PDF Expert update adds handwriting recognition, expands Apple Pencil support, more

Readdle’s latest PDF Expert update turns handwritten notes and annotations into searchable content across an entire document library, which can improve knowledge retrieval, reduce time lost to manual note review, and make iPad-based document workflows more useful for mobile and field teams. For CIOs, the strategic takeaway is that Apple’s new iOS/iPadOS capabilities are steadily making tablets more viable as enterprise productivity endpoints, but the highest-value features may be gated behind premium licensing and compatible Apple Pencil/iPad hardware, which IT will need to factor into device and app standardization decisions.