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The Best Apps to Read and Edit PDFs
We may have to deal with PDF files quite often, and these apps are some of the best to help you view, edit, mark up, annotate, and even fill out and sign PDFs.
When you need to sign or fill out electronic PDF and Word documents, CudaSign is there.
CudaSign is a simple but powerful app that anyone should have on-hand for their mobile office. Just upload the document or PDF into CudaSign through email, Dropbox, or Camera, view it, and then interact with it. This is a great way to get those forms filled out without writing anything by hand, and once you sign something, just save it and send it back — voilà!
Why we love it
It's a simple but powerful app that lets you fill out forms and sign PDFs without any hassle.
For anyone who not only reads, but also annotates, signs, modifies, and stores PDFs on iOS.
On the desktop, there are PDF viewers such as Adobe Reader and Preview, and then there are premium all-encompassing PDF suites such as Adobe Acrobat. While readers let you do what the name suggests, software such as Adobe Acrobat allows for advances modifications such as annotations, signing and filling forms, and modifying PDF documents in other ways. As iOS devices have become equally capable computers in many areas, this is especially true with apps such as PDF Expert. The app also serves as an excellent resource for storing an organizing PDFs with a built-in filesystem, and native support for third party cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box. There's also iOS Document Picker and Provider support so you can directly work with documents in iCloud and other Document Providers, along with having PDF Expert serve as a Document Provider for other apps.
Why we love it
If you want to do more with PDFs, download PDF Expert today. You won’t find a better option in the entire App Store.
For anyone who trusts the Readdle brand and wants a powerful PDF viewer and file manager.
With Readdle's Documents 5, users can access their files from a variety of sources of their choosing. Once you have access to your files, just pick what you want to view or listen to, and the app lets you without breaking a sweat. When it comes to PDFs, users can mark up the PDF if need be, annotate, sign, and fill out fields on the document. There are several different choices for ink color and pen size, and it's easy to save and upload your document back into the cloud with all changes intact. A unique feature for ReaddleDocs is online storage through its own Readdle Storage. You are eligible for a free account with 512MB of storage for sharing files. PDF viewing is straightforward but lacks support for viewing multiple pages in landscape orientation.
Why we love it
Readdle is a trusted name around here, and Documents 5 is a great alternative for PDF and file management. The interface is friendly to use as well.
For those in the television and film production industry to work with scripts.
Scriptation is a simple-to-use tool for those in the television and film industry. You can annotate PDFs and share the script changes easily and then use the full-featured app to manage your documents. Endorsed by Rainn Wilson of “The Office,” Michael Spiller, director of “The Mindy Project” and Alex Reid, writer and director of “Malcom in the Middle,” you cannot go wrong with this script-change tool.
Why we love it
Read, annotate, and transfer PDFs and documents for simpler script changes using Scriptation for iPad..
For those who want a simple app to read, scan, and annotate PDFs.
With the Adobe Acrobat Reader app, you can read, annotate, scan, and send PDF documents. Open existing files and mark them up with highlighting, underlining, and drawing tools. You can also add comments, use your Apple Pencil, and scan multiple document pages into one PDF. The app is easy-to-use and offers even more features via in-app purchase.
Why we love it
To read, scan, and annotate PDFs quickly and easily, check out the Adobe Acrobat Reader app.
For those who want a PDF fill and sign app that supports additional file formats.
SignEasy gives you a fast and simple way to fills, sign, and send documents such as PDF, Word, Excel, and Pages. Pull in files from Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, OneNote, or email. You can also enable others to sign documents two different workflow types; one-by-one or all at once. Check it out for free and then sign up for a paid plan if you enjoy it.
Why we love it
SignEasy makes accessing, completing, signing, and sending various types of documents simple.
For those who want a PDF reader with annotation tools, form-fill, and text-to-speech options.
PDF Viewer – Read, Review, and Annotate lets you view documents on the go and then mark them up or sign them easily. You can create new documents, store and organize folders, fill out forms, and use handy annotation tools. The app also has bonus features such as text-to-speech for e-books and night mode.
Why we love it
PDF Viewer – Read, Review, and Annotate is a convenient app for viewing, annotating, signing, and organizing your PDFs.
With LiquidText PDF Document Reader for iPad, you can interact with your PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint slides. Organize and group notes, highlight text and images, and compare documents in parallel. The app offers importing from Dropbox, iCloud, and email as well as exporting and file sharing via email. You can also perform a global search using keywords and pull excerpts from different documents together.
Why we love it
If you are looking for an intuitive and convenient PDF document app for your iPad, LiquidText PDF Document Reader is one to try.
For those who want a PDF converter that also merges documents, has Wi-Fi file transfer, and Dropbox support.
With PDF Converter - Convert documents, WebPages to PDF, you can convert photos, images, contacts, and text messages to PDF files. You can share documents with Dropbox, iTunes, and over Wi-Fi. You can work with various file types including Word, Pages, and HTML, merge documents, and send files via email.
Why we love it
PDF Converter - Convert documents, WebPages to PDF is a great tool for both iPad and iPhone that lets you convert most any file type to PDF easily.
