We stand with Ukraine to help keep people safe. Join us
All Apps
Best AppsReviewsComparisonsHow-To
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission

PDF Expert for Mac

Read, annotate, fill, and sign PDFs.

$139.99
In English
Version 3.10.9
3.7
Based on 51 user rates

PDF Expert overview

PDF Expert springs into action with smooth scrolling and fast search from the first document you select. PDFs open instantly, whether they are just small email attachments or 2000-page reports.

  • Professional Annotation Tool - From simple changes to marathon editing sessions, PDF Expert lives up to its name. Powerful yet easy-to-use tools are just a click away so you can leave your mark in record time.
  • Read - An award-winning, lightning-fast, tabbed document viewer will get you through multiple PDFs faster than ever.
  • Excellent for Form Filling - PDF Expert provides the best experience for filling out PDF forms. Text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, and other form elements work as you expect, and all the information you enter is saved within the form. Even complex interactive forms with Javascript work impressively well.
  • An Easy Way to Sign Documents - Signing document on your Mac is as simple as it could be. Just type your name on a keyboard and PDF Expert will transform it into beautiful handwriting. Or use your Macbook’s trackpad and write with your finger. You can even use signatures already created in PDF Expert for iOS.
  • Wide Sharing Options - You don’t work alone, and neither does PDF Expert. When it’s time to send documents to clients, coworkers, and everyone in between, PDF Expert has top-notch support for your Mac’s system-wide share sheet and other apps. If an app accepts PDFs, PDF Expert can get them there.
  • Works across all your devices - Use PDF Expert on any Apple device - Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Use Apple’s Continuity and Handoff features to seamlessly transfer document from one device to another and continue editing where you left.

What’s new in version 3.10.9

  • This time bugs were squished, performance was improved, work was done, and the result was good. Please enjoy PDF Expert! Questions, issues or bugs? Contact rdsupport@readdle.com, as ever, and we’ll be happy to help.

PDF Expert for Mac

$139.99
In English
Version 3.10.9

What users say about PDF Expert

Hdrasin
By Hdrasin on May 25 2022 for v.2.5.21

Features: 4.0

Has a great set of features for working with PDFs. The only thing it is lacking for my work is OCR. I did have to buy a separate OCR converter, but that was not too difficult. It does everything else quite well and for such a reasonable price – it’s quite a bargain.

Other user ratings:

Value | 5.0
Ease of use | 5.0
Reliability | 5.0
Customer support | 5.0
Write a detailed review about PDF Expert

What customer like

Design
Price
User Experience

What needs improvements

Performance
Privacy
Bug fixing

PDF Expert qualities

Value
4.0
Ease of use
4.5
Features
2.5
Reliability
3.0
Customer support
3.0

Write your thoughts in our old-fashioned comment

MacUpdate Comment Policy. We strongly recommend leaving comments, however comments with abusive words, bullying, personal attacks of any type will be moderated.
3.7

(52 Reviews of PDF Expert)

