Free Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives Filtered by 'Portable'

The best free alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC is PDF-XChange Editor. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC and 16 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are Stirling-PDF, BentoPDF, Paperwork and Minimal PDF Compress.

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  1. PDF-XChange Editor icon

    PDF-XChange Editor

     173 likes

    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.

    153 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Version 10 (2024)
     
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    PDF-XChange Editor vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    munteanzeno
    3

    Can make small edits for free (comments, extra text). Search bar is simple and works well.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    A lot of things that you can't do. Didn't worked well enough for me at all.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alternative User
    Positive
    0

    Adding signature and adding text is available for free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 15 comments
    • PDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDF-XChange Editor is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  2. Stirling-PDF icon

    Stirling-PDF

     54 likes

    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    95 Stirling-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
    Stirling-PDF screenshot 1
     
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    Stirling-PDF vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    KimiBCN
    Negative
    0

    It lacks many features and has bugs. The PDF open button sometimes disappears.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • Stirling-PDF is Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  4. BentoPDF icon

    BentoPDF

     14 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    72 BentoPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    BentoPDF screenshot 1
     
  6. Minimal PDF Compress icon

    Minimal PDF Compress

     2 likes

    Comprehensive PDF utility enabling advanced lossy, lossless, and archival compression, high-resolution image conversion, page rotation or deletion, merging, splitting, and batch processing, all with a minimal interface, offline operation, and cross-platform support.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Minimal PDF Compress screenshot 1
     
  7. Speedpdf Editor icon

    Speedpdf Editor

     1 like

    Speedpdf Editor is an easy-to-use and full-featured PDF editor. Support one-click paragraph editing, say goodbye to tedious and time-consuming single-line editing; automatically recognize fonts, saving time and effort; full text annotation can make it easier for you to read...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Interface displayed at startup
     
  9. CuneiForm icon

    CuneiForm

     10 likes

    CuneiForm (OpenOCR) is a text recognition software for printed templates. Manuscripts or PDF-files, the program can not recognize, however, but table structures. The language-model is applicable for 20 languages, and the results can be used as HTML, RTF or ASCII text to save, or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    OCR Main Window
     
  10. Quick PDF Join icon

    Quick PDF Join

     2 likes

    Quick PDF Join is a cross-platform, simple application that joins multiple PDF files together.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Screenshot Dark
     
  11. Simple VaultPDF icon

    Simple VaultPDF

     1 like

    Secure, local-first PDF editor. Edit, merge, split, OCR text extraction, and manage PDFs offline. No cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    Simple VaultPDF screenshot 1
     
  12. RevPDF icon

    RevPDF

     1 like

    Professional PDF tools without the cloud. 100% offline, native performance, and zero data collection. Your documents stay where they belong: on your device.

    53 RevPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    RevPDF screenshot 1
     
  13. Nux Convert icon

    Nux Convert

     1 like

    Nux Convert is an all-in-one, privacy-focused web app for file conversion, compression, and AI-powered editing, with all processing done 100% locally in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    main
     
  14. QwikPDF icon

    QwikPDF

     Like

    QwikPDF is a free, all-in-one online PDF tool to edit, merge, convert, and sign PDFs instantly—no downloads, no watermarks, no limits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    QwikPDF screenshot 1
     
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