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Install pdf-expert with Homebrew Cask

PDF reader, editor and annotator. Version 3.13.5,1184 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask pdf-expert

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overview

Package summary

PDF reader, editor and annotator

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

PDF Expert is Readdle's proprietary PDF reader and editor for macOS, iPhone, and iPad, covering annotation, forms, signing, page editing, OCR, conversion, and document organization.

Project history

Readdle began beta testing PDF Expert in 2009 and released a professional PDF reader for iPhone that year. Readdle's corporate history marks 2010 as the product's broader launch.

Successive generations expanded PDF Expert across iPhone, iPad, and Mac and moved it from reading and annotation toward full editing, scanning and OCR, conversion, construction markup, file management, and AI-assisted document work.

Adoption history

PDF Expert grew from an early iPhone PDF reader into a widely used Apple-platform document application. Readdle extended it to iPad and Mac, added annotation, forms, signing, editing, OCR, conversion, cloud connections, and cross-platform subscriptions, and positioned it for students and professional document workflows.

How it is used

Users open PDFs from local storage or cloud services, annotate and sign documents, edit text and images, rearrange pages, fill forms, redact content, run OCR, convert files, and export or share results. On macOS, PDF Expert works with files in their existing filesystem locations rather than maintaining a required application document folder.

Why package nerds care

PDF Expert is notable in Mac package catalogs as a polished proprietary counterpart to open-source and system PDF viewers. The cask provides a reproducible installation route for an application whose licensing, account activation, updates, and cross-device access are otherwise managed through Readdle and Apple's stores.

Timeline

  • 2009: Readdle beta-tested PDF Expert and released a professional PDF reader for iPhone.
  • 2010: Readdle records the broader PDF Expert product launch.
  • 2013: PDF Expert 5 delivered a major iPad-focused redesign and feature expansion.
  • 2019: PDF Expert 7 launched as a major iPhone and iPad update.
  • 2020s: PDF Expert expanded its Mac editor, OCR, conversion, cross-platform account, and subscription capabilities.

Related projects

  • PDF Expert is part of Readdle's productivity-app portfolio alongside Documents, Scanner Pro, Calendars, Spark, and Fluix.
  • It integrates with iCloud and third-party cloud services and can transfer files through standard Apple and network workflows.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pdf-expert. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

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 version3.13.5,1184
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://pdfexpert.com/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pdfexpert.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:pdf-expert
Version3.13.5,1184
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/pdf-expert
Homepagehttps://pdfexpert.com/
Upstream docshttps://pdfexpert.com/
Source archivehttps://downloads.pdfexpert.com/pem3/versions/1184/PDFExpert.zip
SHA-25674cd11bc32169333c8a95aaa10ef421d674b1df0d385d68702585961d73389ed
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenpdf-expert
Names
  • PDF Expert
Depends On
Macos
>=: 12
Conflicts With
Cask
pdf-expert@beta
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • pdf-expert@betaBoth packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: annotator, editor, expert, pdf, reader.
  • pdf-reader-proBoth packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: pdf, reader.
  • pdf-overBoth packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: pdf.

source trail

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