HVACVisor vs iLovePDF — Quick Contractor Review (2025)

Here’s the fast version: HVACVisor actually reads technical documents, and iLovePDF doesn’t. If you’ve tried to OCR shop drawings through iLovePDF, you already know what happens — you get a blank output or a bunch of random characters.

HVACVisor is built for HVAC/MEP work; iLovePDF is built for basic PDF chores. That’s the whole story.

Where HVACVisor Wins (by a lot)

• Reads shop drawings, wiring diagrams, legends, callouts
• Works on blurry/rotated jobsite photos
• Pulls out part numbers, notes, small text
• Actually recognizes equipment tags
• Gives readable text instead of garbage

If you've ever tried to transcribe a 30-page AAON submittal manually, the difference is obvious.

What iLovePDF Is Actually Good At

• Merging PDFs
• Compressing PDFs
• Splitting pages
• Converting simple typed documents

And that’s it. The OCR is basically unusable on anything technical — especially mechanical drawings or weird scanned pages.

Quick Comparison