PDF Editors

Some years ago you had to buy Adobe's Acrobat Suite to be able to edit and modify PDF files, but nowadays there are loads of alternatives. Even some that are free and/or Open Source.

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Sejda
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Google Chrome
74 alternatives to Sejda
Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.
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Sejda Features
1. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
2. Sign PDF filesSejda support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
3. Split PDF filesSejda can split PDF files into multiple documents.
4. PDF annotationSejda support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
5. PDF compressionSejda can reduce the size of your PDF without losing quality
Edit PDF
Combine PDF
Crop PDF
Convert PDF to image
Convert images to PDF
Convert PDF to Excel document
Convert PDF to Word document
PDF OCR
Sign PDF files
Split PDF files
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Icecream PDF Editor
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Windows
37 alternatives to Icecream PDF Editor
Excellent powerful tool to edit PDF, annotate PDF, redact, protect and more.

PRO Version includes: Remove default watermark Combine PDF files Lifetime license - Windows Commercial use Priority Support.
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Icecream PDF Editor Features
1. PDF annotationIcecream PDF Editor support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
PDF annotation
Create PDF files
Edit PDF
PDF Redaction
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PDF Reader
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
239 alternatives to PDF Reader
PDF Reader is the ideal app for anyone who works with PDFs in the office or at home. PDF Reader allows you to organize all annotated information with a few taps.
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PDF Reader Features
1. Sign PDF filesPDF Reader support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
2. PDF compressionPDF Reader can reduce the size of your PDF without losing quality
3. PDF annotationPDF Reader support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
Freehand Writing
Multiple languages
Sign PDF files
Create PDF files
PDF compression
Tabbed interface
Edit PDF
Digital fax
PDF annotation
Built-in File Manager
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Squid
Freemium • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
Vector Graphic App
PDF Editor
Android
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
Kindle Fire
17 alternatives to Squid
Take handwritten notes naturally on your Android tablet, phone, or Chromebook supporting Android apps! With Squid you can write just like you would on paper using an active pen, passive stylus, or your finger.
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Squid Features
1. PDF annotationSquid support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Handwritten NotesSquid supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
3. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
Infinite canvas
Import pdf files
PDF annotation
Export to PDF
Handwritten Notes
Combine PDF
Handwriting
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Foxit PhantomPDF
Paid • Proprietary
PDF Editor
PDF Reader
Windows
63 alternatives to Foxit PhantomPDF
Full-featured solution to view, create, edit, comment, collaborate online, secure, organize, export, OCR, and sign PDF documents and forms. Now available with ConnectedPDF technology.
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Foxit PhantomPDF Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
OCR
Edit PDF
Create PDF files
PDF Redaction
Bates numbering
Scan to PDF
Discontinued
Foxit has replaced "Foxit PhantomPDF" with "Foxit PDF Editor Pro". You are not able to download or purchase "PhantomPDF" anymore.
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PDF-Shuffler
Free • Open Source
PDF Editor
Linux
74 alternatives to PDF-Shuffler
Merge, split, rotate, crop and rearrange pdf documents and their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
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PDF-Shuffler Features
1. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
2. Split PDF filesPDF-Shuffler can split PDF files into multiple documents.
Split and merge PDF files
Crop PDF
Rotate pages
GPLv3
Combine PDF
Split PDF files
Sort pages
Gtk
Discontinued
The last update is from November 2018.
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PDF24 Tools
Free • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Online
121 alternatives to PDF24 Tools
The Swiss Army Knife for PDFs.
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PDF24 Tools Features
1. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
2. Works OfflinePDF24 Tools can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Export to PDF
Combine PDF
Create PDF files
Progressive Web App
Works Offline
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PDFill
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Windows
147 alternatives to PDFill
With PDFill you can create, fill, delete and submit PDF form fields; insert new formatted text, check, image, hyperlink, whiteout, highlight, drawing, comment and annotation anywhere in the document; save, print or email the filled and password-protected PDF; save and resume...
