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Better PDF for Mac.
Better PDF is free to download for macOS 26 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel. The first launch gives you 7 days of full Pro; after that, reading, filling, signing, scanning from your iPhone and the Tools window's conversions to images, text, Markdown and CSV stay free for good. Pro adds editing, redaction, password protection and PDF to Word for one payment from $9.99. Buy Pro
BetterPDF.dmg · 18 MB · universal · macOS 26 or later · signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple
- System
- macOS 26 or later
- Processor
- Apple silicon and Intel (universal app)
- Version
- 0.1.0
- Download
- 18 MB, notarized by Apple
- Trial
- 7 days of full Pro on first launch
- Pro
- One payment from $9.99, Mac, iPhone and iPad
- After the trial
- Reading, filling, signing, scanning, OCR and conversion to images, text, Markdown and CSV stay free
Install in a minute.
- Open BetterPDF.dmg from your Downloads folder.
- Drag Better PDF to Applications.
- Open it from Applications. Press ⌘O to open a PDF, or drop one on the window.
New to it? Start with Open and read a PDF.
Which edition?
- Direct download: a licence key for up to 3 Macs, one iPhone and one iPad that you can deactivate at any time, in-app updates once a day (off in Settings), and USB tokens that need a PKCS#11 driver, such as the Watchdata ProxKey.
- Mac App Store: Universal Purchase for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with Family Sharing, and updates through the App Store.
Same app, same price: Pro is one payment, $9.99 for the first 100 buyers, $19.99 up to 500, $29.99 after that. One purchase. Mac, iPhone and iPad. How licences work.
iPhone and iPad
Better PDF for iPhone and iPad.
Coming to the App Store, free. Lens scans with the iPhone camera, and every Lens filter, every export size and OCR are free, for scans up to 100 pages. Read, annotate, fill and sign the same files. iOS 26 or later.
A later version adds iOS Pro ($4.99) for new on-device features: Ask this PDF, Cards from scans and iCloud sync. Mac Pro includes it, in either edition. One purchase. Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Free · no purchase in the first version