UPDF review

UPDF is a newer editor that runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android, and a single UPDF Pro license can be used on 4 devices across those platforms. UPDF Pro edits text, images, links, watermarks, headers and footers, converts PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and other formats, and runs OCR on scans. It also fills, creates and edits interactive forms, redacts and password-protects files, organizes pages, compares two versions and processes files in batches. Pro includes basic eSignature requests: 20 a year on the yearly plan or 50 in total on the lifetime plan. Yearly buyers get 10 GB of UPDF Cloud and lifetime buyers 2 GB. The free download works but adds trial watermarks, limits conversions to 2 files a day and OCR to 5 uses. The AI Assistant is a separate subscription that renews at US$69.00 a year after a 7-day trial. On our check date the pricing page offered UPDF Pro Lifetime for US$84.99 in a promotion, against a list price of US$139.99.

Who it is for

Buyers who want one low-cost license that covers a Mac and other devices.

Price

UPDF Pro Lifetime US$84.99 one time on our check date (promotional; list price US$139.99); yearly plan also sold.

US$84.99 /Lifetime US$139.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Edit text, images, links, watermarks, backgrounds, headers and footers
• OCR to turn scanned PDFs and images into searchable, editable documents
• Fill, create and edit interactive PDF forms
• Redaction, password protection, batch tools and PDF compare
• Optional AI Assistant to summarize, translate and chat with PDFs

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: UPDF Pro can be used on 4 devices across platforms
• Strength: Yearly or lifetime licenses, with cloud storage included
• Strength: Basic eSignature requests included with Pro
• Weakness: The free version adds trial watermarks to edited files
• Weakness: AI Assistant is an extra subscription that renews at $69 a year
• Weakness: Lifetime license includes less cloud storage than yearly

Key facts

• Devices per license: 4, across platforms
• Cloud storage: 10 GB yearly, 2 GB lifetime
• Free version: Yes, with trial watermarks and limits
• AI add-on: Renews at US$69.00 a year

Where it ranks

UPDF is No. 2 in our Best PDF Editors for Mac verdict.