Nitro PDF Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Nitro PDF for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is PDF-XChange Editor, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Nitro PDF and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Nitro PDF are PDFsam, PDF24 Creator, Adobe Acrobat DC and Master PDF Editor.

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Nitro PDF alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or PDF Printers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, Windows + Free, Mac, Android and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Nitro PDF .
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  1. Feature-rich PDF editor offering direct content editing, ABBYY OCR, viewing, annotation, form filling, PDF merging, compression, and encryption. Operates efficiently offline, requiring no registration and no ads, while providing privacy-focused features and convenient portability.

    157 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  2. PDFsam icon
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    Free and open source desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF files.

    149 PDFsam alternatives

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  3. PDF24 Creator icon
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    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    183 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
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    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    335 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  5. Master PDF Editor is complete solution for editing PDF and XPS files. You can insert, edit, remove, copy, add images or graphics. Export, import, remove and change page layouts. Also Master PDF Editor provides full functionality for changing PDF information, including author...

    143 Master PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    180 Qoppa PDF Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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  7. Sejda icon
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    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    148 Sejda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Comprehensive suite offering eSign, OCR, multi-platform editing, cloud integration, and robust security. Ideal for professional or personal use, facilitating collaboration while protecting content.

    60 Foxit PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. KDAN PDF icon
     187 likes

    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    273 KDAN PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Soda PDF icon
     11 likes

    Soda PDF was created with the user in mind. Smart, reliable, and accessible, our software is designed with a focus on giving you the most useful features in an easy-to-use package.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. UPDF icon
     4 likes

    Edit, annotate, and convert PDFs with OCR capabilities, AI-assisted tools for summaries and translations. It supports file protection and offers 2GB of cloud storage for secure management.

    78 UPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. PDFedit icon
     24 likes

    Free (and open source) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version + commandline interface. Scripting is used to a great extent in editor and almost anything can be scripted, it is possible to create own scripts or plugins.

    96 PDFedit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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