TL;DR: Manage your PDFs with ease with a lifetime subscription to PDF Expert, on sale for $97.97 until Sept. 30 (reg. $139.99).

There’s nothing wrong with Adobe Acrobat…until you realize you’re paying for it constantly even though you really only edit a couple of PDFs each month. If you want a program you can own with a one-time payment, check out this Adobe Acrobat alternative . The features are nearly identical, except it’s under $100 for life — even if you upgrade your Mac:

Edit text, swap images, or update links directly inside your PDFs without exporting to another program

Highlight passages, drop in comments, and use stamps to make collaboration quick and clear

Merge multiple files into one, split out sections, or rearrange pages to keep documents tidy

Convert PDFs to Word,

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