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PDF-XChange Editor for Windows
View, annotate, edit and apply OCR to PDFs on Windows with PDF-XChange Editor. Free features are available, but unlicensed use of paid tools adds watermarks.
- Operating system
- Windows 10 and later
- Architecture
- x64
- Download package
- MSI installer
This link selects the 64-bit MSI installer. Separate 32-bit, ARM64 and portable packages are listed by the publisher.
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What is PDF-XChange Editor?
PDF-XChange Editor brings PDF reading, annotation, editing, optical character recognition and digital signing into a Windows desktop application. It suits reviewing documents with comments, working with PDF content and recognizing text in scanned pages without switching between a separate viewer and editor.
The distinction between free and licensed tools matters before saving a document. The publisher says more than 70% of the features can be used without a license; using the remaining features without one adds watermarks. PDF-XChange Editor Plus is a separate license tier with additional capabilities, including creating and editing fillable forms and enhanced OCR. Do not assume that every visible tool is free.
This entry links to the publisher's 64-bit MSI package for Windows 10 and later. Separate 32-bit, ARM64 and portable downloads are available on the official downloads page. The screenshot shows the application's text-editing workspace and is illustrative, not evidence of the current build's exact appearance.
What it offers
- View PDF documents and add annotations for document review.
- Edit PDF content and create PDF documents.
- Apply optical character recognition to scanned PDF pages.
- Digitally sign PDF files.
Good to know
- Using paid features without a license adds watermarks to documents; not every tool is free.
- Creating and editing fillable forms and enhanced OCR are additional Editor Plus capabilities.
- The current publisher download lists Windows 10 and later; the publisher warns of substantial version 11 compatibility problems on Windows 7.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- PDF-XChange Co Ltd — Downloads for PDF-XChange Editor ↗Retrieved
- PDF-XChange Editor — publisher product and license information ↗Retrieved
- PDF-XChange Editor — System Requirements ↗Retrieved
- PDF-XChange Editor — publisher 64-bit MSI download landing page ↗Retrieved
- PDF-XChange Editor - Download — Windows page and screenshot gallery ↗Retrieved
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