SmileOnMyMac has released PDFpen 3.0, the latest version of its popular and affordable PDF editing tool for the Mac. With this major upgrade, users can modify
original text using automatically-generated text blocks that can be corrected and edited.
PDFpen 3.0 also features new image editing capabilities: users can now move, resize, copy and delete images from the original PDF. Other enhancements include increased speed and multiple column text selection.
"The ability to make changes to existing PDF text was the most requested new feature in user surveys," said SmileOnMyMac co-founder Philip Goward. "We paid close attention to user feedback in order to deliver a new version that has the features our customers need."
SmileOnMyMac also released PDFpenPro 3.0. In addition to all the features of PDFpen, the Pro version can create fillable PDF forms and embed links.
PDFpen costs $49.95. PDFpenPro costs $94.95. Upgrades from earlier versions of either application are $25.00, and free to users who purchased after July 1, 2006. Fully-functional demo versions are available at https://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/download.html.
What’s new in PDFpen 3.0:
- correct/modify text: replace text in original PDF with editable text blocks
- edit images: move, resize, copy and delete images in the original PDF
- increased speed across the board
- select and copy text across multiple columns
- copy and paste rich text: retain fonts and formatting when copying from PDFs
- view table of contents
- user interface enhancements
PDFpen features:
- Show PDFs in single, facing-page, multi-page and multiple facing-page views
- Insert pages
- Re-order pages in a PDF by drag & drop
- Remove pages from a PDF
- Overlay text and images onto PDF (for example, sign purchase orders by applying signature image)
- Fill out and save PDF forms
- Create cross-platform fillable PDF forms (requires PDFpenPro)
- Use with PageSender for a complete fax turn-around solution
- Automate PDF manipulations with AppleScript
- Available in English, Japanese, German, Italian, and French
Requirements:
PDFpen Pricing:
$49.95 (1-4 copies), $44.95 (5-9 copies), $39.95 (10-99 copies)
Upgrade from earlier versions of PDFpen: $25
(Free upgrade for purchases made after July 1, 2006)
PDFpenPro Pricing:
$94.95 (1-4 copies), $84.95 (5-9 copies), $74.95 (10-99 copies)
Upgrade from earlier versions of PDFpenPro: $25
(Free upgrade for purchases made after July 1, 2006)
Upgrade from PDFpen: $45
Site licenses are available at reasonable rates. Contact su*****@****en.com for information and rates.
For more information about PDFpen, please visit: https://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/
ABOUT SMILEONMYMAC
SmileOnMyMac makes creative productivity software, such as DiscLabel,the Macworld Eddy award-winning CD label design program; PageSender,feature-rich fax software that also received an Eddy; BrowseBack, the visual web history tool that won Best of Show at Macworld 2006; and PDFpen, the PDF editing tool that garnered 4 mice from Macworld. All SmileOnMyMac products are available to download free at https://www.smileonmymac.com.
This article was last modified on October 11, 2006
This article was first published on October 11, 2006
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