# Page 6 | PDFelement Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - Is PDFelement the right PDF Editor solution for you? Explore 439 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/148193/PDFelement-6/reviews --- PDFelement 4.3 (439) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/148193/PDFelement-6/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 6 - Reviews of PDFelement ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 439 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Owner and Editor Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I recomment PDFElement" January 5, 2021 5.0 Pros I use PDFelement to work with PDF files - and I much prefer it to Adobe Acrobat. PDFElement is feature-rich and generally easy to use. I did have one problem with an upgrade - issues with installation. But customer support was able to get me sorted out. Cons Not much, actually. I find the product easy to use, and I'm happy with it! Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) More features, ease of use. Review Source TW Tara W. President & CEO Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is ok" June 25, 2018 3.0 just being able to edit my pdfs on my mac. still not as good as the product i use on my pc, but ok. Pros I do like being able to edit my PDF, I happy that you added the Signature Feature. Another good feature is being able to convert to more than just Word. Cons I feel the prior version has less bugs than the new version and I wish I had made note of them all. Trouble locating the new options in the edit menus i.e. "Signature" is under "more" in "Comments" not quite intuitive and the program crashes a lot. Still not able to effectively manage fonts because I can pick on font and get something completely different when it prints or after saving. Review Source BS Byron S. owner Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Element of Destruction" December 29, 2022 2.0 Pros I found nothing about PDF element that I liked. It installed and set up nicely. I felt that that was a good sign. But when I downloaded a document online it came out as a whole bunch of different XML files. I wasn't sure if this was for security purposes for encrypting or what so I tried to merge the files back together but I could not figure out how to operate Wondershare. When I tried taking it to another PDF editor they told me that I would have to perform the task within the program that created the file. I was never able to get a PDF file from what I needed online. To show the importance of what it was it was a release of a $50,000 winner that I had won. Therefore my winnings had to be forfeited because I ran out of time. Cons I could not get wondershare to perform the tasks that I commanded from the dashboard. It was not user friendly. And it was very confusing. The rest is optional Review Source Douglas C. Creator, Author, Owner Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDFelement Does What I Need!" June 10, 2020 5.0 An online search for a product that would allow me to edit, sign and convert documents found me PDFelements and a review of their website told me all I needed to know to believe this was the product I needed. Since then, I have used it sparingly, but love that it is at the ready when I need it. It gets the job done and delivers on what I need it to do. Pros PDFelement allows you to easily and seamlessly create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on computer. It is easy to use with an intuitive functionality that gets you up and running very quickly. Cons I have not discovered anything about PDFelement to dislike or that I think needs improvement. It's a comprehensive and intuitive program that delivers. Review Source EK Eva K. Director of Youth Ministry Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PDFelement an affordable alternative to Adobe Acrobat" January 8, 2020 5.0 Adobe Acrobat stopped updating because it was not optimized for my new Mac operating system when I updated it. So I went to update it and the price 1) had gone up significantly and 2) they are trying to lock you into a monthly subscription. I was absolutely NOT interested. So I looked at PDF editor alternatives and came across PDFelement. It has been a great option for me. I create a lot of PDF forms and have to edit old documents. I am grateful to have found this product. Pros Affordable options for either subscription or license. Compatible with Mac. Professional options for more advanced editing of documents. Team options and ability to purchase for 20+ users. Cons There is a small learning curve if you are used to using Adobe Acrobat for so long. But it is a very small curve. No notable cons. Reason for choosing PDFelement PDF Expert currently does not allow you to make PDF forms. Otherwise, both were feasible options. Switched from [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/) Adobe was TOO expensive and has switched to a subscription model. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner/Advisor Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software and great price" May 30, 2019 5.0 Add and replace pages with large PDF documents. Pros Great price with just about everything I need to edit PDFs, whether combining pages, or editing the actual document. Cons The add text feature is a bit cumbersome as you have to click off the existing box, then go back to the header, click the add text feature again, and then add text elsewhere. Also getting back into text boxes sometimes can be a mystery. I click the select tool, the add text tool, or a number of other options, and I can't seem to figure out what will actually work every time. Not the biggest deal, but something that would be nice to have improved. