LightPDF
8.8#2 in pdf editorsFrom $15.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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PatchworkPDF
6.7#61 in pdf editorsFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | LightPDF | PatchworkPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | LightPDF's MCP documentation says its server can be configured in MCP-compatible clients such as Cursor and Claude. | The site names Tesseract OCR as an optional dependency and says native annotations are interactive in Acrobat and Foxit; it does not list other integrations. |
| Product | LightPDF describes itself as an AI-powered PDF solution for editing, converting, annotating, signing, organizing, and chatting with documents. | PatchworkPDF is a free, open-source PDF editor for merging, reordering, annotating, rotating, compressing, and editing PDF text. |
LightPDF plans
- Free PlanFree
- Monthly Plan$5.99 a month
- Yearly Plan$15.99 a year
- Lifetime Plan$39.99, paid once
PatchworkPDF plans
- FreeFree
Pick LightPDF if…
LightPDF suits people who need PDF editing and conversion alongside document chat and other AI tools. Its free plan is limited to web use, while paid plans list web, mobile, and desktop access.
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You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.