Diving Into the Powerful PDF Capabilities of the iPad

Does the iPad natively make professional PDF tools obsolete?

Tobias Hedtke
Mac O’Clock

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Let me make a statement:

The iPad is the perfect device for PDF management — period.

Why? First of all, the iPad is packed with a plethora of very useful software features all around PDF management. Such features cost a lot of money in other apps — that Apple kindly lets you save.

Secondly, the iPad is a touch-first device which makes using these functions very intuitive.

And thirdly, the iPad is the only device inside the Apple ecosystem, that supports the Apple Pencil (a must-have accessory for digital document handling — you will see).

In this article I will guide you along these features to answer a very important question in the end: Does iPadOS make professional PDF tools obsolete? Let‘s explore…

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Tobias Hedtke
Mac O’Clock

Scientist, entrepreneur, and tech enthusiast from Germany, writing about Apple tech, productivity, and start-up entrepreneurship