  • Comments

  • User Ratings

Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Sep 6 2023
3.4.1
1.0
Sep 6 2023
1.0
Version: 3.4.1
CURRENT PRICES: (1) Yearly SUBSCRIPTION: $6.67 /month billed yearly at $79.99. (2) LIFETIME one-time payment at $139.99.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 18 2023
3.2.2
1.0
Jul 18 2023
1.0
Version: 3.2.2
(Shhh! Apple says its update to their Preview app will make "ALL" PDF editor programs redundant. We shall see. Keep an eye out for macOS 14 Sonoma reviews).
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Apr 24 2023
3.0.38
1.0
Apr 24 2023
1.0
Version: 3.0.38
Pricing: $80 Per Year Subscription. OR $140 Lifetime One-Time. I bought v2. It's great. But fork over that much for v3? No. That knocked a star off. What a shame.
Bk1200
Bk1200
Apr 4 2023
3.0.37
0.0
Apr 4 2023
0.0
Version: 3.0.37
Converting to Word or Excel requires an active internet connection. I doubt privacy is respected.
Frodo-life
Frodo-life
Aug 3 2022
3.0.24
0.0
Aug 3 2022
0.0
Version: 3.0.24
I really liked and used PDF Expert for the past two years, and it was a goo alternative to Adobe PDF, but it has now become as expensive as Adobe and requires a subscription so version 2x will be my last.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 31 2024
3.10.6
1.0
Jul 31 2024
1.0
Version: 3.10.6
MichaelOwens
MichaelOwens
Jun 26 2024
3.10.4
1.0
Jun 26 2024
1.0
Version: 3.10.4
nzrz
nzrz
May 25 2024
3.10.2
1.0
May 25 2024
1.0
Version: 3.10.2
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Nov 1 2022
3.0.29
5.0
Nov 1 2022
5.0
Version: 3.0.29
Hdrasin
Hdrasin
May 25 2022
2.5.21
5.0
May 25 2022
5.0
Version: 2.5.21
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Mar 29 2022
2.5.21
5.0
Mar 29 2022
5.0
Version: 2.5.21
makareim
makareim
Dec 18 2021
2.5.19
5.0
Dec 18 2021
5.0
Version: 2.5.19
macsaya
macsaya
Aug 1 2021
2.5.18
5.0
Aug 1 2021
5.0
Version: 2.5.18
office-259
office-259
Dec 4 2020
5.0
Dec 4 2020
5.0
Version: null
Solo68
Solo68
Dec 2 2020
5.0
Dec 2 2020
5.0
Version: null
ahaeri92
ahaeri92
Nov 21 2020
1.0
Nov 21 2020
1.0
Version: null
lucamora0
lucamora0
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Oct 15 2020
5.0
Version: null
gregstumpedd
gregstumpedd
Aug 17 2020
5.0
Aug 17 2020
5.0
Version: null
xcoxco
xcoxco
Jun 22 2020
3.0
Jun 22 2020
3.0
Version: null
Eric•Woehler
Eric•Woehler
Apr 7 2020
1.0
Apr 7 2020
1.0
Version: null
rpittelli
rpittelli
Apr 1 2020
5.0
Apr 1 2020
5.0
Version: null
Bento de Espinosa
Bento de Espinosa
Dec 16 2019
5.0
Dec 16 2019
5.0
Version: null
ben-180
ben-180
Oct 29 2019
1.0
Oct 29 2019
1.0
Version: null
Packshot
Packshot
Jun 19 2019
4.0
Jun 19 2019
4.0
Version: null
lcov
lcov
May 18 2019
1.5
May 18 2019
1.5
Version: null
Dshore95
Dshore95
May 6 2019
4.5
May 6 2019
4.5
Version: null
FaithMan777
FaithMan777
Mar 4 2019
3.5
Mar 4 2019
3.5
Version: null
nolen
nolen
Mar 2 2019
1.5
Mar 2 2019
1.5
Version: null
viniskate
viniskate
Jan 31 2019
5.0
Jan 31 2019
5.0
Version: null
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Nov 25 2018
5.0
Nov 25 2018
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Sep 6 2018
5.0
Sep 6 2018
5.0
Version: null
zaramella-mario
zaramella-mario
Apr 26 2018
5.0
Apr 26 2018
5.0
Version: null
Robert Addington
Robert Addington
Apr 3 2018
2.5
Apr 3 2018
2.5
Version: null
JT2833
JT2833
Feb 21 2018
3.0
Feb 21 2018
3.0
Version: null
tower3120
tower3120
Feb 3 2018
5.0
Feb 3 2018
5.0
Version: null
DimaMU
DimaMU
Dec 7 2017
5.0
Dec 7 2017
5.0
Version: null
Zunga
Zunga
May 5 2017
4.5
May 5 2017
4.5
Version: null
MnogoMnogo
MnogoMnogo
Apr 23 2017
4.0
Apr 23 2017
4.0
Version: null
gadgetescu
gadgetescu
Mar 19 2017
4.5
Mar 19 2017
4.5
Version: null
StrictlyBagel
StrictlyBagel
Mar 10 2017
2.0
Mar 10 2017
2.0
Version: null
David1
David1
Mar 5 2017
5.0
Mar 5 2017
5.0
Version: null
wintermute
wintermute
Jan 27 2017
3.5
Jan 27 2017
3.5
Version: null
Forn
Forn
Jan 11 2017
5.0
Jan 11 2017
5.0
Version: null
ecdltf
ecdltf
Nov 27 2016
3.5
Nov 27 2016
3.5
Version: null
Grug
Grug
Oct 15 2016
5.0
Oct 15 2016
5.0
Version: null