PDF Element is a good value alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro.
What do you like best?
PDFElement works well as an alternative to Acrobat Reader, but is far more powerful. Using this software you can perform many of the functions found in the much more expensive Acrobat DC Pro version. Once you get the hang of the interface you can indeed edit files rather than just perform reviewing functions. You can add or remove text or pictures, create forms, change the page order or add/remove pages. I use the Mac version: there is also a free version for iphone: I guess the IOS format is free because trying to do more complicated editing on a small screen is pretty limiting.
What do you dislike?
I have the PDFElement 6 version of the software, which is let down somewhat by a really ugly interface: in particular the colours of the menu made it virtually impossible to read the tab labels! This made it difficult to navigate through the functions, although with trial and error I did learn to find my way around the various functions. Also, I thought I had purchased a permanent license but it expired after a year, so you should check whether you are getting a subscription or ownership version before committing to a purchase. Subsequently, I purchased a permanent license. I've found that converting and editing files can do strange things sometimes to fonts, even if you change to a common one such as aria, resulting in many letters becoming joined together and therefore illegible. After saving a file it's therefore a good idea to reopen it (perhaps in Acrobat Reader) to check that the font hasnt garbled.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
I used PDF Element to work on a book project that would otherwise have required InDesign Acrobat DC Pro in order to edit the contents. It saved a lot of money for this work as the alternatives are expensive and INDesign in particular has a steep learning curve
