# Edit My PDF vs PDFescape: where files go, what is free, fonts

> PDFescape compared with Edit My PDF: where files are processed, free limits, pricing, and whether editing text keeps the original font. Facts checked 2 November 2026.

Canonical: https://editmypdf.dev/compare/pdfescape/

A long-running free online form filler and annotator, now owned by Avanquest, with a paid Windows desktop editor.

Facts checked 2 November 2026

## In short

PDFescape is a fair free choice for filling and publishing forms. For editing the words already on a page it sends you to a paid Windows app. Edit My PDF does that in the browser, for free, with the original font.

PDFescape and Edit My PDF on three facts
|  | PDFescape | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| runs in your browser | No | Yes |
| edits existing text | Partly | Yes |
| keeps the page's font | Not stated | Yes |

| At a glance | PDFescape | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their servers (The online editor uploads the file; saving to PDFescape's servers is a feature.) | In your browser (Everything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded.) |
| File retention | Stored files expire after 7 days on Free and 30 days on Premium; no deletion window is stated for uploads themselves. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | Not required (The online editor opens without a login.) | Not required |
| Free tier | Online editing, annotation and forms with ads, for files under 10 MB and 100 pages. Editing existing text is a desktop feature on paid plans. (File size cap: 10 MB and 100 pages. Limit: "Usage rates" enforced; numbers not published. Watermark: no.) | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $2.99/month **Premium**: $2.99 a month billed yearly, or $5.99 monthly (Ad-free, 40 MB files, the Windows desktop editor.) · **Ultimate**: $5.99 a month billed yearly, or $8.99 monthly (Adds encryption, advanced forms, signatures and redaction on desktop.) ·  | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | Partly (On the free tier: No) | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | Not stated (Online: "You can only modify text added with PDFescape." Existing text is edited only in the paid Windows desktop app, which does not say how it handles fonts.) | Yes (Opens the clicked text in the PDF's embedded font, at its size, colour, letter and word spacing; exports it as real text in a subset of that font.) |
| Annotate and draw | Yes | Yes |
| Sign | Partly | Yes |
| Fill forms | Yes | No |
| OCR | No | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Partly | No |
| Merge and split | Partly | No |
| Compress | Partly | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | No | No |
| API | No | No |

### Where PDFescape is better

-   Free form filling, basic form creation and form publishing online.
-   Files kept on its servers so you can continue on another device.
-   A cheap Windows desktop editor that edits existing text, merges and converts.
-   No account and no watermark on the free tier.

### Where Edit My PDF is better

-   Edits existing text online, free, in the page's own font. PDFescape's online editor cannot touch existing text at all.
-   No upload and no 10 MB or 100-page cap.
-   No ads, and it works on macOS and Linux, where PDFescape has no desktop app.

Avanquest (Claranova) bought PDFescape in 2021; the site now carries Avanquest's group privacy policy, updated July 2026.

### 

Read on 2 November 2026 from Avanquest Software's own pages, with independent reviews used only to fill gaps. Prices are as the vendor showed them, in the currency and region seen. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the page says "Not stated".

1.  [PDFescape online editor (limits)](https://www.pdfescape.com/online-pdf-editor/)
2.  [PDFescape plans comparison](https://www.pdfescape.com/what/premium/)
3.  [PDFescape sign-up (prices)](https://www.pdfescape.com/signup/)
4.  [PDFescape help: adding or modifying text](https://support.pdfescape.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026444112-Adding-or-Modifying-Text)
5.  [PDFescape privacy policy](https://www.pdfescape.com/privacy/)

PDFescape is a product of Avanquest Software, Montréal. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.

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