PDF Max plans

Free, Pro, or Premium: choose how far you need to go.

Free covers everyday PDF work, one complete multi-PDF Workspace, and the full Study workflow. Pro adds reusable signatures, page organization, and Markdown export. Premium adds multiple editable Workspaces, PDF and Word research export, and advanced editing and delivery tools.

Direct answer

Which PDF Max plan should you choose?

Choose Free for everyday reading, review, forms, presentation, one complete multi-PDF Workspace, rich research capture and synthesis, and Study. Choose the $9.99 one-time Pro app for reusable signatures, page organization, and Markdown export. Choose the $49.99-per-year Premium plan for multiple editable Workspaces, PDF and Word research export, and advanced editing and delivery.

At a glance

Choose the right plan for your work.

Included with PDF Max

Free

$0 No charge

Read, research, study, fill, sign, and present

Complete everyday PDF work, including one full multi-PDF Workspace and the complete Study workflow, without a paywall when you save.

  • Annotate, draw, stamp, and collaborate with comments
  • Complete existing form fields and use the full one-time Fill & Sign workflow
  • Research across multiple PDFs with every capture, layout, and synthesis view
  • Create source-linked Questions, use scheduled Study or Practice, and inspect Progress
  • Play received Voice Notes, present, create from images, flatten, and save or share

Included with the PDF Max Pro app

Pro

$9.99 One-time purchase

Reuse signatures, organize pages, and export research

Including all features from Free

Save and reuse signatures, reorganize pages, and export Workspace research to Markdown.

  • Save, manage, and reuse signatures
  • Insert blank or template pages
  • Delete, duplicate, rotate, move, and reorder pages
  • Export Workspace research to Markdown

Subscription in PDF Max or PDF Max Pro

Premium

$49.99 Per year

Scale, edit, create, optimize, and protect

Including all features from Pro

Multiple editable Workspaces, rich research export, content editing, document understanding, authoring, conversion, OCR, optimization, and protection.

  • Edit text, images, links, forms, shapes, and tables
  • Keep multiple Workspaces editable and export research to PDF or Word
  • Reflow, listen, translate, transcribe, research, recognize text, and redact
  • Scan, number, compress, resize, protect, merge, convert, and create new outputs
How plans are packaged: PDF Max starts with Free. The separate PDF Max Pro app includes Pro. An active Premium subscription unlocks Premium in either app.

Full comparison

See exactly what each plan includes.

A check means the feature is included. Because the plans are cumulative, Premium includes every Pro and Free feature.

