{
  "id": 8090175,
  "title": "PDF Expert update adds handwriting recognition, expands Apple Pencil support, more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pdf-expert-update-adds-handwriting-recognition-expands-apple-pencil",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T20:03:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/17/pdf-expert-update-adds-handwriting-recognition-expands-apple-pencil-support-more/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Readdle released an update for PDF Expert on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, introducing new features that capitalize on the capabilities of the latest operating system versions. Among the highlights is an innovative Handwriting Recognition tool, which operates both within individual PDFs and across the user's entire library, including previously handwritten annotations and notes from other applications. This feature indexes these notes as regular text, allowing users to quickly locate content they may have jotted down but forgotten the location of. The Handwriting Recognition capability currently supports 29 languages, aligning with the language support provided by Apple's PKStrokeRecognizer API. As Apple continues to expand the API's language support, PDF Expert and its users can expect to benefit from this expansion as well.\n\nThe update is available to PDF Expert Premium users, while free users can still utilize the Text tool to manually write and convert their handwriting to typed text in real-time. Additionally, the update introduces support for the squeeze gesture on the Apple Pencil Pro, which brings up the app's tool palette. Users can now switch between various tools such as pens, markers, highlighters, shapes, stamps, signatures, and measurement instruments. They can also customize the appearance of their selected tool by adjusting color, thickness, and opacity. Moreover, users can access recent or favorite tools, as well as utilize the eraser function, and the ability to undo and redo actions.\n\nThe new Liquid Glass look is also extended across the app's interface, including the sidebar, document viewer, toolbar, and Presentation mode. Lastly, PDF Expert users will find dedicated undo and redo buttons directly within the document view for easier navigation. For more information about PDF Expert, users can visit the provided link.",
  "summary": "Readdle updated PDF Expert for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 this week, adding several new features, including searchable handwriting in 29 languages. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "PDF Expert adds Handwriting Recognition to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27",
    "Supports 29 languages for handwritten notes indexing",
    "Apple Pencil Pro squeeze gesture reveals tool palette"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}