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Compatible with 99% of desktop & mobile browsers, from Internet Explorer 6 through the latest iOS Safari release, RAD PDF simply works. No plugins or other software needed. RAD PDF natively supports the most commonly used PDF features. Beyond a PDF reader, RAD PDF equips web applications with a browser-based PDF editor & PDF annotator. Features not even available in Adobe Acrobat Reader can be used to provide advanced PDF functionality. By enabling PDF form filling, PDF redaction, & PDF signing directly in the web browser, RAD PDF users can utilize PDF features without worrying about having the right platform or software installed! Allow your app to design new PDF forms, protect content, sign PDFs, & more using an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). 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PDFpen: About Add signatures, text, and images. Make changes and correct typos. OCR scanned docs. Fill out forms. Proofread OCR text! PDFpen does Optical Character Recognition (OCR): turn those pictures of scanned text into words you can use, then proofread them for accuracy. Need some major changes to your PDF? Export your PDFs in .docx format for easy PDF editing and sharing with Microsoft Word users. Select text in your PDF, click “Correct Text,” and edit away! Editing a PDF on your Mac has never been easier. Sign PDFs on your Mac! Sign with your secure and trusted digital signature. Scan in a signature and drop it into your PDF. Or, scribble your signature with a mouse or trackpad. Signed, sealed, delivered: no fax, no fuss. Now you can edit your PDFs wherever you are. Use iCloud or Dropbox for seamless editing with PDFpen for iPad & iPhone. Need a new page? Insert one. Need to remove a page? Delete it. Pages out of order? Just drag and drop to re-order. Even combine PDFs with drag and drop.	iText: About Now part of the Apryse family, iText is one of the best-documented and most versatile PDF SDKs in the world. The open-source iText Core library features a powerful layout engine and intuitive high-level APIs for document creation and manipulation, digital signing and validation, and much more. It has built-in support for PDF 2.0, all variants of PDF/A and PDF/UA, FIPS-140-2 and the very latest ISO standards for digital signatures and encryption. You can extend iText's capabilities even further, with add-ons for comprehensive HTML/XML and CSS templating, global language and writing systems, secure document redaction, OCR, document optimization, and working with dynamic XFA. iText Core is free to use under the AGPLv3 license, while a commercial license releases you from the AGPL terms and gives you professional support and maintenance. Visit the iText website to try the entire iText Suite free for 30 days, while keeping your IP safe under iText's commercial license terms.
PDFpen: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	iText: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
PDFpen: Audience Individuals or companies that want a powerful PDF editor for Mac, iPhone, or iPad	iText: Audience Anyone wanting to integrate PDF functionalities into applications and workflows in Java & .NET (C#)
PDFpen: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	iText: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
PDFpen: API Offers API Not Supported	iText: API Offers API Supported
PDFpen: Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos	iText: Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos
PDFpen: Pricing $74.95 one-time fee Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	iText: Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
PDFpen: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	iText: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software

PDFpen: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	iText: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
PDFpen: Company Information Smile Software Founded: 2003 United States smilesoftware.com/pdfpen/	iText: Company Information Apryse US itextpdf.com
PDFpen: Alternatives PDFpenPro Smile Software	iText: Alternatives Apryse PDF SDK Apryse 4.2 out of 5 stars
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PDFpen: Categories Digital Signature Supported OCR Supported PDF Supported PDF Editors Supported PDF Merge Supported	iText: Categories OCR Supported PDF Supported PDF SDK Supported
PDFpen: OCR Features Batch Processing Supported Convert to PDF Supported ID Scanning Not Supported Image Pre-processing Not Supported Indexing Not Supported Metadata Extraction Not Supported Multi-Language Supported Multiple Output Formats Not Supported Text Editor Not Supported Zone Selection Tool Not Supported PDF Features Annotations Supported Convert to PDF Supported Digital Signature Supported Encryption Supported Merge / Append Supported PDF Reader Supported Watermarking Supported	iText: OCR Features Batch Processing Supported Convert to PDF Supported ID Scanning Not Supported Image Pre-processing Not Supported Indexing Supported Metadata Extraction Supported Multi-Language Supported Multiple Output Formats Supported Text Editor Not Supported Zone Selection Tool Not Supported PDF Features Annotations Supported Convert to PDF Supported Digital Signature Supported Encryption Supported Merge / Append Supported PDF Reader Supported Watermarking Supported
PDFpen: Integrations .NET MAUI Not Supported AWS CodeBuild Not Supported AWS Key Management Service Not Supported Amazon Comprehend Not Supported Amazon EC2 Not Supported Apache Maven Not Supported Appian Not Supported Azure Blob Storage Not Supported Docusign Not Supported Dropbox Supported GitHub Not Supported Google Cloud Storage Not Supported GraalVM Not Supported Jaspersoft Not Supported Jenkins Not Supported Microsoft Word Supported NuGet Not Supported SAP NetWeaver Not Supported Spring Boot Not Supported Xodo Sign Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 4 Integrations	iText: Integrations .NET MAUI Supported AWS CodeBuild Supported AWS Key Management Service Supported Amazon Comprehend Supported Amazon EC2 Supported Apache Maven Supported Appian Supported Azure Blob Storage Supported Docusign Supported Dropbox Not Supported GitHub Supported Google Cloud Storage Supported GraalVM Supported Jaspersoft Supported Jenkins Supported Microsoft Word Not Supported NuGet Supported SAP NetWeaver Supported Spring Boot Supported Xodo Sign Supported Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations
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