PDF Nomad was built from the ground up for, and requires, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and uses its infrastructure to provide an overall smoother experience. In addition PDF Nomad arguably has a more attractive user interface and certain operations are easier to perform than in PDFClerk Pro. Not all features of PDFClerk Pro are available in PDF Nomad, and vice versa. PDFClerk Pro is available for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and up, and is compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).
A ++ indicates more elaborate and/or more convenient support.
| Feature | PDF Clerk Pro | PDF Nomad |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Minimum system version | Requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later. | Requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later. |
| Native file format | PDFClerk file format. (Exports PDF format.) | PDF format. |
| Full screen support | YES | YES++ (Lion savvy) |
| Import | ||
| Insert documents (PDF, graphic, text) | YES | YES |
| Interleave PDF documents | YES | YES |
| Overlay PDF documents | YES | YES |
| Merge annotations from PDF documents | YES | NO |
| Import form data from CVS | YES | NO |
| Import by dragging pages from Finder | YES | YES |
| Export | ||
| Explode | YES | YES |
| Explode into chapters | NO | YES |
| Split even/odd | YES | YES |
| Explode into bitmaps | YES | YES |
| Export text | YES | YES |
| Export speech | YES | YES |
| Export form data | YES | NO |
| Export selected pages only | YES | YES |
| Export by dragging pages into Finder | YES | YES |
| Apply filters during export/saving | YES | YES |
| Annotations | ||
| Annotate with markups, vector shapes and text boxes | YES++ (more elaborate) | YES++ (more convenient) |
| Create PDF forms | YES++ (more elaborate) | YES |
| Finishing and proofing marks | YES | YES |
| Watermarks | YES | YES |
| Stamp page labels on pages | YES | YES++ (more convenient) |
| Page Layout | ||
| Impositions | YES++ (user defined) | YES (book/magazine layout only) |
| Automatic Creep Compensation | YES | YES |
| Shift page content | YES | YES++ |
| Rotate pages | YES | YES |
| Resize and scale pages | YES | YES++ |
| Manage display boxes | YES | YES++ |
| Split pages | YES | YES++ |
| Tile pages | NO | YES |
| Merge pages | YES | YES |
| Reorder pages | YES | YES |
| Add/delete pages | YES | YES |
| Automation | ||
| Create outlines from table of contents | YES | YES |
| Create outlines from links | YES | YES |
| Link table of contents entries to target pages | YES | YES |
| Link index entries to target pages | YES | YES |
| Link cross-document references to target pages | YES | YES |
| Batch find and replace in outlines | YES | YES |
| Batch select outlines by level | NO | YES |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Apple Script support | YES | NO |
| Encrypt documents | YES | YES |
| Split Preview Canvas (optional second independent view of your document) | NO | YES |
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