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PDFill Features
1. Fill PDF FormsPDFill supports forms in PDF files.
2. Sign PDF filesPDFill support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
3. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
4. PDF annotationPDFill support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
5. Split PDF filesPDFill can split PDF files into multiple documents.
Fill PDF Forms
Convert images to PDF
Sign PDF files
Convert PDF to image
Support for Batch Mode
Swiss-army knife
Create PDF files
Combine PDF
Scan to PDF
Swiss-army knife tool
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LiquidText
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Note-taking Tool
Mac
Windows
iPad
13 alternatives to LiquidText
LiquidText offers a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across all your docs: then apply the results to writing reports or simply studying. Pull out key facts and connect them together
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LiquidText Features
1. PDF annotationLiquidText support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
Text Highlighting
PDF annotation
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Wondershare PDFelement
Paid • Proprietary
PDF Editor
PDF Reader
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
103 alternatives to Wondershare PDFelement
Wondershare PDFelement is a professional PDF tool that enables users to edit text, OCR, images, objects on PDF, merger or split a PDF file, convert PDF to MS Word, edit and fill out PDF forms.
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Wondershare PDFelement Features
1. Sign PDF filesWondershare PDFelement support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
2. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
3. PDF compressionWondershare PDFelement can reduce the size of your PDF without losing quality
Create PDF files
PDF OCR
Convert PDF to Word document
Sign PDF files
Watermarking
OCR
Watermark images
PDF compression
Split and merge PDF files
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PDFtk
Freemium • Open Source
PDF Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
35 alternatives to PDFtk
PDFtk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. It comes in three flavors: PDFtk Free, PDFtk Pro, and our original command-line tool PDFtk Server.
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PDFtk Features
1. Split PDF filesPDFtk can split PDF files into multiple documents.
2. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
Document Merging
Split PDF files
Combine PDF
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Flexcil
Freemium • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
PDF Editor
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
19 alternatives to Flexcil
PDF annotation, reading and management.
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Flexcil Features
1. Handwritten NotesFlexcil supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
2. Support for GesturesFlexcil supports touch or mouse gestures and interactions.
3. PDF annotationFlexcil support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
4. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
Drag and Drop
Hyperlinks
Handwritten Notes
Folders
Import PDF
Support for Gestures
Handwriting
PDF annotation
Edit PDF
Digital Laser Pointer
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PDF Candy
Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Windows
Online
136 alternatives to PDF Candy
PDF Candy is an online PDF toolset of 24 services for successful processing of PDF files. The service is free for single-file operations and does not require an account. A desktop application is also offered,
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PDF Candy Features
1. Fill PDF FormsPDF Candy supports forms in PDF files.
2. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
3. Split PDF filesPDF Candy can split PDF files into multiple documents.
Text Highlighting
Fill PDF Forms
Highlighter
Combine PDF
Convert PDF to Word document
JPG to PDF Conversion
Reduce size
Convert Word documents to PDF
Split PDF files
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PDF Mix Tool
Free • Open Source
PDF Editor
Linux
41 alternatives to PDF Mix Tool
PDF Mix Tool is a simple and lightweight application that allows you to split, merge, rotate and mix PDF files. It is written in C++ and depends only on Qt 5 and PoDoFo.
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PDF Mix Tool Features
1. Split PDF filesPDF Mix Tool can split PDF files into multiple documents.
2. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
Split and merge PDF files
Split PDF files
Combine PDF
Top 3 alternatives
Readiris
Paid • Proprietary
PDF Editor
Mac
Windows
56 alternatives to Readiris
PDF and OCR publishing software (optical character recognition) for MAC & WINDOWS. Do you dream of an intelligent PDF and OCR solution to intuitively manage your documents? You've found it.
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Readiris Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Image recognition
OCR
Convert PDF to Word document
Convert PDF to Excel document
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