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EasyEditPDF vs Adobe Acrobat: edit PDF text online
Acrobat’s free online editor does not change existing text; its paid plans do, with OCR and much more. EasyEditPDF changes existing text for free, in the browser.
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| Feature | EasyEditPDF | Adobe Acrobat |
|---|---|---|
| Edit existing PDF text | Yes, free. Downloading the edited PDF needs a free account with a confirmed email address. | Not in the free online editor (“does not let you edit existing body text”). Yes in the paid plans, on the desktop and in the browser. |
| Free limits | Files under 5 MiB and up to 100 pages; 3 exports a month on a free account. | Without signing in, most online tools allow one free transaction; signed-in free users get one premium-tool transaction every 30 days. Files up to 100 MB. |
| Scanned PDFs (OCR) | No. Scanned pages cannot be edited. | Yes: a free online OCR tool, and the desktop app runs OCR when you edit a scan. |
| Platforms | In a desktop browser with nothing to install. Not on phones or touch-screen tablets. | Desktop app, mobile apps and the browser. |
| File retention | Files uploaded without an account are kept for one day from upload; on a free account, kept for 7 days from upload, or from when the file moved into your account. Backups are covered in the privacy policy. | Files uploaded without signing in are deleted “within a short time period” (no duration given); signed-in files are kept in Adobe cloud storage. |
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Choose Adobe Acrobat if
- Your PDF is scanned and needs OCR.
- You edit PDFs every day and want a full desktop application.
- Your files are larger than 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro).
Choose EasyEditPDF if
- Changing the words already in a PDF is free here, in the browser, with no subscription.
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