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Basalt for Mac vs TweakPDF

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Basalt for Mac compared with TweakPDF
Detail Basalt for MacTweakPDF logo TweakPDF
What it does18 PDF tools in one native Mac window, including redaction that destroys content and proves it Edit text in PDF online, in the same font
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$29 lifetime license for up to 3 Macs. No subscription. Free 24-hour trial available. Free: 3 files a month, no card needed. Pro: $6 a month, $24 every 6 months ($4/month), or $36 a year ($3/month) for up to 1,000 files a month. All plans renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime.
Key features
  • PDF redaction that permanently destroys content
  • Redaction verification with signed certificates
  • PDF merge and split
  • OCR to make PDFs searchable
  • Bates numbering for legal productions
  • PDF compression
  • Digital signature and PDF forms
  • Batch procedures and automation
  • PDF comparison tool
  • Privilege log generation in CSV and XLSX
  • Edit text in document's own font without shifting layout
  • Deleted text is removed from file, not hidden
  • Edit scanned PDFs by patching images
  • Add signatures to PDFs
  • Preview before download
  • Font substitution with warning
  • Edit without account signup
  • Support for up to 100 pages and 25 MB files
What makes it different
  • Redaction that destroys content permanently rather than covering it
  • Independent verifier proves destruction before any file is written
  • Byte-reproducible output verifiable by third parties
  • One-time $29 purchase with lifetime license, no subscription
  • Deleted, not hidden: replaced text is completely removed from the file, making it truly searchable and editable
  • No layout shift: new text sits on the same baseline in the document's original font
  • Works on scanned PDFs: patches images and draws new text where no text layer exists
  • Sign PDFs with actual ink, not certified digital signatures
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)24 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)3116
Referring domains (Majestic)262

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