Hi, Apowerpdf team, I have tested your pdf software and it is good. But i have a suggestion for you. Yearly subscription system is not a good idea and many people and also me doesn't like it. Thanks gotd and apowerpdf team.

Only a one year subscription, gotta buy it again then.

ApowerPDF 3.3.1 tested last year, I dumped it. Nothing interesting, it is underdeveloped, requires many changes, no OCR, poor editing, not enough transparent menu. It is expensive, at such a price you can buy on the promotion: Foxit PDF, PDFelement 6 Pro, Ashampoo PDF Pro, Master
PDF Editor, etc. For reading a very good free PDF-XChange Viewer.

In addition to JustSayNo's comment,

I too don't use subscription or web based programs, but my reasons are that I travel extensively and many locations don't have internet access. Plus I just don't like funding their coffers for features I don't need beyond what I'm using. I think most companies using this scheme forget that! Although I understand the reasons they do that is to provide guaranteed ongoing income. But if we ever suffer from an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse)(God Forbid) either Man made or from the Sun, none of us who rely solely on the internet, will have lost access to all functionality and information, .... that's providing our phones or computers still work!

This giveaway seems to be a 1 year full license with updates then reverts to the trial version, and there is both a yearly and lifetime license with updates available for around 39.95/79.95 at the time I looked. One problem is that the pdf reader does not seem to function while the selection edit window is open at the same time, so for example when trying to delete pages you cant view the pdf to choose them at the same time, you have to browse first and write it down and needs to be fixed. The features of ocr and convert to word and others besides graphics seem to be missing at the moment that were mentioned.
If you are looking solely for deleting or splitting pages I liked the functionality of pdf page delete. Those features including merge and some of the other features are also in the pdfsam basic which is free and has some upgrades. There are many quality readers such as the free sumatrapdf or can try icecream ebook reader. This program includes printing to create pdfs but that too is available free or in some of the other inexpensive programs.
Where I think I may consider is as an editor so far it seems very capable with just clicking into text boxes and changing text similar to a program like word, removal of graphics and changing the backgrounds, header, footer, sign, watermark etc and was easier then pdfill pdf editor and did some good edits without even yet reading the directions but havent tested many other editors. My suggestion might be to make it two prices, with a lower price for the player and some of the features like the reader, delete, merge, and the higher price with the editor in line with competitor pricing.

I know other companies have 1 year subscriptions.. I dont use ANY of them because of that. Honestly all the hoops you need to jump through to use some software; I made the decision long ago to pass on all that stuff. I wont buy anything that is limited by time period. I suggest we all do this then the subscription model would die. Too many times Iv'e seen great software and the creator's company goes bust and you are left with wasted space on your HDD.

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Apparently missing are what I am looking for:

-- OCR Optical Character Recognition, along with scanned page page straightening sharpening and exposure and noise elimination

-- Intelligent and accurate conversion to epub.

Thanks, though, I'm sure the other basic functions ... function.
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Quick questions:

1. Will it stop working in a year from now, or
2. In a year, it will revert back to trial version, or
3. In a year, I simply lose the updates?

Can't accept the requirement to log in when I use the program. If I can't use it locally its not for me. Also not happy with the description not being up-front with the requirement to become a VIP member with annual subscription (one year free). I don't hold with deceptive sales gimmicks. GAOTD begins to worry me. Too many trial by back door offerings of late.

Trying to install and get the VIP message.Enter my name and email address. Click on "get it for free" – and I get an "oops page not found". No email with the license key. Any way I can get it?

Downloaded & installed. Problem reported on Win 7, saying a driver wouldn't load. Continued anyway & registered. Opens PDF's quickly, & seems useful for page changes etc. BEWARE - the Guide shows OCR & conversion to non-image formats, but they are not present as installed on my machine. On the guide these features show in the menu, but no sign in menu on mine. I may contnue to use this as a fast reader, but I'll use OCR & conversion features on other PDF s/w I have. I'll continue my search for a reliable PDF editor ......

Why doesn't the email state the

OS for which it works. I have XP (yes still). so can't comment how good this is but a great FREE almost anything to PDF convertor, if that's all you need is primo pdf (6.8 MB). Works on XP up.

Thank you Apowersoft and GAOTD for this, as you said Zen this is a fully licenced for a year piece of software. Reading the comments below I think a number of people forget that you buy a one year licence to a number of progs, Norton, Office 365 etc then have to renew your subscription to retain the full functionality you have. Apowersoft and all the other companies generously offer their software here, some here say we are the beta testers., As these companies clearly show the price in the nice blue box above that a number seem to miss, it would indicate to me that these are "live" releases, is this any different to the big boys new releases?

a usual PDF program expects also a converter to word!!!!! Only conversion to images, so no use for extracting texts from a pdf. No go for me!!!!

For me, whatever its other features, any PDF software without OCR (optical character recognition), which allows the processing of scanned PDF documents, is a no go.