Alternatives to CleverPDF

Set of free online and desktop PDF conversion tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as CleverPDF.

  • iLovePDF

    Browser PDF toolkit for merging, splitting, compressing and converting.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    iLovePDF covers similar conversion tasks with Android and iOS apps and an API, but has no desktop app of its own on its web listing.

  • Smallpdf

    Browser PDF tools for compressing, converting, editing and signing.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Smallpdf offers browser, Windows and mobile apps for conversion and editing, with free use capped at a couple of documents per day.

  • PDF24 Tools

    Free online PDF tools for merging, compressing, creating, editing and converting PDF files in a browser.

    FreeProprietaryWebBrowser extension

    PDF24 Tools is free with no registration, limits or watermarks, but files go to PDF24's servers and it does not list iWork conversion.

  • PDF24 Creator

    A free Windows PDF toolbox with a printer driver and dozens of tools for merging, converting, compressing and editing PDFs.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    PDF24 Creator is a free offline Windows toolbox with a virtual PDF printer, but it has no macOS version like CleverPDF's desktop app.

  • iLovePDF Desktop

    Desktop version of the iLovePDF toolset for offline batch work.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    iLovePDF Desktop processes files locally on Windows and macOS with batch processing, though most tools are restricted without a premium subscription.

  • Sejda PDF

    PDF editor available both online and as a desktop application.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Sejda PDF adds a Linux desktop build and local processing, but free use is limited to a few tasks per hour and small documents.

  • Soda PDF

    PDF editor with matching online and desktop applications.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsWeb

    Soda PDF shares one account across online and Windows apps with batch conversion, but very little works without a paid subscription.

  • DeftPDF

    A browser-based collection of more than 40 tools for editing, converting, splitting and signing PDFs.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    DeftPDF offers more than 40 web tools plus mobile apps, OCR and translation, but files are uploaded to its servers for processing.

Also worth comparing

These listings name CleverPDF as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Able2Extract Professional

    Desktop PDF converter and editor that turns native and scanned PDFs into Excel, Word and other formats.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    CleverPDF offers online and desktop conversion tools, including iWork formats, with a free online tier limited by file size and daily count, and no Linux version.

  • Zamzar

    A long-running online file converter supporting over 1100 formats, with no account needed for small files.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    CleverPDF focuses on PDF conversion including iWork formats and adds a Windows and macOS desktop version that keeps files local, but covers far fewer formats.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.