Edit PDF files on Mac (High-Quality Edits!)

[Music] pdfs love them or hate them they are everywhere they are a popular means of exchanging documents because they can present text and images in a great way nothing gets broken regardless of what device you use to open your file what a lot of people dislike about pdfs though is how difficult it can be to alter them if you have to deal with this issue on a regular basis today i'm going to show you a great app to help you not only edit pdfs with ease but do a whole lot more the app in question is called pdfpen it's a fully fledged pdf editor for the mac that can be used to add text move or delete pages merge separate documents or place your signature among others it's available in setup as part of a practical all-in-one toolkit so let's start simple by making a correction to a pdf just like any standard word processor once i open the pdf with pdf pen i can simply click on any text to correct it or write my own then i can add new images or resize delete or move existing ones now i think there's nothing more irritating than having the pages of a document scattered in individual pdf files with pdf pen you can combine several pdfs into one then rearrange your pages copy and paste them or delete unnecessary ones and if you need to perform the same actions across dozens of files simply set up automated pdf manipulations with applescript and javascript pdfpen is also great for giving quick feedback highlight underscore or strike through parts of the text or add annotations or a quick scribble of course signing documents is an expected feature for any pdf app but what's even better is that pdfpen uses 256-bit password encryption to protect your files you can also mask out sensitive information by using the search and redact option but it doesn't stop there besides editing pdfs pdf pen can also create them using a technology called optical character recognition or ocr it recognizes printed or handwritten text and converts it into editable pds it works for entire batches of documents as well you can preview your docs and make quick adjustments to resolution contrast etc before saving them finally to keep your pdfs organized and accessible across all your devices simply save your document to icloud or dropbox you can also use the pdfpen library to upload frequently used objects such as images or signatures so they are easily available as you can see pdfpen is a great tool that's easy to use you can try it free in setup along with over 230 other mac os apps it's a carefully curated selection of tools for writing coding drawing cleaning fixing and more just follow the link in the video to install setup and use the search bar to find the best app to handle your task if you have any questions about how to make the most out of pdf pen don't hesitate to post them in the comments below and until next time you

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Length: 3min 6sec (186 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 25 2022