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Install pdf-reader-pro with Homebrew Cask
Read, annotate, edit, convert, create, OCR, fill forms and sign PDFs. Version 5.3.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Read, annotate, edit, convert, create, OCR, fill forms and sign PDFs
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Project history and usage
PDF Reader Pro is a proprietary cross-platform PDF reader and editor from PDF Technologies, Inc. It combines reading, annotation, editing, conversion, OCR, forms, signing, redaction, organization, and document-protection tools.
Project history
PDF Technologies was established in 2013 and launched PDF Reader Pro in the App Store in 2014. A directly distributed DMG edition and online store followed in 2018.
The company began upgrading the product's underlying library in 2020, redesigned its user experience and launched a Windows version in 2021, then broadened its business offerings after creating the related ComPDF technology line in 2022.
PDF Reader Pro subsequently expanded across macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android and added AI-assisted document workflows alongside its established PDF editing toolkit.
Adoption history
PDF Technologies reports more than 90 million worldwide downloads and says PDF Reader Pro has remained among leading PDF applications in app-store rankings. These are first-party adoption claims.
The product expanded from Apple's platforms to Windows and Android, positioning one PDF workflow across desktop and mobile systems.
How it is used
Users open PDFs to read, search, annotate, edit text and images, fill forms, create signatures, redact content, perform OCR, or convert documents to formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, and text.
Page-management tools support inserting, replacing, extracting, splitting, reversing, copying, rotating, and deleting pages. Additional tools cover merging, compression, watermarks, headers and footers, Bates numbering, and password protection.
Why package nerds care
PDF Reader Pro represents the large commercial PDF-suite category available through desktop package managers: a single install covers viewing, annotation, conversion, OCR, forms, signing, redaction, security, and page manipulation. Its longevity and cross-platform expansion make it notable among proprietary alternatives to Adobe Acrobat.
Timeline
- 2013: PDF Technologies was established.
- 2014: PDF Reader Pro launched in the App Store.
- 2018: The online store opened and a directly distributed DMG edition was released.
- 2020: Work began on upgrading the underlying library.
- 2021: The product received a UX redesign and launched on Windows.
- 2022: The related ComPDF technology line was created.
- 2023: The company expanded its business-oriented offerings.
Related projects
- PDF Technologies also develops the ComPDF SDK and AI products.
- LynxPDF is the company's related enterprise PDF solution, offering offline deployment, self-hosting, batch processing, and single sign-on.
Sources
- Official Help Center: https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/help
- Official Mac Quick Start Guide: https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/downloads/Quick%20Start%20Guide%20Mac.pdf
- Official company history: https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/about
- Official product page: https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/product
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pdf-reader-pro. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.3.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:pdf-reader-pro |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/pdf-reader-pro |
| Homepage | https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.pdfreaderpro.com/ |
| Source archive | https://file.pdfreaderpro.com/download/PDFReaderPro_Apple_v5.3.0.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 91db221c01cad0b5d0f599f6bff713d96a6adfda7f17de2740580b84310f6f12 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | pdf-reader-pro |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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