Best PDF read/write app for MacOS?

[breather]

As the title says, whats the best PDF read/write app for MacOS?

Clarification.
How often: Sporadically
Payment (if necessary): No Subscription
Bloatware: No
Easy: Yes
For what: Reading, filing out forms.

 

[Slartibart]

I mean everything Adobe comes directly to mind - but, depending on the kind of document, there are a lot of options. What exactly do you want to do? Home or professional application?

 

[chabig]

When Adobe comes to my mind, I think bloat. Preview does just about everything except it can't create Tables of Contents.

 

[PeteBurgh]

I agree with @Slartibart here - more information is needed to answer your question helpfully. The 'best' PDF application is completely contingent on your needs. I have an Acrobat Professional subscription which is indispensable for some things, but I primarily use PDF Viewer for annotations.

A useful clarifying question would be - what do you want/need to do that you can't do in Preview?

 

[RaphaZ]

Tough question!
After experiments, I use Zotero and Microsoft 365. I have payed like 20$ to help Zotero's project and Microsoft license is free for students in my University.

 

[breather]

Have clarified the original Question.

 

[bogdanw]

Might fail your “Bloatware: No” requirement 🙂 but it’s worth remembering about it
How to Use Microsoft Edge's Built-In PDF Editor
https://www.makeuseof.com/use-edge-pdf-editor/
How to use Microsoft Edge as a PDF editor

 

[polemarxos]

PDFgear has been excellent since I've discovered it a few months ago. Can read and edit for free.

 

[kkee]

As the title says, whats the best PDF read/write app for MacOS?

Clarification.
How often: Sporadically
Payment (if necessary): No Subscription
Bloatware: No
Easy: Yes
For what: Reading, filing out forms.

Seems like Preview ticks all your boxes.

If you need to know how to filling out forms, read this: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/preview/prvw35725/11.0/mac/12.0