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Join us in February for this exclusive virtual partner event where you'll hear from our executive team about what's in store for the Nitro Partner Community in 2022

We are excited to announce the acquisition of PDFpen by Nitro. We at Smile believe Nitro is well placed to take the PDFpen product to the next level.

Version 13.1 Adds Faster Document Scrolling and Drawing, Additional Default Sidebar Modes, Updates OCR engine with Apple Silicon Support, Offline PowerPoint and PDF/A Export for Pro Users San Francisco, CA – June 24, 2021 - Smile, the developer of productivity applications, has released PDFpen and PDFpenPro 13.1, an update to its all-purpose PDF editing tool for Mac. Version 13.1 adds new features to improve the user experience through better performance and security, including: faster document scrolling and drawing, additional default sidebar options, an updated OCR engine with Apple Silicon/ M1 support, and for Pro users, offline PowerPoint and PDF/A Export.

PDFpen 13 is here, and it looks different! Learn more about PDFpen’s new, friendlier interface and the new features and updates.

Version 13 Debuts an Updated UI, Improved Highlighting, Customizable MRC Compression, and More San Francisco, CA – May 4, 2021 - Smile, the developer of productivity applications, launches PDFpen and PDFpenPro 13, a new major version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool for Mac. Version 13 introduces an updated UI, improved highlighting, MRC compression customization, and for Pro users, replacing Table of Contents entries.

Curious about how to redact a PDF? We tested popular methods of redaction to find out which ones work and which ones don't.

The internet has an infinite number of free printables available for everything from weekly house chores to monthly goals. Using PDFpen, you can customize them to your needs.

Not everything people say about the PDF format is true. In this article, we debunk 6 myths about PDF files.

Want to use PDFpen, but don’t have a Mac? Here’s how to run Mac apps on Windows.

With PDFpen, you can interact with PDF documents by highlighting, inserting text, and more. Learn more about PDFpen’s PDF annotation tools.