# iLovePDF

> Online PDF tools with desktop and mobile apps, free for light use

iLovePDF is a web tool for merging, splitting, compressing, converting, editing and signing PDFs, with desktop apps for Windows and Mac that work offline and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The free plan covers the core tools with limits on documents and file size, and Premium unlocks every tool, unlimited processing, the desktop and mobile apps, digital signatures and AI credits for summaries and translation.

- **Category:** PDF Editors
- **Made by:** iLovePDF
- **Website:** https://www.ilovepdf.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026

## Pricing

iLovePDF has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Basic plan: the essential tools with a limited number of documents and smaller file size limits per task, with ads; the desktop app works as a free PDF reader.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $0 | Essential tools for light use, with limited document processing and file size caps. |
| Premium | $5 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | For 1 to 25 users: every tool, unlimited processing, web, mobile and desktop, digital signatures, workflows, no ads and 2,000 AI credits. |
| Business | Custom | For 25 or more users: Premium plus custom contracts, a dedicated account manager and single sign-on. |

Read from https://www.ilovepdf.com/pricing on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with iLovePDF before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 42% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): iLovePDF's pricing page lists Premium at $5 per user a month billed annually ($60 a year) against $9 billed monthly, marked as 42% off. Source: https://www.ilovepdf.com/pricing
- **A year of Premium free for education** (Education): Students, teachers and academic staff who join iLovePDF's education program get a full year of Premium at no charge. Source: https://www.ilovepdf.com/education

## Key features

- **Merge, split and compress:** Browser tools to combine, split, compress, rotate, repair and number PDF pages, with files picked from the computer or Google Drive.
- **Convert with OCR:** Converts PDFs to Word, PowerPoint and Excel with OCR on scans, and converts Office files and images to PDF.
- **Edit, sign and redact:** Tools to edit, crop and watermark PDFs, fill forms, sign, redact, compare two files and protect or unlock them; Premium adds digital signatures.
- **AI summaries and translation:** Summarizes and translates PDFs with standard or advanced AI; Premium includes 2,000 AI credits.
- **Workflows:** Premium can save a chain of tools as a workflow, and integrations with Zapier, Make and WordPress and the iLoveAPI connect it to other apps.
- **Offline desktop app:** Apps for Windows and Mac process PDFs offline; without a subscription the desktop app is a free PDF reader.

## Good for

- Occasional users who merge or compress a PDF in the browser
- Small teams of up to 25 that want low-cost per-user licenses
- Students and teachers, who can get a year of Premium free

## Worth knowing

- The free plan limits how many documents you can process and the file size per task, and shows ads.
- The desktop and mobile apps, digital signatures and workflows are Premium features.
- Premium can be bought for up to 25 users; larger teams are quoted through the Business plan.
- There is no free trial of Premium on the pricing page; the free plan is the way to try it.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. iLovePDF is a web tool that also has desktop apps for Windows and Mac and phone apps. Merging, compressing and converting couldn't be simpler, and Premium is just $5 a month on a yearly plan. It's a toolkit more than an editor, though: its edit tool isn't described as changing the text already on the page.

- **Value for money: C.** Premium is $5 a user a month on a yearly plan, $60 a year, or $9 month to month. That's the cheap side of normal for PDF editors, and it covers every tool on web, desktop and phone. Students and teachers can get a year free.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** The Basic plan is free and does the essentials, with ads. But it caps how many documents you process and how big they are, and the desktop and phone apps need Premium. There's no trial.
- **Features: C.** Merges, splits, compresses, converts with OCR, redacts, compares, signs and summarizes with AI, plus saved workflows and an API. Loads of tools. But the edit tool isn't described as changing existing text, and there's no form builder on record.
- **Ease of use: A.** 4.76 from 52,031 App Store ratings. Pick a tool, drop in a file, done. There's nothing to learn.
- **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, with Google Drive, Zapier, Make and WordPress, and the iLoveAPI for developers. It's on everything.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from iLovePDF's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among PDF editors

- iLovePDF's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 9 of the 15 other PDF editors we grade, and level with 3.
- It stands best on ease of use (A, above 14 of 15) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.67 for the category: 3 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/pdf-editors

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace iLovePDF you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $60 a year.

- You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- You could not: Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 52,031 ratings in the United States, read Oct 18, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1207332399

## Works with

Google Drive, Zapier, Make, WordPress, iLoveSign

**Tags:** PDF editing, AI features, Workflow automation

## Alternatives

- [Smallpdf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smallpdf): 30-plus PDF tools in the browser, with Windows and mobile apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-smallpdf)
- [PDF24 Tools](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdf24): Free online PDF tools paid for by ads, plus an offline Windows app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-pdf24)
- [Sejda](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sejda): Web and desktop PDF tools, free within daily limits or by the week. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-sejda)
- [PDF Candy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdf-candy): 90-plus online PDF tools and a Windows app, free within limits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-pdf-candy)
- [LightPDF](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lightpdf): Online PDF editor and converter with AI tools paid for in credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-lightpdf)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026:

- https://www.ilovepdf.com/pricing
- https://www.ilovepdf.com
- https://www.ilovepdf.com/desktop
- https://www.ilovepdf.com/education
- https://www.ilovepdf.com/merge_pdf

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ilovepdf
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).