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PDF Expert
PDF Expert ranks #8 of 27 in pdf editors in the week of 26 October 2026, with a visibility score of 15 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 23% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 2 of 4 assistants this week
PDF Expert scores 14 out of 100 overall across AI assistants, with Claude putting it a bit higher at 18 and ChatGPT and Perplexity both at 13. It shows up in 15 of 68 answers, and does best on mobile and Mac questions: named in every answer for "best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android" (4 of 4) and "best PDF editor for Mac" (3 of 3), plus 3 of 4 for "best PDF editors in 2026." It fades elsewhere, appearing in just 1 of 4 answers on redaction, and never showing up for browser-based editors, PDF chat tools, OCR, form filling, or open-source options.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 12 | 15% of answers | #3.3 |
| Claude | 19 | 30% of answers | #5.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | not sampled this week |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best PDF editor for Mac? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best alternatives to Preview? | 2 of 2 | #1 |
| What are the best PDF editors? | 3 of 3 | #4 |
| What are the best PDF editors in 2026? | 2 of 2 | #5 |
| What are the best alternatives to Adobe Acrobat? | 2 of 2 | #6 |
| What are the best alternatives to Foxit? | 2 of 2 | #6 |
| What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat? | 2 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android? | 1 of 2 | #3 |
| What are the best alternatives to PDFgear? | 1 of 2 | #6 |
| What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages? | 1 of 2 | #13 |
| What are the best alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor? | 1 of 2 | #14 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best free PDF editor? | PDF24, Sejda, PDFgear |
| What's the best PDF editor for Windows? | Adobe Acrobat, PDF-XChange Editor, Foxit |
| Which PDF editor is best value for a small business? | Wondershare PDFelement, UPDF, Foxit |
| What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser? | Sejda, Smallpdf, iLovePDF |
| Which PDF tool is best for privacy and sensitive documents? | Stirling PDF, PDF24, PDFsam Basic |
| What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form? | Adobe Acrobat, Preview, PDF-XChange Editor |
| What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel? | Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, ABBYY FineReader |
| What's the best tool to compress a large PDF? | PDFgear, Adobe Acrobat, PDF24 |
| What's the best OCR tool to make a scanned PDF searchable? | ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat, Foxit, PDF-XChange Editor |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted PDF tool? | Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription? | Preview, PDFgear, PDF24 |
| What's the best tool to extract tables or data from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader |
| What's the best AI tool to summarise or chat with a PDF? | nobody in particular |
Assistants cited 22 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for PDF editors.
In their words
- Claude“PDF Expert — The polished Mac-native choice; fast, great reading and editing experience.”
- ChatGPT“!Massive PDF Expert update brings a big redesign, OCR support, and more | iMore”
- Gemini“Best Overall for Mac: PDF Expert”
Closest rivals
- PDF Expert vs PDF2415
- PDF Expert vs Nitro PDF14
- PDF Expert vs Sejda14
- PDF Expert vs Stirling PDF16
- PDF Expert vs iLovePDF13
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