--- title: PDFescape Reviews meta\_title: 'PDFescape Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 70 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PDFescape works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 70 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Collaboration & Productivity url: https://www.g2.com/categories/collaboration-productivity --- # PDFescape Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by PDFescape but has limited features. Are you part of the PDFescape team? [Upgrade your plan](https://my.g2.com/pdfescape/upgrade?utm_campaign=s3&utm_medium=claim-popup&utm_source=g2) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PDFescape is a totally free and open source online PDF reader and editor, as well as a PDF form filler with features for PDF form design. PDFescape offers users a new way to open and edit PDF files online. It allows for a much better PDF software experience by using the original document file format, allowing users to be not be constrained by typical software requirements. Due to the fact that this PDF editor can be accessed online, PDFescape only requires a modern internet browser and an active internet connection. Below are some of the features offered by this PDF editor. Online PDF Reader Natively open PDF documents in your preferred web browser Manipulate PDF pages with zooming and rotation features for an optimal viewing experience Copy PDF text to your clipboard by selecting your desired content Easily search PDF text for specific keywords and terms with ease Gives you the ability to save, download, and print all PDF documents Provides users with thumbnail, bookmark, and link support features and functionality Online PDF Editor Gives you the option to add text, shapes, whiteout, and other annotations to PDF files Crop, rotate, shift, move, delete and insert PDF files to create more custom files Easily create links to multiple PDF files or other types of web content Edit PDF information tags to help with identification Encrypt PDF content with password protection features Add additional images to PDF forms and documents Sign PDF documents using scanned and imported signatures PDF Form Filler Fill out PDF forms using pre-existing form fields or by using a text tool PDF field calculation and formatting features are supported PDF text, checkbox, radio, list, and drop down fields are available and supported Basic PDF field design and styling properties supported Allows users to quickly jump from field to field using tabs PDF Form Designer Create and add new PDF form fields to any existing PDF file Style PDF form fields with text, color, size features Modify existing PDF form fields to suit custom documents Fully supports checkbox, radio, dropdown, listbox, text, submit button and reset button fields in all PDF files Submit buttons are able to be created to be compatible with PDFescape Ultimate's publishing feature PDFescape also offers many more features as a PDF editor, including RAD options, PDF merging, and some of the functionality listed below. PDFescape Additional Features: PDF Annotator Premium Desktop Features Ultimate Desktop Features Webmaster Tools Additional Publishing Features Volume Licensing And many more! * * * Seller [Red Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/red-software) Discussions [PDFescape Community](https://www.g2.com/products/pdfescape/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Alyona Lutsenko Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/pdfescape/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Adobe Acrobat](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Acrobat") Adobe Acrobat 4.5/5(5,326) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) [ ![Foxit PDF Editor](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Foxit PDF Editor") Foxit PDF Editor 4.6/5(3,701) ](https://www.g2.com/products/foxit-pdf-editor/reviews) [ ![Wondershare PDFelement](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Wondershare PDFelement") Wondershare PDFelement 4.5/5(1,044) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wondershare-wondershare-pdfelement/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/pdfescape/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 70 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Grant T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Grant T.") GT Grant T. Clinical Coordinator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/24/2021 "Quick, easy-to-use solution to filling PDF documents" 4/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? With all of the PDF documents that come across my desk that need filling in, PDFescape offers a straightforward, stripped-down, and rapid solution. Also, it is free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? I have not found any aspects of PDFescape that I dislike. If they were to add advertisements that interfered with its functionality, I would be disappointed; however, they have yet to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? The ability to quickly fill in a PDF file on PDFescape affords me the ability to avoid a lengthy process of printing the PDF document, signing, and then scanning back to digital. Simply put, it saves me a lot of valuable time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VP Venkatesh P. Design Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/8/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Unique and versatile online way of editing pdfs, form filling and form designer" 4/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? It is a freeware and online software which is helping n number of users to edit their pdfs, create their forms, convert their forms into pdfs. Also, you can just use this software to view your pdf online. The best thing about PDFescape is it doesn't use any de facto document file format. It doesn't require any modern internet browser to edit your pdfs. You just need a basic internet connection to connect with the software, and therefore, you can edit your company's documentation files and letterhead documents in significantly less time. You can directly drag and drop files from your system directly to the webpage of the online software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? Developers should add a nominal amount of fees from their customers and can provide more features such as they can add more conversion formats of different extensions which other users are using in their companies. Not only pdfs but the provision of converting other document file formats should be there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: Definitely giving my consent to use this software as it's online and doesn't require a big system or advanced internet connection to edit them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? In our education domain, we are processing lots of data in the form of pdfs at the back end. Hence, when there is a need to update those pdfs, our company officials were unable to do that. Therefore, we starting using PDFescape as it's online and doesn't take any of your system's memory. There is no loss of data and the company is also not stealing as it is providing end-end user encryption that is really making more impact on their customers. Therefore, companies like us can rely more on them and can use their products in a more productive way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Mental Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mental Health Care") UM Verified User in Mental Health Care Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/24/2022 "An easy tool to use for free!" 4/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? I like that I don't have to pay for documents, and it's easy to download as well as upload and share. I use it without registering. Easy to add text to any form. I have opened with Acrobat, but I can also download without. