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MacPaid PDF Editors
5 hand-verified paid pdf editors for Mac — narrowed from the full PDF Editors list, every price and license checked at the source.
5 apps
Nitro PDF Pro
$14.99/mo via Setapp membership (7-day free trial); no standalone purchase foundA full PDF editor for Mac — edit text, merge files, add signatures, and convert PDFs, sold only through Setapp.
PDF Squeezer
$19.99 standalone, or included in Setapp from $14.99/moCompresses PDFs without visible quality loss, in batches, entirely offline — from an indie developer, available standalone or via Setapp.
PDF Pals
$60 one-time (1 device) up to $300 (5-device team) at source; or via Setapp from $14.99/mo with bundled AI creditsChat with your PDFs using local AI — ask questions and get cited answers, with documents processed on-device instead of uploaded.
PDF Search
$14.99/mo via Setapp membership (7-day free trial); no standalone purchase foundA dedicated relevancy search engine for PDFs — finds matches across thousands of pages, OCRs text trapped in scanned images, and syncs to iOS over WiFi.
PDF Expert
$139.99 one-time via the Mac App Store (Lifetime license, Mac only); or $49.99/yr (Essential) to $79.99/yr (Pro) via pdfexpert.com, covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac together. Free trial available; no permanent free tier foundReaddle’s PDF editor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad — edit original text, sign, convert, and OCR scanned documents, from $49.99/yr or $139.99 once for Mac only.