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Completely free PDF editor and converter with a built-in AI chat. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.
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New & indie Early tool, few public reviews yet. Badge drops once it builds a track record.
Completely free PDF editor and converter with a built-in AI chat.
PDFgear: Completely free PDF editor and converter with a built-in AI chat. Best for editing, converting and signing PDFs on desktop or phone with no subscription. Watch out for: no paid plan, so how it stays funded is opaque; check the AI chat's privacy terms before uploading sensitive files. Price: Free (no paid plan) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).
Note: Homepage says read, edit, convert, merge and sign are completely free without signing up, on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
| Free tier | Free |
|---|---|
| Job in a stack | Convert files |
| Cheapest paid plan | Free (no paid plan) |
| Price checked | 2026-10-17, verified |
| Plan | Price | Billing | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free | Edit, convert, OCR, merge, sign; AI chat |
From pdfgear.com, checked 2026-10-17, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.
No public benchmark or rating with enough reviews yet, so this one is scored on our own testing and marked unverified.
Our scores: quality 4/5, ease 4.5/5, value 5/5. Editorial start 4/4.5; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.
Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: Free (no paid plan) (checked Oct 2026).
Editing, converting and signing PDFs on desktop or phone with no subscription.
No paid plan, so how it stays funded is opaque; check the AI chat's privacy terms before uploading sensitive files.