Start with the form you need to deliver. The ordinary Editor and Editor Plus share a Windows workflow, but the documented form-creation and Enhanced OCR entitlements distinguish Plus. Paying for Plus is relevant when one of those tasks is essential; it is not evidence that every PDF will render more accurately. Compare a saved interactive form in another reader and inspect OCR errors before deciding. Both prices describe a perpetual edition, while maintenance and future upgrades need their own check. The table preserves each edition’s source and limits, and neither price is substituted for the other.
Vendor sources and our tests are labelled separately. Independent tests that have not been run are not implied.
Vendor documentation is shown below. Independent tests are pending. Totals show known charges in each product’s currency; no currency conversion, tax or future price increase is assumed. List charges exclude volume discounts.
Known 1-year cost · 1 person$62.00Tax excluded. Single-user perpetual license with one year of maintenance included. Optional maintenance extensions and taxes are extra; future versions require valid maintenance.
Edit existing textAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Edits existing PDF text; document fidelity has not been tested.
Read scanned text (OCR)Available · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Standard OCR is included; Enhanced OCR requires Editor Plus.
Create fillable formsNot supportedOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Creating and editing fillable form fields requires Editor Plus. Filling existing forms is a different task.
Fill existing formsNot established
Annotate & signAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Annotation and signature tools are listed for this edition.
Merge & organize pagesAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Page insertion and document organization are documented.
Permanently redact textTool documented · outcome test neededOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Redaction and sanitization tools are advertised. Permanent removal still needs an extraction test on the exact installed version.
Offline core taskLocal core task documented · task test pending
Form creation and Enhanced OCR require Editor Plus. Manual offline activation needs a connected second device for the license exchange.
Known 1-year cost · 1 person$79.00Tax excluded. Single-user perpetual license with one year of maintenance included. Optional maintenance extensions and taxes are extra; future versions require valid maintenance.
Edit existing textAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Edits existing PDF text; document fidelity has not been tested.
Read scanned text (OCR)Available · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Enhanced OCR is included in Editor Plus.
Create fillable formsAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Creating and editing fillable form fields requires Editor Plus. Filling existing forms is a different task.
Fill existing formsNot established
Annotate & signAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Annotation and signature tools are listed for this edition.
Merge & organize pagesAvailable · official sourceOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Page insertion and document organization are documented.
Permanently redact textTool documented · outcome test neededOfficial source · 12 Sept 2026Redaction and sanitization tools are advertised. Permanent removal still needs an extraction test on the exact installed version.
Offline core taskLocal core task documented · task test pending
Windows Editor Plus includes form creation and Enhanced OCR. Manual offline activation still needs a second connected device for the license exchange.
The source documentation distinguishes enhanced OCR and form creation in Editor Plus. Select the requirement you actually need and inspect its source, date and limitations. Do not assume a higher edition makes every document task more accurate.
Test before committing to a license
Use the same file and intended workflow in the exact editions you are considering. Check the current purchase and maintenance terms on the vendor’s official pages; an unknown amount in this comparison is not a zero-cost license.
