7 Free PDF Converter Apps for Smartphones and Tablets

Everyone knows that PDFs are a pain to work with. They are difficult to edit, and even if you can edit them, you may not get the correct fonts. Can you save a file as a PDF on your phone? Probably not. Usually, you will need a laptop or desktop computer to convert a document or image to PDF , if you don’t have these apps.

Here is a list of iOS and Android apps that can help you convert any file to PDF, from Word, Excel, Powerpoint, JPEG, etc., all from your smartphone. So, no need to rush to find your laptop, if you need to immediately edit or convert a PDF file from work!

Table of Contents

• 1. PDFelement Lite
• 2. PDF Photos
• 3. pdfFiller
• 4. iLovePDF
• 5. Genius Scan
• 6. ClaroPDF
• 7. iAnnotate 4

1. PDFelement Lite

PDFelement Lite is an all-in-one PDF editor and converter that can be used to read, edit, annotate, and convert PDF files anytime, anywhere. You can also use this app to sign PDF files in case you need it for work.

Using this application, you can export PDF to different formats like Word, Excel, PPT, EPUB, HTML and more. You can also merge PDF files into one.

Perhaps the best thing about PDFelement is its font recognition feature – you no longer need to spend hours just figuring out which font to use to match the PDF file you are editing.

You can also take snapshots of documents and instantly convert them to PDF!

PDFELEMENT LITE FOR iOS 

2. PDF Photos

PDF Photos is an iOS PDF and photo conversion app that has built-in templates to choose from, templates that you can use to create the layout of the photos you want to convert to PDF. This works well for people who want to send photos rather than just documents, or create simple PDF presentations.

In a sense, it's like using the Photo Grid app, where you can place 2 - 4 images in a square.

You can also use this app to change the orientation of PDF files, adjust margins and paper size, scale images or fill the entire grid, etc.

PDF PHOTOS FOR iOS 

• The best file conversion apps on Android

3. pdfFiller

pdfFiller is more of a PDF creator than a converter, but you can of course do both. With the built-in editor, you can create documents and then convert them to PDF. It works for both iOS and Android, and has over 10 million templates that can be used to create documents faster, especially if you need some business templates like contracts, agreements, etc.

One great thing about pdfFiller is that you can create interactive PDFs with it. So you can create a PDF form and have the recipient edit it directly with or without using the app. If you have seen it before, some business PDF forms can be edited directly, where you can add your name, address, phone number, and other details. This is something that many PDF editor tools do not have.

PDFFILLER FOR iOS   PDFFILLER FOR ANDROID

4. iLovePDF

iLovePDF is a completely free to use PDF reader and editor that works on both iOS and Android. All the tools you will need to work with PDFs are included, such as merging PDFs, splitting, compressing, annotating, extracting images from PDFs, locking and unlocking, adding pages and watermarks, and of course it also works as a lightweight PDF reader.

iLovePDF supports 25 languages ​​and is still under active development, so the support of this tool is really amazing. iLovePDF has a paid version, but the free version will work without any problems for the average user. If you are only converting 1 - 3 files to PDF, iLovePDF will do fine. But if you are a regular user, you should consider the premium version (it has more features that are smoother and more efficient).

ILOVEPDF FOR iOS/ANDROID

5. Genius Scan

Genius Scan is the top-rated app on both iOS and Android, with over 20 million users and thousands of businesses using it in their daily operations. It may seem simple at first, but if you’re in the expense-recording business, you can use the app’s smart scanning feature to scan receipts or documents, automatically correcting for lighting, distortion, shadows, etc., then convert everything to PDF and export it to email, DropBox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, or even FTP.

This is a very powerful application that uses OCR technology so you can search PDF documents, extract text, etc. You can also batch scan in just seconds!

One of my favorite features of Genius Scan is security – you can encrypt any PDF file as well as lock the app with biometrics.

Genius Scan for iOS Genius Scan for Android

6. ClaroPDF

ClaroPDF is one of the few PDF viewing and conversion apps on iOS that takes full advantage of iOS's accessibility features. You can enable "Speak in Background" so your phone can read to you while your eyes are elsewhere or while you're using another app.

However, this app has many useful features that you will find useful. Annotate PDF, add notes, comments, smart zoom, add shapes, insert images, etc.

The Pro version includes more features, like different voices for text-to-speech, adding audio and video to PDFs, custom folders, syncing with iCloud, an extension that lets Safari save web pages as PDFs, and more.

ClaroPDF for iOS

7. iAnnotate 4

iAnnotate 4 is a paid PDF editor, viewer, and converter, but that shouldn't stop you from giving it a try. It works on both the iPhone and iPad Pro and is one of the best apps to use if you're always on the go and need something to jot down your thoughts.

Annotate, comment, edit, and then use the search function to find anything – text on photos you scanned, notes you wrote; something really powerful that only a handful of other apps offer.

One of the coolest things about this is that you can summarize all the annotations you’ve made in your document and forward them as an email – or as a new PDF. How cool is that?

iAnnotate 4 for iOS

Have you found the perfect PDF converter for your iPhone or Android device? There are many PDF converters online, but most of them are not secure. If you want to convert a Word file to PDF and the file contains sensitive information, you should probably use the approved apps on the Google Playstore or App Store.

Hope you find the right choice!