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EasyEditPDF vs iLovePDF: edit PDF text online

Both change existing text for free. iLovePDF takes much larger files and has an OCR tool for scans; EasyEditPDF takes files under 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro).

Feature	EasyEditPDF	iLovePDF
Edit existing PDF text	Yes, free. Downloading the edited PDF needs a free account with a confirmed email address.	Yes, on the free plan: “Select text to edit, move, or delete the existing content.”
Free limits	Files under 5 MiB and up to 100 pages; 3 exports a month on a free account.	Edit PDF takes up to 100 MB and one file per task. A daily task count and a page limit are not stated.
Scanned PDFs (OCR)	No. Scanned pages cannot be edited.	Yes, including on the free plan (smaller files); OCR conversion to Word or Excel needs Premium.
Platforms	In a desktop browser with nothing to install. Not on phones or touch-screen tablets.	In the browser with nothing to install; desktop and mobile apps on Premium.
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.	Processed files are deleted within two hours.

Checked against each product’s own pages on Oct 1, 2026. Plans and limits change; prices are left to their sites. Product names are trademarks of their owners; EasyEditPDF is not affiliated with them.

Choose iLovePDF if

Your file is larger than 5 MiB (25 MiB on Pro).
Your PDF is scanned and needs OCR.
You want desktop or mobile apps, and a paid plan suits you.

Choose EasyEditPDF if

Each block of text is graded before you type, so you know which edits will be clean.
Your words are set in the document’s own font where the file allows it, and in a substitute chosen to keep the spacing close where it does not.

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