Petal

A simple Adobe Acrobat alternative

Adobe Acrobat is Adobe's full PDF software for desktop and web. If you only need everyday PDF jobs, Petal may be all you need: type the change and download.

Open Petal, free

Petal is a good fit for

  • Merging, splitting, removing and reordering pages
  • Compressing, protecting, unlocking and redacting
  • Watermarks, page numbers, headers, logos and filling forms
  • Office files and images to PDF, and PDF pages to images

Stick with Acrobat if

  • You need to rewrite text inside a PDF or export to Word
  • You need advanced e-signatures, print production or accessibility tools
  • You work offline in desktop software

Things you can type

  • “Merge these and add page numbers”
  • “Password protect this PDF”

Personal and safe

Your files are only used for your edit, never sold, and deleted after 24 hours. Free gives you 5 edits a day. Pro is $2 a month.

Questions

Is Petal free?
Yes. Free gives you 5 edits a day with files up to 25 MB. Pro is $2 a month (₹199 in India) for 50 edits a day and files up to 100 MB.
Is it safe to upload my PDF?
Yes. Your files are only used for your edit, never sold, and deleted automatically after 24 hours.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Petal runs in the browser on phone and desktop, so there is nothing to install.

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