CutePDF Writer Alternatives for Mac

CutePDF Writer is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Stirling-PDF, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CutePDF Writer and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to CutePDF Writer are Adobe Acrobat DC, KDAN PDF, PDF Reader Pro and CUPS-PDF.

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  1. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
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    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    324 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  2. KDAN PDF icon
     185 likes

    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    267 KDAN PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Read, edit, annotate, and sign PDF documents with built-in AI features like summarize and translate, OCR in 50+ languages, fill forms, export to major formats offline, apply watermarks, compress files, secure with passwords, and use text-to-speech on all major platforms.

    78 PDF Reader Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. CUPS-PDF icon
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    CUPS-PDF is designed to produce PDF files in a heterogeneous network by providing a PDF printer on the central fileserver. It is available under the GPL and is packaged for many different distributions or can be built directly out of the source files.

    55 CUPS-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. PDFify icon
     2 likes

    PDF creation with text recognition and scanner support. Features email and webpage import to PDF. Reduce file size by optimizing PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  6. Cisdem PDFCreator for Mac lets you easily create PDF from Word, PowerPoint, EPUB, Text, RTFD, HTML, CHM, JPG, and PNG, etc. It can do both partial conversion of one single file and batch conversion, and even merged conversion with several files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Elimisoft PDF Creator is a great way to help you create PDF from Word(.docx), PowerPoint(.pptx), Plain Text, RTFD, HTML, EPUB, and Image(.png, .gif, .tif, .jpeg, etc). It also keeps the origin formatting after creating!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. RWTS PDFwriter is an OSX 11.0+ compatible print driver that enables you to “print” your documents directly to a pdf file. It has similar functionality to CutePDF on Windows.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. PDF Reader Air is the ideal app for anyone who works with PDFs in the office or at home. Optimizing your work quality and productivity couldn’t be easier!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. pdfly icon
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    pdfly (say: PDF-li) is a pure-python CLI application for manipulating PDF files.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
  11. Save as WWF icon
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    The WWF format is a PDF that cannot be printed out. It’s a simple way to avoid unnecessary printing. So here’s your chance to save trees and help the environment. Decide for yourself which documents don't need printing out – then simply save them as WWF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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