Choose PDF Expert if
- Best-in-class editing and annotation on Mac and iPad
- Edit the real text, images and links; forms and signing
- Sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac
OneMacTools vs PDF Expert
PDF Expert is readdle's native PDF reader and editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone. OneMacTools is one native Mac app with 138 on-device tools for video, PDFs, images, audio and files, plus Mac Clean Up, Mac Health, Dev & Agents and AI Space. Choose PDF Expert for best-in-class editing and annotation on Mac and iPad; choose OneMacTools if you want covers the everyday PDF jobs (merge, compress, OCR, redact, convert, sign) for a one-time price.
| OneMacTools | PDF Expert | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Native Mac app, 138 tools | |
| Price | Free download; a licence is $19 once for 1 Mac (launch price $9), or $39, $79 or $99 for 5, 15 or 25 Macs | A yearly subscription, or a Mac-only lifetime licence; see their pricing page for your country (their pricing) |
| Runs on | Mac (macOS 26 or later) | Mac, iPad and iPhone |
| Your files | Processed on your Mac | On your device (its AI Copilot isn't stated to be on-device) |
| Edit the text inside a PDF | — | ✓ |
| Merge, split and compress PDFs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Make scanned PDFs searchable (OCR) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redact PDFs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works from Finder (Quick Actions) | ✓ | Not listed |
| Compress video to a target size | ✓ | — |
| Convert video formats | ✓ | — |
| Convert and compress images (incl. HEIC) | ✓ | — |
| Transcribe audio to text | ✓ | — |
| Find duplicate files | ✓ | — |
| Disk space map / storage breakdown | ✓ | — |
| Clean up junk and leftovers | ✓ | — |
| Per-app CPU and memory | ✓ | — |
| System stats in the menu bar | ✓ | — |
| Battery health | ✓ | — |
| Dev servers and ports | ✓ | — |
| AI apps' disk use (caches, models, chats) | ✓ | — |
| AI assistants can use it (MCP) | ✓ | Not listed |
| Shortcuts actions | ✓ | Not listed |
| Works offline, files stay on your Mac | ✓ | Not listed |
Choose OneMacTools if
- Covers the everyday PDF jobs (merge, compress, OCR, redact, convert, sign) for a one-time price
- Plus video, images, audio, files and on-device AI
- Works from Finder Quick Actions, the menu bar and Shortcuts
How we compared: from PDF Expert's own website and documentation, checked 14 October 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn't confirm it there, not that it's missing. Prices change; check theirs. Sources: pdfexpert.com, pdfexpert.com. Something out of date? Tell us.
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