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FeatureFree$0 · No chargePro$9.99 · One-time purchasePremium$49.99 · Per year
Read and navigate
Open, view, search, select, and copy PDF contentIncludes on-device search for handwritten annotations. This does not embed OCR text in the PDF.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Thumbnails, outline, bookmarks, navigation, zoom, and themesIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Print the normal whole documentSubject to the PDF's permissions.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Focus View, context controls, and mark filtersIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Print, save, or share a Focus View derivativeNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Reflow Reader for digital and scanned PDFsNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Read Aloud with Apple system or downloadable voicesNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Translate Reflow contentNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Research and present
Research text and markup captureIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
One complete editable Workspace with source-linked evidenceThe Workspace can contain multiple PDFs and has no document, capture, layout, synthesis, or Study cap.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Multiple editable WorkspacesNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Workspace and cross-Workspace text searchIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Relationships and custom relationship palettesIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Grid arrangementIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Frames and Workspace presentationIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Multiple PDFs in the editable WorkspaceIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Workspace tagsIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Structured Workspace filtersIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Hierarchical, radial, and force-directed layoutsIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Research export to MarkdownNot included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Source return, source-health states, and re-anchoring a moved passageIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Research image, table, and formula region captureIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Research export to PDF or WordNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Compare Sources, Outline and Evidence projections, the triage lens, and Related CardsIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Full-screen PDF and Workspace-frame presentationIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Second-screen presenter viewAvailable on iPhone and iPad when an external display is connected.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Study
View existing Questions, their source links, and prior workA plan change never hides Questions you already created.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Create and edit source-linked QuestionsIncludes basic, typed, cloze, multiple-choice, relationship, image, table, and formula-based Questions where the Card supports them.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Draft reviewable Questions with on-device Apple IntelligenceRequires Apple Intelligence on a supported iOS 26 or macOS 26 device. Manual authoring remains available without it.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Scheduled Study and practice without changing the scheduleIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Workspace, document, Frame, selected-card, due-question, and saved-preset scopesIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Recall, workload, lapses, upcoming reviews, and schedule tuningIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Review and comment
Highlight, underline, squiggly underline, and strikeoutIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Ink, text, callouts, notes, shapes, and standard stampsIncludes Snap Shapes, Ruler, and Study Tape. Study Tape is for recall, not permanent redaction. Draw with Finger is an iPad setting.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Style, arrange, duplicate, lock, and delete annotationsIncludes cropping or replacing an existing image stamp; inserting a new image outside an existing image field remains Premium.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Add, reply to, resolve, navigate, and delete commentsIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Play received Voice Notes and read existing transcriptsIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Record, transcribe, and re-transcribe Voice NotesOn-device transcription needs a downloaded model, and an Apple silicon Mac. Every supported iPhone and iPad qualifies.Not included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Fill and sign
Fill ordinary existing writable form fieldsText, date, checkbox, radio, combo box, and list box fields.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Dates, marks, text and existing image fields, smart placement, review, and resetIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Apply a one-time signature without saving itIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Save, manage, and reuse a signature libraryNot included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Create and edit form fieldsNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Detect Fields, Form Assist, and reusable answer profilesNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Organize pages
Insert blank or template pages into the current PDFNot included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Delete, duplicate, rotate, move, and reorder current pagesNot included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Add page numbers or Bates numberingChoose a page range, starting number, numbering style, position, margins, and appearance.Not included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Extract, replace, split, and merge PDFsNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Add, rename, retarget, reorder, and re-nest outline entriesNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Edit and create
Edit page text, images, links, shapes, and tablesNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Insert an image outside an existing image fieldNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Mark and permanently apply redactionsNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Recognize text and create searchable PDFsNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Word to PDF conversionNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Images to PDFFree and Pro make documents of up to 2 pages, and the searchable text layer is Premium; Premium removes both limits.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Searchable OCR for Images to PDFNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Scan to PDF with camera captureAvailable on iPhone and iPad. Free and Pro make documents of up to 2 pages, and the searchable text layer is Premium; Premium removes both limits.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Compress PDFNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Page ResizeNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
Protect and deliver
Save and share changes made with an included featureIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Save as Flattened PDFIncluded in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium
Set or remove a PDF open passwordNot included in FreeNot included in ProIncluded in Premium
No page, document, time, or action limits on the documents you open and edit—and no watermarksBuilding a brand-new document out of camera captures or images is the one capped workflow: Free and Pro make documents of up to 2 pages.Included in FreeIncluded in ProIncluded in Premium

Good to know

The important boundaries, plainly stated.

Can Free users save and share their work?

Yes. Free users can save and share annotations, comments, bookmarks, and other changes made with included features.

What is the difference between Pro and Premium?

Pro adds reusable signatures, in-document page organization, and Markdown research export. Premium adds multiple editable Workspaces, PDF and Word research export, content editing, Voice Note authoring, OCR, compression, resizing, passwords, redaction, and conversion — and it removes the 2-page cap on Scan to PDF and Images to PDF.

Is Study included with Free?

Yes. Free includes manual Question authoring, optional reviewable Apple Intelligence drafts on supported devices, scheduled Study, practice that leaves the schedule unchanged, Workspace and focused scopes, saved presets, independent Question history, Progress views, schedule tuning, and device-local memory optimization.

What happens to Workspace and Study work without Premium?

Nothing is hidden or deleted. Free and Pro keep one complete Workspace editable, including its PDFs, captures, synthesis views, Questions, Practice, scheduling, and Progress. If the library contains additional Workspaces, they remain available read-only until Premium makes the whole library editable again.

How much do Pro and Premium cost?

PDF Max Pro is a $9.99 one-time purchase. Premium is $49.99 per year. Prices are shown in US dollars.

Does Free add limits or watermarks?

There are no watermarks on any plan, and the documents you open and edit carry no page, document, time, or per-action quotas. One workflow is capped: Scan to PDF and Images to PDF build a brand-new document, and on Free and Pro that document can be up to 2 pages. Premium removes the cap and adds the searchable text layer.

Can Free users complete existing forms?

Yes. Free includes existing text, date, checkbox, radio, combo box, list box, image, and signature fields, plus the one-time Fill & Sign workflow. Saving and reusing a signature library remains Pro.

Which new workflows are available in Free?

Free includes one complete multi-PDF Workspace with text, markup, image, table, and formula capture; tags, filters, advanced layouts, synthesis views, Question authoring, scheduled Study, Practice, Progress, source return, presentation, received Voice Note playback, Scan to PDF and Images to PDF up to 2 pages without the searchable text layer, and Save as Flattened PDF.

Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Start free. Move up when the work asks for more.

Download PDF Max, complete everyday PDF work for free, and choose Pro or Premium when you need the capabilities they add.

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