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title: "Free PDF editor for Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel) | Paperwing"
description: "A free, open-source PDF editor for macOS. Edit text, sign, OCR, redact, convert and compress PDFs offline on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. No account."
url: https://paperwingapp.com/mac/
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For macOS

# The free PDF editor for Mac.

Everything Preview doesn’t do, in a free desktop app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Edit, sign, convert and organize PDFs offline, with no account.

[Download for Windows](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe) · [Download for Mac](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg) · [Download Paperwing](https://paperwingapp.com/download/)

v1.2.3 · Windows 10 and 11 · 188 MB v1.2.3 · Apple Silicon · 192 MB · [Intel Mac?](https://paperwingapp.com/download/#mac) Free for Windows and macOS · v1.2.3 [Other versions](https://paperwingapp.com/download/)

## More than Preview, without the subscription

Preview is fine for reading and quick markup. When you need to change the words in a PDF, make a scan searchable, remove information properly or turn a document into Word, Paperwing does it, for free.

- [Edit text and images](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/edit-pdf/) in the page
- [OCR](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/ocr-pdf/) scanned documents
- [Redact](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/redact-pdf/) content for real
- [PDF to Word](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/pdf-to-word/) and [Word to PDF](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/word-to-pdf/)
- [Compress](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/compress-pdf/) large files
- [Sign](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/sign-pdf/) with a certificate and timestamp
- [Fill forms](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/fill-pdf-form/) , including XFA
- [100+ more tools](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/)

## A real Mac app

- **Native builds** for Apple Silicon and Intel.
- **⌘ shortcuts** that mirror Acrobat’s, including single-key tools like H, V and U.
- **Light and dark** themes that follow your Mac’s appearance.
- **Open PDFs with Paperwing by default:** select a PDF in Finder, File, Get Info, Open with: Paperwing, Change All.

## Private by default

Every tool runs on your Mac. There’s no account, no analytics and no telemetry, and your documents are never uploaded.

## Install it

1. Download the DMG for your Mac above, or from the [download page](https://paperwingapp.com/download/#mac) .
2. Open it and drag **Paperwing** into **Applications** .
3. The first time, right-click Paperwing in Applications and choose **Open** .

## Questions

### Does Paperwing run on Apple Silicon?

Yes. There are separate builds for Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4 and later) and Intel Macs, and the download button picks the right one for you.

### Which macOS versions are supported?

macOS 12 Monterey or later.

### How is it different from Preview?

Preview is good for reading, simple markup and signing. Paperwing adds editing the text and images in a PDF, OCR, real redaction, conversion to and from Word, Excel and PowerPoint, compression, forms, digital signatures and more than 100 other tools.

### Why does macOS warn me the first time?

Paperwing isn’t notarized by Apple yet. Right-click it in Applications and choose Open once. If macOS says it’s damaged, run xattr -cr /Applications/Paperwing.app in Terminal.

## Open your next PDF in Paperwing.

Free for Windows and macOS. No account, no subscription, nothing to sign up for.

[Download for Windows](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-Setup-1.2.3-x64.exe) · [Download for Mac](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing/releases/download/v1.2.3/Paperwing-1.2.3-mac-arm64.dmg) · [Download Paperwing](https://paperwingapp.com/download/) · [Star on GitHub](https://github.com/rohanvijaykumar/paperwing)

v1.2.3 · Windows 10 and 11 · 188 MB v1.2.3 · Apple Silicon · 192 MB · [Intel Mac?](https://paperwingapp.com/download/#mac) Free for Windows and macOS · v1.2.3 [Other versions](https://paperwingapp.com/download/)