Kitsmith / Utilities / PDFgear
A completely free PDF editor for Mac — edit text, merge, convert, and sign PDFs with no sign-up and no paywalled features.
Our take
The rare PDF tool in this category with no paid tier at all — text editing, merging, conversion, and signing are all free, funded (per the developer) without charging users directly. Worth the caveat: a young, China-based company rather than an established name like Adobe or Nitro, so there’s less of a track record.
- Price
- Free
- License
- Proprietary
- Get it via
- Mac App Store · Direct
- Developer
- PDF Gear Tech Pte. Ltd.
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What it does
Edit and annotate
Edit PDF text, images, and forms, plus highlight, underline, and add notes.
Convert and merge
Convert between PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, and image formats, and merge or split files.
AI PDF chat
Ask questions about a PDF’s content using a built-in AI assistant.
The deal
- Free, no sign-up required
- No paid tier found on the developer’s site at verification time
PDFgear — questions people ask
Is PDFgear really free?
Yes — editing, converting, merging, and signing are all free with no sign-up required, per the developer’s site at verification time.
Who makes PDFgear?
PDF Gear Tech Pte. Ltd.
Is PDFgear free?
Yes — PDFgear is free.
Does PDFgear work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — PDFgear lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download PDFgear?
PDFgear is available via Mac App Store, Direct.
Reviews
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Listing hand-verified August 20, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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