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PDFkind compared with FixMyScan
DetailPDFkind logo PDFkindFixMyScan logo FixMyScan
What it doesFree online PDF editor with no signup, watermark or paywall Clean, searchable PDFs from scanned books for e-readers
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inMA Not given
Pricing modelFree Paid
PricingFree: all 128 tools, no account, no watermark, no limits Personal plans: $9.99 per week (billed weekly) or $79.99 per year (billed yearly, equivalent to $6.67 per month). Team plans start at $29 per month (billed yearly as $348) for up to 3 people and 20,000 pages per month. Department plan: $69 per month (billed yearly as $828) for up to 10 people and 50
Key features
  • Edit existing text in place by double-clicking to keep original font and formatting
  • Add text in over 20 fonts including Arabic fonts with right-to-left support
  • True redaction that permanently removes text and images from the file
  • Create fillable form fields including text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons and signature fields
  • Sign PDFs with drawn, typed or uploaded signatures
  • Add images, shapes, highlights and annotations
  • Merge, split and reorganize PDF pages
  • Convert between PDFs and other formats including Word, Excel, JPG and PNG
  • All processing happens in your browser with files never uploaded to servers
  • Automatic margin removal and page cropping
  • Page straightening for tilted scans
  • Two-page scan splitting into single pages
  • Yellow and grey paper conversion to white
  • OCR in 19 languages
  • File compression and size reduction
  • Works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable and other e-readers
  • Greyscale preservation for images and photos
  • Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok
What makes it different
  • Completely free with no signup, watermark, trial or paid plan
  • Edit existing PDF text in place instead of overlaying boxes, keeping original formatting
  • Files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded to servers
  • 128 tools covering editing, organization, conversion and security
  • Support for 16 languages including right-to-left scripts like Arabic
  • Single crop applies to all pages automatically
  • Processes up to 1,000 pages in minutes without installation
  • Preserves page numbers and citations from original book
  • Works on all major e-readers with one PDF output
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)40
Citation Flow (Majestic)210
Referring domains (Majestic)190

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