PDFgear: PDF Editor & Reader
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Data and scoring
Profile based on reviews and description
- Profile analysed
- Jun 14, 2026
- App updated
- Feb 18, 2026
Store sources
- Google Play · Store data seen: Jun 14, 2026 · Data is over 30 days old — check the source
- RuStore · Store data seen: Jun 14, 2026 · Data is over 30 days old — check the source
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What it actually doesPDFgear is a free PDF editor and viewer that allows editing text and images, managing pages, adding annotations, converting to Word/Excel/PowerPoint, and compressing files.
Actually does
- ✓PDF Processing8% of reviews
- ✓PDF viewer25% of reviews
- ✓PDF editor35% of reviews
- ✓Управление страницами (удаление, поворот, переупорядочение)12% of reviews
- ✓Создание PDF из Word/Excel/PowerPoint/изображений10% of reviews
- ✓Редактирование текста в PDF18% of reviews
- ✓Редактирование изображений в PDF (изменение размера, обрезка, вставка)8% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free12% of reviews
- ✓Free tier15% of reviews
- ✓PDF annotation and editing8% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Сжатие PDF
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Поиск текста в PDF
- ⚠Работа с закладками в PDF
Common complaints
- ✗Issues with text editing14% of mentions
«text editing with keyboard input doesn't work, strange characters instead of Cyrillic»
- ✗Issues with Cyrillic and right-to-left script display6% of mentions
«Cyrillic displays as strange symbols, incorrect typing in Arabic and Hebrew»
- ✗App doesn't recognize files on device4% of mentions
«says the file doesn't exist, but the files are on the device»
- ✗Cannot copy selected text4% of mentions
«no way to copy the selected part of the text»
- ✗AI features stopped working in Russia2% of mentions
«Document analysis failed. Even through VPN»
What people praise
- ★Completely free, no ads and no limits
«no subscriptions, no ads, no premium. Super app. No ads at all»
- ★Cross-platform (Mac, iPad, Android)
«excellent cross-platform app, I use it on MacBook, iPad and Android»
- ★Simple and convenient interface
«easy and intuitive, simple and convenient app, did what I needed in a couple of seconds»
- ★Fast app performance
«works fast, just as you want it, quick and smooth»
- ★Convenient page deletion and reordering
«I just needed to delete a couple of pages from the document - this app handled it with ease»