Adobe Acrobat DC AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as PDF Readers

The best open source PDF Reader alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC is Stirling-PDF. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC and 13 are open source PDF Readers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source PDF Reader alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are BentoPDF, Sioyek, LEKTRA and Papers.

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Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives are mainly PDF Readers, but if you're looking for PDF Editors or Ebook Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Windows + Free, Linux, Windows, Windows + Open Source and Android. 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 Adobe Acrobat DC.
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  1. Stirling-PDF icon
     58 likes

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

    99 Stirling-PDF alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
     
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  2. BentoPDF icon
     18 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.

    77 BentoPDF alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Sioyek icon
     24 likes

    Sioyek is a PDF viewer with minimal interface optimized for reading research papers and technical books.

    43 Sioyek alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  4. LEKTRA icon
     13 likes

    High-performance viewer for documents and images offering split tabs, customizable single or book layouts, portals for side-by-side sections, instant search, line highlight, annotation tools, link hints, searchable highlights, session management, and TOML config.

    44 LEKTRA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Papers icon
     14 likes

    A document viewer for the GNOME desktop. You can view, search or annotate documents in many different formats.

    76 Papers alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
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  6. A feature-rich, privacy-focused PDF app built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3. View, edit, and manage PDFs with 12 powerful tools including merge, split, compress, rotate, lock/unlock, and more. Supports bookmarks, table of contents, full-text search, and auto-scroll for...

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    • Android
     
  7. Xreader icon
     1 like

    Xreader is a document viewer capable of displaying multiple and single page document formats like PDF and Postscript.

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    • Linux
     
  8. LuxPDF icon
     3 likes

    Offers more than 15 free, open-source web-based PDF tools for editing, conversion, merging, splitting, compressing, metadata removal, and password removal, with all client-side processing, no ads, no file size or batch limits, and no registration required.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  10. Fadocx icon
     1 like

    All-in-one offline document viewer for Android with OCR and desktop-class rendering — private, open-source, zero tracking.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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