This PDF editor undercuts Adobe Acrobat, and it’s yours for life for $35

The useful part

SwifDoo PDF Pro gives you lifetime access to a full PDF editor, converter, and OCR tool for Windows for $34.99 (reg. Adobe Acrobat is still the name most people reach for when they need to edit a PDF, and its subscription price reflects that. SwifDoo PDF Pro gets you the same core toolset without the recurring fee: a perpetual lifetime license for Windows is on sale for $34.99 (reg.

How it works

• OCR is included too, so scanned documents and image-based PDFs become searchable, editable text.
• Batch processing lets you convert or compress an entire folder of PDFs at once, rather than opening each file individually.
• Watermarks, password protection, and signatures round out the toolset for anyone locking down or signing off on documents.
• One license activates on one PC for life, so there's no monthly bill to track once...