While primarily a PDF editor, the "enhanced OCR" and "split/merge" features in the licensed version of PDF-XChange provide surprisingly good imposition tools for basic office needs.
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| Feature | PDF Snake (Legacy) | Foxit PDF Editor | Adobe Acrobat Pro | PDFelement | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | | Mac Support | Poor (Wine/Java) | Native | Native | Native | | Subscription Cost | Low (Perpetual) | Mid | High ($15/mo) | Low (Perpetual) | | Learning Curve | Steep (Old UI) | Medium | Medium | Very Easy | | Cloud Storage | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Java Required? | Yes | No | No | No | While primarily a PDF editor, the "enhanced OCR"
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