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PDFpen Pricing (March 2026)
Starting from $79/yr
Prices verified March 16, 2026
How much does PDFpen cost?
PDFpen starts at $79/yr with 4 plans available.
Free TierNo
Starting Price$79/yr
Number of Plans4
Billing Cycleone-time
Pricing Modelone-time
All Plans
Most Popular
PDFpen
$79/yr
Billed one-time
- PDF editing
- Digital signatures
- OCR
- Form filling
- Basic exports
PDFpenPro
$129/yr
Billed one-time
- All PDFpen features
- PowerPoint export
- PDF/A export
- Table of Contents editing
- MRC compression
PDF Pro Essentials for Mac
$99/yr
Billed one-time
- Nitro migration option
- Enhanced editing
- Cloud sync
- Advanced OCR
PDF Pro for iOS
$59/yr
Billed one-time
- iPhone/iPad editing
- Touch signatures
- Mobile OCR
- iCloud sync
Feature Breakdown by Plan
| Feature | PDFpen | PDFpenPro | PDF Pro Essentials for Mac | PDF Pro for iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF editing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Digital signatures | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| OCR | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Form filling | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Basic exports | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| All PDFpen features | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PowerPoint export | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PDF/A export | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Table of Contents editing | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| MRC compression | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nitro migration option | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Enhanced editing | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cloud sync | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Advanced OCR | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| iPhone/iPad editing | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Touch signatures | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile OCR | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| iCloud sync | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Is PDFpen Worth It?
4.2/5 from 850 reviews
There is no free tier, but most paid plans include a trial period.
Paid plans range from $59/yr (PDF Pro for iOS) to $129/yr (PDFpenPro). Most users pick the PDFpen plan.
Best for: Individual Mac users editing personal PDFs with typos, signatures, and forms, Apple ecosystem professionals needing OCR and exports for scanned documents, Small teams collaborating via iCloud/Dropbox on iPad/iPhone. Keep in mind: originally mac/ios exclusive, windows users needed workarounds pre-nitro.
PDFpen Pros & Cons
Pros
- Powerful native PDF editing optimized for Mac, iPad, iPhone with Apple Silicon/M1 support
- Comprehensive tools like OCR, redaction, and exports rival desktop suites
- One-time purchase avoids recurring subscriptions
- Seamless drag-and-drop for pages and cloud sync
- Secure signing and form filling without third-party services
- High performance updates with faster scrolling and improved UI
- Easy migration to Nitro for extended platform support
Cons
- Originally Mac/iOS exclusive, Windows users needed workarounds pre-Nitro
- No free tier, requires purchase or trial for access
- Separate apps for PDFpen vs. PDFpenPro with different licenses
- Limited current pricing transparency post-acquisition
- Primarily for searchable/Acroform PDFs, scanned docs need OCR first
Frequently Asked Questions
PDFpen starts at $79/yr, billed one-time. There are 4 plans available.
No, PDFpen does not currently offer a free plan, though most paid plans include a trial period.
The most affordable paid plan is PDF Pro for iOS at $59/yr.
With a 4.2/5 rating from 850 reviews, PDFpen is well-regarded. Best for: Individual Mac users editing personal PDFs with typos, signatures, and forms, Apple ecosystem professionals needing OCR and exports for scanned documents, Small teams collaborating via iCloud/Dropbox on iPad/iPhone.
PDFpen bills one-time. The pricing model is one-time.
PDFpen offers 4 plans: PDFpen, PDFpenPro, PDF Pro Essentials for Mac, PDF Pro for iOS.