Plans and pricing for PDFelement

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Annual Plan

$49 $129 $129 $129
$79.99
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1-year of PDFelement updates
1-year access to all features
Free 20GB PDFelement Cloud storage
Work on desktop, mobile (iOS & Android) and web
Free 100GB20GB PDFelement Cloud storage
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Free tech support

2-Year Plan

$129 $149 $149 $149 $149
$109.99
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2-year of PDFelement updates
2-year access to all features
Free 20GB PDFelement Cloud storage
Work on desktop, mobile (iOS & Android) and web
Free 100GB20GB PDFelement Cloud storage
No watermark
Free tech support

Secure, Compliant, and Professional PDF Software - Award-Winning.

PDFelement stands out in G2 Winter 2026 as a Grid Leader, Momentum Leader, and High Performer for Enterprise, adding to its G2 Best Software Award 2024 - Top 50 Office Products, ISO 27001 - Information Security Management certification, and membership in the PDF Association.

Trial Version vs. Paid Version

Features Trial Paid (No Limits)
Unregistered Registered
Save
Save without Watermark
eSign
NEWRequest eSign 1 time (14-day trial) 3 times
Receipt AssistantClick here for more credits >>
NEWExtract Receipt Data 3 credits 10 credits
NEWExport Receipt Data
AI Click here for more AI uses>>
NEWTrial uses for PDF AI 10 uses 50 uses
NEWGenerate Image 3 times (14-day trial)
NEWIntelligent Image Editing 3 times (14-day trial)
Edit
NEWAdd Background 14-day trial
Edit 14-day trial 14-day trial
Watermark 14-day trial
Header & Footer 14-day trial
Bates Number 14-day trial 14-day trial
Tools
NEWScan Deskew 3 times (14-day trial)
Compress
Scrolling Screenshot
Recognize Table 3 times (14-day trial)
Combine PDF Up to 3 files within 20 MB (14-day trial)
Batch Process Up to 3 files within 20 MB (14-day trial)
Compare 14-day trial
OCR PDF OCR Results Preview
(14-day trial)
Convert PDF
Create
Create PDF
PDF Template Free templates available
(14-day trial)
Free templates available
(14-day trial)
Create Notes 3 times (14-day trial)
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See What Our Users Ask Frequently

  • Unregistered trial version:
    1. You aren't required to register or create an account to download and use PDFelement. However, the unregistered free trial version only offers limited functionality, such as Create, Edit, Protect, PDF Form, and other features.
    2. The unregistered trial version will add a watermark to your PDF file when you save it.

    Registered trial version:
    1. You're welcome to sign up for a 7-day free trial version to test nearly all features of our software with no credit card required.
    *The trial period starts when the software is launched on your device for the first time.
    2. The registered trial version will add a watermark to your PDF file when you save it.
    3. The registered trial version grants you a quota of different amounts of AI usage for using Lumi PDF AI reading assistant to translate, summarize, grammar check, explain, rewrite content in PDFs.
    4. When you use the Batch Process and Combine PDF features, it will process 3 files only with a maximum file size of 20 MB.

  • Download Insurance provides the product download service. It can insure you to download the purchased program when you need to reinstall within 24 months.

  • 1. Perpetual License
    A perpetual license is a license that does not expire, and it continues to authorize access to current PDFelement version (PDFelement 12) indefinitely. Please note that you have perpetual access to PDFelement 12, including free minor updates for PDFelement 12 (desktop). Major upgrades may require an additional purchase.

    2. Yearly Plan
    A yearly plan gives you access to the product and services yearly as soon as your payment is processed. You'll be charged the annual rate stated at the time of purchase as one lump sum, plus applicable taxes. Your yearly plan will renew automatically on your annual renewal date until you cancel. Renewal rates are subject to change, but you will be notified of any change in your rate with the option to cancel under these terms.

  • 1. Individual license is for a single user only, if you purchase multiple individual licenses, it still only allows one user to get access to the product. Team license is for multiple users situation, if more than 1 user needs PDFelement, please purchase Team license and you can manage users in your Wondershare ID account to decide who to use the product.

    2. Individual license and Team license provides the same product.

  • We offer a free watermarked trial evaluation copy of our software, providing a glimpse into the functionality of the paid version. This trial version offers a subset of the comprehensive features available in the paid version, allowing customers to make an informed decision before making a purchase. It's because of this 'try-before-you-buy' system that Wondershare provides a 30-day Money Back Guarantee only under the accepted technical circumstances. Please click here to learn more about our refund policy.

  • There's no extra charge to try the AI features, but they have usage limits. Both the free trial and the paid version initially include a quota of different amounts of AI usage. Once you reach the limit, there is an additional cost to unlock extra uses for continuing to use all AI features. To gain unlimited access to these AI features, you can purchase the Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, or Annual AI Add-on based on your needs. Please feel free to try the AI features - the product will notify you when your free quota is run out.
    Read more about the PDFelement AI Terms of Use.

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