one more practical option, which is different – Image Converter. It lets you quickly convert images from one format to another. If you have a website or need to have a specific format of photos for your work, this is an incredibly handy tool.

Every function mentioned above requires no internet connectivity!

Overall, I can say that though you may not need all these options every day, it is certainly exciting to have so many of them in one neat, easy-to-use package.

Tip: On the web, CleverPDF.com also supports other file formats like Word to PDF, Excel to PDF, PPTX to PDF, etc.

How to Use CleverPDF

Apart from being visually pleasing, the app is built with comfort in mind. Even a person with basic computer knowledge can conveniently operate this app and get work done.

Below I am explaining the process for one such task – PDF to Word. The steps for other tasks will obviously differ slightly, but they are easy to perform courtesy of explanatory on-screen options.

  1. Launch the CleverPDF app and click on the tile that says PDF to Word.
  2. Click on Add and select the PDF. Or you can also drag and drop directly in the box below.
  3. Optional: On the right side, you will see the PDF. The app does a fine job with auto-detection, but you have the option to precisely mark tables and images.
  4. Click on ‘Output Setting’ to choose between DOC and DOCX. Under ‘Page Setting,’ choose ‘All Pages,’ or you can also define selected pages by separating them using a comma. For example, 3-5, 7-11, 22-34.
  5. Make sure the output folder is according to your preference and finally click on Start.

After the conversion (which is quick), you can open the export folder and find the converted file.

Anytime you wish to go back to the main screen, click on the left arrow inside a circle.

How to Download CleverPDF on Mac

You can download it for free directly from the official website. Both these versions are laden with the same great features.

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What’s Free in the App: Extracting PDF images, reordering PDF pages, deleting pages from PDF, and image format converter are freely available.

Limited Options in the Free version: Some features like conversion tools are limited to 3 pages, and utility tools like compress, merge, split, encrypt, unlock, rotate, add watermark & page numbers are limited to 10 pages in the free version. But you can remove these limitations by opting for the paid version.

How to Upgrade: CleverPDF can be purchased effortlessly from the official website. You will receive a license code to enter in the free version of the app to unlock the paid features.

Verdict

Having spent considerable time with CleverPDF on my office Mac, I can say that it does what it advertises.

The distraction-free look, almost flawless design, perfect task execution, batch processing, and the ability to handle larger files, all without internet connectivity, give it a place among the best PDF apps.

Colloquially, I can conclude that ‘CleverPDF is the equivalent to Swiss Army Knife for your PDF-related tasks.‘

Price:

  • Conversion Tools: $29.99
  • Utility tools: $19.99
  • All-in-1: $39.99

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Oct 15,2019 • Filed to: Mac Tutorials

PDF has become the most popular file format. Getting the right PDF tool for Mac OS X and Window PC can help us to edit, convert, create and share PDF without any hassle. Searching from the Internet, you will find many PDF software for Mac (Including macOS 10.15 Catalina) and Windows. But which PDF software is the best and which one can fit your need? To help you to choose the best PDF tool, here we pick up top 5 PDF software that you can use to edit PDF, convert PDF and create PDF from other formats. PDFelement Pro is on the top of the list .

1. PDFelement Pro (Mac/Windows)

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PDFelement Pro is a great PDF application allowing you to make your tedious work become easy. It is an idea alternative to Adobe Acrobat, more cheaper and functional. It can give you full control on PDF files or pages. Moreover, it can also fill out your existing PDF form or create a new PDF form, and convert scanned PDF to Word and Excel files as well as PowerPoint, HTML, EPUB, image and texts.

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Why Choose This PDF Software

  • Edit PDF as easy as in Word and come with functional markup and annotation tools.
  • Fully control PDF pages and images. Easily combine, split, and compress PDF files.
  • Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, Text, EPUB, HTML and other formats.
  • Create PDF from existing PDF, Webpages, TEXT, and other file formats.
  • The OCR feature allows you to work with scanned PDF as native PDF.

Mac Version Supports: macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite.

Windows Version Supports: Windows 10, Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP.

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2. Preview

This software is a free PDF annotation and reader for Mac that will allow you to make a number of changes digitally. It can do task such as highlighting, underlining, adding sticky notes as for better viewing of PDFs.

3. Adobe Acrobat

As a default for viewing PDF, Adobe Acrobat certainly is one of the best PDF software for viewing PDF documents. With its extensive fame, users consider it as one of their first options for editing and viewing their PDF files. There might sometimes be long loading time for this systems but it comes with great convenience. One cool feature that it offers is sticky note attachment to pages. With an upgrade to Acrobat Standard for Mac, users can even merge PDF on Mac and save it to other formats.

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4. PrimoPDF

This PDF software allows users to converts files into industry standard PDF files with ease and precision. When all that is needed is simply editing, a PDF file or exporting it back to Excel or Word, the Nitro version of Primo can make it so much simpler to redo the work. It's Nitro version to convert a lot of files altogether or batch conversion of large files to PDF. With just a few simple clicks Mac users can combine files into easier PDF files and even make it into a searchable file.

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5. Microsoft Word

The most conventional and easiest PDF program can be the total solution to PDF file management. With Microsoft word already installed in the PC, documents in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint formats can be saved in PDF format from the latest version of Microsoft Word.

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These are some of the best PDF tools that can be used for Mac and Windows. With any of these PDF programs, a user can simply handle and control various PDF files.