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer President Used the software for: 2+ years ### "easy and works just like Adobe, only cheaper" June 25, 2018 5.0 Pros full ability to combine, edit, and create PDF's. Very easy to use. Can even convert to Word, Excel, etc. Cons updates can be problematic at times but get resolved quickly. overall, I don't have many con's about the software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Architect Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very complete and intuitive to use PDF manager" August 16, 2019 5.0 I required to handle some heavy PDFs exported from Autocad with all their layer functionality but none of the usual PDF readers were able to even open them. Looking for alternatives and reviews and ended up with PDFelement and it got the job done! Pros \-Nice interface -Lightweight -Low impact on system resources -Gets the job done easily Cons \-No cons, everything so far has worked out great for me with PDFelement. Review Source MM Mina M. It Human Resources Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best PDF editor equal to Value" April 27, 2022 5.0 Very Useful PDF editor and highly recommended for end user specialy small business. Pros very useful product, fast on edit and response time. Save time while editing large size pdf. Easy to use and verry friendly GUI Cons Suddenly get warnings message from firewall there is exploit in software. Review Source Response from Wondershare June 15, 2022 Hi Mina. Thanks for sharing your experience and we appreciate your HIGH recognition of its function and interface. Regarding the warnings message, could we confirm if you are still encountering this issue? If yes, you may drop an email with more details at customer\_service@wondershare.com. We'll put your case in the 1st priority and do the needful assistance for you ASAP. Your time and patience are highly appreciated! MC Margaret C. Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Much Needed" August 13, 2019 5.0 Overall I am very happy with the product. I no longer am reliant on Adobe and was able to cancel my subscription. Saving me a few dollars every month. Pros The two functions I use the most: 1) Converting PDF to different extensions... Word and JPG 2) Combining PDF's and moving the pages around In publishing these 2 tools are invaluable. Cons So far I have not had any problems with the software. It meets all of my needs. I was disappointed when I switched to a new computer and was not able to download my PDF Element onto my new desktop. Having an online cloud version so I do not have to worry about licenses per computer would be nice. I operate off of 2 computers. One is a Mac and the other is a windows laptop. Switched from [Adobe Creative Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/48969/Adobe-Creative-Cloud/) PDF Element is a more affordable solution to my needs. Review Source Response from Wondershare August 19, 2019 Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! :) We do try our best to offer the best support we can, then try improve on it more. Let us know if you need any help! We are here for you. Deepu K. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PDF Element is an average functionality pdf editor." November 28, 2022 5.0 Pros Editing and conversion functionalities are good.I liked the file conversion because it is easy to work with. Cons Pricing is high compared with other apps.when drawing symbols and shapes it is difficult to control them.when importing a document with tables and shapes, the alignments are totally changing. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Feature packed PDF editing software" May 17, 2019 5.0 Pros With PDF Element I can accomplish everything I've needed to on PDFs. This has included combining, separating, editing, and even redacting information. Cons I find it difficult sometimes to find out how to do something in PDF Element. I am constantly going to the support pages to find out where in the menu system a certain feature is. Review Source FM Francesco M. libero professionista Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Intuitivo e semplice" April 18, 2023 5.0 Pros Trovo che questo software sia ottimo per la gestione e l'editing dei documenti in pdf, io lo utilizzo molto frequentemente e mi trovo davvero benissimo perché offre un'ampia gamma di funzionalità e sono tutte molto semplici da utilizzare anche grazie all'interfaccia. Lo trovo davvero utile, economico e molto veloce...mi ha risolto molti problemi in poco tempo. È facilissimo sia modificare pdf sia unirli o convertirli in modo molto pratico e veloce Cons Non ho riscontrato inconvenienti durante l'uso di PDFelement Review Source CSD Cristiane Silva D. Nutricionista Food Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Avaliando o produto" May 3, 2023 5.0 Pros organização e praticidade para o sistema operacional. Cons processo que precisa de alguns ajustes para se tornar mais eficaz. Review Source Anix L. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "great alternative to PDFexpert" May 13, 2022 4.0 great customer service. much better than PDFexpert. Although PDFexpert has better function. Pros Annotation. Wondershare family. customer service. one time pay. Cons excel export, not as great as PDFexpert. Cannot export line by line, cannot export annotated highlights. Review Source Response from Wondershare June 15, 2022 Hi Anix. Thanks for sharing your experience and we appreciate your high recognition of our customer service. Regarding the exporting limitation that you reported, please update to the latest version to check if it helps. If not, you may drop an email with more details at customer\_service@wondershare.com. We'll put your case in the 1st priority and do the needful assistance for you ASAP. It is our ultimate pursuit that users can use our software happily! So we hope there would be a chance for us to further look into your issue and fix it, thanks again! VR Verified Reviewer Manager, Independent Evaluation Consultant Used the software for: 6-12 months ### " Mac version is inconsistent, unreliable, and less user friendly than Windows version. " May 10, 2018 2.0 Pros Ability to easily combine several docs into one, extract pages as a new file, add additional information or edit existing information. Cons Doesn't convert well to Office versions; is hard to open and frequently non-responsive; does not always save changes; constantly have to shut down and restart to open a document. Review Source Response from Wondershare May 30, 2018 Hello there, I appreciate the feedback and I apologize for the issues you have experienced with our Mac product. If you have any specific suggestions, please let us know! Best, Rebecca Zoyree Estefania L. Coordinador(a) Industrial Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great OCR for scanned documents" August 27, 2018 5.0 PDF OCR is really amazing for this software, even your scanned documents can be converted without any major issues, I would love if the pdf association could not get lost when it is constantly updated. Pros PDF element works really great as a conversion software, it's OCR has been great