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PDF editor for Mac that adds text and signatures, runs OCR on scans and exports to Word

About PDFpen

PDFpen is a PDF editor for Mac computers. It lets users change existing documents, fix typing mistakes, fill in forms and make scanned pages searchable through optical character recognition.

What PDFpen offers

  • Editing — add text, images and signatures, and correct typos in the file.
  • OCR — converts scanned documents into editable text.
  • Page handling — combine PDFs, delete or extract pages and reorder them.
  • Forms — fill out forms directly in the program.
  • Export and saving — export to Word, or save to iCloud, Evernote or another cloud service.
  • Extras — proofreading marks, a library for frequently used objects and file size reduction.

Who it works with

Mac users who edit PDFs. A more advanced edition, PDFpenPro, covers extra features.

Key facts

  • Platform: Mac
  • Upgrade: PDFpenPro

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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