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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have a small business and use Pdf files in creating reports. I used Adobe for years and each year it was becoming more and more expensive and complicated. I tried PDFescape three years ago and have... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased the Premium edition and for a week it worked well, then it all changed - every time I wanted to edit a document it would come up with the fact I had to upgrade, now I cannot edit any documen... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Either revert back to the older version or PDFescape is dead. Apart from everything already said in the other comments, the link function is broken (now it adds a visible outline to the link area, wic... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The desktop version have so many crashes and unexpected stops. You risk losing all work done unless you keep saving everytime you've made a change. You often have to enter your registration info, an... See more

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PDFescape is an online and desktop PDF editor that helps users view, edit, annotate, fill out forms, create basic forms, protect files, and manage PDFs without relying on Adobe Acrobat. It offers both a free online PDF editor and a desktop version with expanded features, making it useful for individuals, small businesses, and teams that need an easy way to work with PDF documents.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why fix something that was never…

Why fix something that was never broken? It's not user-friendly and the main functionalities are useless now. You didn't have to complicate this...it was already an amazing tool!

December 13, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Killed a Great App

PDF Escape was my favorite app for many years. It was easy to use, and it worked. Sometime in the last week or so everything changed. The app no longer works, and all it does is waste time. I will not be renewing my annual subscription that I have had for many years now.

December 9, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible to use

Horrible to use. Why change something that was so good and easy to use. The new update it horrible and not easy to use, in fact I would say it is unusable.

December 11, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible and unnecessary update!!!

Terrible and unnecessary update!!!
The greatest software I've ever used until its recent update. You could use it for free, but I paid for a membership because it was the most fantastic thing out there. Now, on the other hand, the user experience is awful. Very difficult to use and time-consuming. The paragraph text-box feature doesn't exist anymore, meaning you can't create fillable pdfs, which kind of defeats the software's purpose.
Unless things are getting back to the way they were, this software is unusable.

December 8, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

PDFescape is such a fantastic program!

PDFescape is such a fantastic program! It's so easy to use and we use it all the time. I recently had a support issue and their follow-up and customer service were great! Detailed, helpful instructions that quickly solved the problem. I'm very impressed!

December 5, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This upgrade is horrendous! can't use it

This upgrade is horrendous! what did you do, I use it for work to edit incorrect descriptions, usually takes like 1 min max to edit my changes, on just trying to write text its so horrid I've been near 30 mins and still not at completion, why don't you guys @ PDF escape have a go and try to use it, its awful it doesn't work at all, I love how it was before, please revert back.

December 6, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE UPDATE

I've used PDFescape for nearly two years now. The website was still fine when I used it last month. Whatever they did in the more recent update...PLEASE UNDO IT. It's horrible. I can't even add text without the curser ACCIDENTALLY dragging the background text lines that's already part of the PDF and SHOULD NOT be moved. I understand the concept, but if we do not want something to be moved, don't allow us to move it.

December 5, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

HORRIBLE - Don't Fix things that are not broke.

HORRIBLE. I just wasted hours on this software. This used to be my go to to add quick fillable boxes for paragraphs and one liner text fields. They went in there and changed everything, functions that were not broken and just screwed it up. At times it feels like these nerds do this sort of stuff to purposefully give online creators a hard time. There is no easy way to locate the gear tool icon to edit in the fillable boxes or to populate the properties option - I mean it is a total waste of time and energy. I'm really upset because it used to be worth a damn. You can no longer duplicate boxes, delete, add paragraph option, and a lot more for fillable pdfs. Ridiculous. Just a mess.

December 2, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best for quick online PDF edits

I have been using PDF escape for a few years now. I just have the occasional need to edit a PDF or fill out a form and download it. I tried a different software app and they were misleading, even a charge for the trial. PDFescape is very clear and easy to use. I am just so impressed with them!

April 14, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The desktop version have so many…

The desktop version have so many crashes and unexpected stops. You risk losing all work done unless you keep saving everytime you've made a change.
You often have to enter your registration info, and often the software asks me to upgrade to premium and will not let me do any work, even though I've already paid the license.
Can't recommend to use it.

June 2, 2021
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