fot transforming even scanned documents without any type of issues (something that is extremely rare), it is really fast for a pdf reader and it's pdf splitting and mixing are really good. Cons Something that is really annoying is the fact that every time this software is updated (something that happens a lot) the open file with this software gets lost, so you have to keep asociating your pdf files to this software. Review Source Matthew M. IT Director Media Production Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great Alternative!" August 16, 2019 4.0 Pros This software is a great alternative for anyone that is looking to function with .pdf files. The Adobe suite keeps creaping up in price and this software works very well as a functional alternative! Cons I haven't found any items that I dislike. So far it has been working great. Alternatives considered [Foxit PDF Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/175376/ConnectedPDF/) Review Source Response from Wondershare August 19, 2019 Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! :) We do try our best to offer the best support we can, then try improve on it more. Let us know if you need any help! We are here for you. CN Charl N. Clerk Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to convert a pdf to any type of document." June 18, 2022 5.0 Pros The conversion of pdf files to any file type. Ease of use. Cons OCR not 100% capturing characters as it should. Review Source Response from Wondershare June 27, 2022 Thanks for sharing your experience. Firstly, we appreciate your recognition of its converting feature. Regarding the OCR performance, would you please describe in more detail how did it not live up to your expectations? You may also drop an email at customercare@wondershare.com. Our programmer will further look into it and then improve it in a more targeted manner. Your patience is highly appreciated! Jim H. Administrator Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I use PDFelement 6 mostly to add text to pdfs on my Mac. This is not entirely easy or intuitive." June 21, 2018 4.0 It's free and it does what I need it to do, at least partly. I get pdfs from other people in my organization and I have to make additions for our treasurer's benefit. Pros I can actually add text to the pdfs that I use most often and save them with the changes without any trouble at all. Cons The edit part of the software doesn't come up first. I can't change the font of the additional type. If I make a mistake about where to place the copy, it's very challenging to place it properly. I can't use this software to fill in blanks on a pdf--can't place the added type where I want it. Since this feature is the only one I use in the software, I may look for something else that works better. Review Source JG Joseph G. Leasing and Marketing Director Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Low Cost PDF Editor for PDF Features" May 1, 2024 5.0 Pros I find this software super useful for editing elements (no pun intended) within a PDF. We need occasionally to modify floorplans without opening them in CAD software. Super useful for that. Cons Some glitches with becoming the default PDF program but that was something figured out on my end. Review Source Artemus P. Promotional Product Supplier | Art Director - Owner Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Really love this PDF editor" July 26, 2018 5.0 I got more control over my PDF documents and an easier way to modify them without having to use multiple software. Pros It has A LOT of versatility that I couldn't find in a standard PDF editor. It was well worth the money. I can modify a number of documents that I never had the ability to edit before. Create PDFs from Jpegs, Combine Pdfs, Pdf to html also. Cons I have occasionally overloaded the program but usually only when editing larger 200+ page documents. Review Source HT Henk T. Head of Content E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great product" August 14, 2019 5.0 We can easily convert PDF documents to picture formats for social media posts and the main advantage of this tool is that we can edit and combine any type of PDF and export to all the most popular formats. Pros Great alternative to products such as Adobe Acrobat. More flexibility in terms of licensing in that you can buy a perpetual license and month to month licensing is also way more cost effective for a medium size enterprise. User interface is easy to navigate and I can perform all the functions required to manage PDF documents. Cons The teams management portal can do with a revamp. It is not that easy to assign and move team members Reason for choosing PDFelement Licensing flexibility and more intuitive interface Review Source Response from Wondershare August 19, 2019 Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! :) We do try our best to offer the best support we can, then try improve on it more. Let us know if you need any help! We are here for you. JB Jeff B. CFO Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My experience has been mostly positive, but there are a few annoying things with the software" May 11, 2018 3.0 Pros It's affordably priced and a much better value for the money than Adobe Acrobat. Converting a document to Word format is simple. Excel conversion needs improvement. Cons I don't like that it always defaults to color printing, Every time it updates to a new version, Windows 10 reverts to making Edge the default app for pdf documents. Converting a document to Excel is far more complicated than it needs to be. It's very difficult to convert to Excel and keep the columnar format. The interface for editing a document seems very unintuitive to me. Review Source Response from Wondershare May 30, 2018 Hey Jeff, Thank you for your feedback! Apologies for the printer issues - we've received a few similar reports and are looking into it so hopefully it'll be resolved soon. I've also experienced the same difficulty in getting Windows 10 to retain the apps I set as default. I read a bit into it and it seems as though it's not a problem restricted to PDFelement! Best, Rebecca dG dorival G. salesman Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "pdf converter & editor" August 10, 2023 4.0 Pros Very fast pdf editor and converter, easy to use.With good tools and a nice designer. Cons The trial period experience is very limited. 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