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- Fits
- A browser PDF editor that documents existing-text editing, form fields, annotations and downloads without installing the desktop app.
- Main limit
- Files are uploaded for server processing and automatically deleted after two hours. Free use is limited to 200 pages or 50 MB and three tasks per hour. Scanned-image text is not editable as existing text in this tool.
- Evidence
- Scoped original outcomes plus documented claims
This record combines scoped original tests with vendor documentation. Review the exact tested environment and limitations below. Test non-sensitive copies of your own files before switching. Platform support does not establish support for every operating system version.
- Edition
- Online Free · browser
- Platforms
- Browser
- Installation
- web
- Source-identified version
- Web build number not exposed on the reviewed page
- Last original test
- 3 Oct 2026
- Version tested
- See exact versions in the task results below
Evidence recheck in progress
Previous evidence is retained. A monitoring alert is not proof that the previous fact is wrong. Only fields marked “Recheck required” are withheld from tested matches or affected cost estimates.
- Edition-wide source scope, Price and billing, Read scanned text (OCR), Fill existing forms, Edit existing text, Create fillable forms, Merge & organize pages, Annotate & sign, Permanently redact text, Offline requirements · Source review pending; no decision hold
Source content changed. Compare the before/after excerpt and verify affected fields before restoring eligibility.
Opened: 4 Oct 2026 · Changed source - Edition-wide source scope, Price and billing, Read scanned text (OCR), Fill existing forms, Edit existing text, Create fillable forms, Merge & organize pages, Annotate & sign, Permanently redact text, Offline requirements · Source review pending; no decision hold
Source content changed. Compare the before/after excerpt and verify affected fields before restoring eligibility.
Opened: 11 Oct 2026 · Changed source
Each capability row retains its last recorded source/test date. Other fields remain governed by their own evidence and freshness. No completion date is promised.
Capability evidence
Official sources establish advertised availability and limits. A recorded task test separately establishes what worked in a specific environment.
Edit existing text
Available · official sourceThe official editor page documents clicking existing text to edit it; scanned PDFs are excluded from that existing-text workflow.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Read scanned text (OCR)
Not supportedThis editor workflow does not edit text inside scanned images. OCR is a separate Sejda tool and task.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Create fillable forms
Available · official sourceThe editor documents creating text, multiline, dropdown, checkbox and radio fields.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Fill existing forms
Available · official sourceThe editor documents filling existing form fields.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Annotate & sign
Available · official sourceHighlights, shapes, text and signatures are documented.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Merge & organize pages
Not supportedMerging is a separate Sejda tool, not this exact editor task.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Permanently redact text
Tool documented · outcome test neededWhiteout is documented, but covering content is not evidence that underlying text was permanently removed.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026No hands-on result is implied by an official-source check. Unresolved outcomes remain excluded from tested recommendations.
Sejda Online OCR: one synthetic OCR output
This online OCR tool returned a downloaded PDF with extractable text and matches for three test strings. The extracted symbol rows differed from the source. Proofreading was still needed.
One clean, single-page English fixture; one Browser run per tool. No accuracy percentage, overall winner, editable-document result, desktop result or tested exact match is established.
Image-only PDF containing the exact same source pixels uploaded to Sejda Online OCR. This is Sejda’s separate online OCR tool, not an existing-text edit in its PDF editor. No Sejda Desktop or editor-fidelity outcome is established.
Compare the source, outputs, settings and limitsDownload the original OCR PDFInspect the test record and checksums
Offline use and network dependencies
Setup, activation, local work and cloud services can have different requirements.
Install / first load needs internet
Yes · documentedNo desktop installation is required, but loading the editor requires internet.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Account / license activation needs internet
No · documentedThe stated free workflow does not require a paid license; hourly limits apply.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Core task works locally
No · documentedFiles are uploaded and processed by the web service. Use Sejda Desktop when local processing is required.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026Cloud features or dependencies
Yes · documentedServer processing is required. The page states automatic deletion after two hours.
Official source ↗Source checked: 26 Sept 2026A complete disconnected installation, activation and task run has not been independently tested.
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