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? I find PDFescape very useful. If the registration feature was removed it would save me a step! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: An easy and handy tool to use when you need to create/edit/insert text Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? When outside forms are sent and I cannot autofill I use PDFescape for free to complete forms and return. This has saved me time and has lowered my frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Shubhadika R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shubhadika R.") SR Shubhadika R. Associate System Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/23/2021 "PDFescape true reviews" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? PDFescape allows us to have many features, it's just not embedded by editing pdf which is not very well versed with other platforms available but there are many more functionalities too. It also allows us to create documents and forms in an easy manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? The user interface could have been a bit more user-friendly and also there is a subscription-based version. It could have been free to use but we can at least use the online version of it for small work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: You can use PDFescape to get through most of your work with great efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? I recently explored PDFescape to fill all my company documents and specially used the freehand feature too. The files get easily uploaded within no time and the PDFescape is an easy-to-use platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anna I.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anna I.") AI Anna I. Communication Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/28/2021 "Great Resource, Easy Access" 4/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? PDFescape is user-friendly and navigatable, especially after a user has used the platform on several occasions and familiarizes himself with the tool locations. The tools available are comparable to competitor products like Adobe, which speaks volumes to the quality of PDFescape! PDFescape is available free of charge, which can make quick edits to PDFs a sinch! It is a highly valuable tool, especially for our nonprofit, as we do not have the biggest budget for specialized software. In addition to PDFescape being available for free, its paid features are affordable too, starting at $2.99. Another great feature about PDFescape is that even on their free version they allow a maximum of 10MB and 100 pages for uploaded documents. For our company this allowed file size has always been above and beyond what we need! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? PDFescape has a strange double home page issue where it can be challenging to locate uploaded or past edited documents. Consequently, it can cause users to become frustrated or complete work only to re-do it later because the work became lost in the depth and breadth of cyberspace. The website appears secure, but it could be better served by higher quality design (just in terms of color schemes and fonts), as the present web design gives off a second-rate appearance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: I would recommend PDFescape, especially if you are looking for a free, quick alternative to Adobe PDF editing software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? PDFescape is a great free resource for the non-profit I work for because it allows us to edit PDFs for different applications without spending a fortune on name-brand software like Adobe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/4/2022 "Experience on Working with PDFescape" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? First of all, this tool is very much user-friendly; the various features like editing, form filling, printing, saving, page arrangement and more, makes this tool unique. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? All the features are pretty good, there are no complains about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: yes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? I am editing the document, PDF form filler, and also pdf converter, which helps to complete my day jobs fast and makes me more productive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Christian C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Christian C.") CC Christian C. Site Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/24/2021 "Quality free PDF editor" 5/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? The ability to insert text and whiteout are extremely useful for work documents in PDF format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? The free version can be glitchy at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? With this program I have been able to Answer PDF questionnaires that I would otherwise have to print or pay to fill out. I've also been able to edit documents using the whiteout and text tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") AE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/19/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Great way to edit and share PDFs" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? PDFescape is an easy way to edit and share PDF documents. We use it to create forms in PDF format as well as to allow for online signatures. PDFescape is also great for editing PDFs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? Sometimes saving the document requires a lot of time. Another issue with PDFescape is that sometimes the editing messes up the formatting of the paper and one needs to rearrange the add-ins into the page once more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PDFescape: I would recommend keeping it simple when editing documents. Complicated changes and layouts may change the whole document, which will take a lot more time to update again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? We needed to edit many PDF documents, so we looked for software that can do that easily and quickly. PDFescape allows us to do that and much more. We can easily create and edit many PDF documents. The pricing is also very affordable, given the benefits of the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Vamshi Krishna K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vamshi Krishna K.") VK Vamshi Krishna K. Senior Associate (Projects) Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/10/2021 "Best PDF editor tool in market" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? I use pdf escape for all pdf editing and for splitting of pdf pages and it works like a charm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? The UI can be made better and it can be user intuitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? Pdf editing Pdf pages split Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/11/2021 "Multiple features and very good for generic tasks." 4/5 What do you like best about PDFescape? Document edit. Adding text, rubbing out content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PDFescape? As of now, no help for text alignment. The annotation feature could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PDFescape solving and how is that benefiting you? Many problems.Adding text, deleting text, joining multiple pdf files etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about PDFescape? 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