Cisdem PDFMaster

PDFs are a very common format, to the point that if you're dealing with a document, it's most likely a PDF file. The appeal of a PDF manager is thus immediately evident: by allowing you to manage everything about your documents within a singular interface, many office workflows will see an improvement in efficiency.

Cisdem PDFMaster is a program that seeks to act as your one-stop for any and all of your PDF needs. It provides functions to facilitate editing your documents in all sorts of ways, while also featuring OCR, conversion, compression, and encryption features.

If you're looking to highlight a passage, add a comment or signature, or perhaps sketch something over your document, the software enables all of that from one interface. You should be able to accomplish most editing tasks without much effort in the end.

The tool also features some functions meant to facilitate working with documents altogether. These involve being able to convert your work into another format, compress it for a lower size footprint — for instance, the "Hight" option features the best size savings, but lowest quality — and even add signature, checkbox, and text fields in the final version.

If it's a document you don't want anyone else to see, securing it with a password isn't a bad idea. This can be done via the Protect menu, which will also allow you to modify permissions: you can deny printing and further changes with a password, for example.

However, it's worth pointing out that the overall experience is lacking for a Free user. Provided you have purchased a license, this can be quite a decent tool. But someone who's just looking for a free PDF manager ought to look elsewhere, as the limitations present in the Demo version can be really cumbersome to work around.

Cisdem PDFMaster makes for a decent PDF manager overall. It enables its users to edit, convert, compress, and protect their documents in several ways, and it's quite easy to pick up and use for anyone.