Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives

Adobe Acrobat DC is described as 'Create and edit PDFs. Collaborate with ease. E-sign documents and collect signatures. Get everything done in one app, wherever you work. Acrobat’s got it. Stay on top of your documents with powerful features for desktop, mobile, and web' and is a very popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Adobe Acrobat DC alternative is PDF-XChange Editor, which is free. Other great apps like Adobe Acrobat DC are PDF24 Creator, Nitro PDF , PDFgear and Master PDF Editor.

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Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or Document Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Windows + PDF Editor, Windows + Free, Windows, Linux 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. CopyFish icon
     19 likes

    Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.

    82 CopyFish alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    CopyFish vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    Luis Lobo
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    It only does OCR it is not a PDF editor.

    • CopyFish is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  2. xnotes icon
     3 likes

    xnotes is a handwriting-first notebook for phones and tablets, built for pen and stylus. Write, sketch and annotate with pressure-sensitive, variable-width ink, and nothing you draw is ever flattened.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Qpdf Tools icon
     2 likes

    Qpdf Tools is an easy-to-use Qt interface for Ghostscript and QPDF.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  4. PDFescape icon
     17 likes

    PDFescape is your free, online PDF reader, editor, form filler, & form designer. Without required downloads or installations! Without watermarks! Without required registration!

    96 PDFescape alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
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    PDFescape vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Good functionalities and very easy to use. It allows downloads without watermarks

    • PDFescape is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDFescape is a PDF Editor Adobe Acrobat DC is a PDF Reader
  5. VeryPDF PDF Editor is an easy-to-use application designed for users familiar with Microsoft Office and similar applications. VeryPDF PDF Editor provides tools to enable you freely write your own comments to the PDF document and share the comments with others.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. PDFtool.org icon
     3 likes

    A privacy-first PDF online editor, perform simple PDF modification without the need to install a application to your pc. Open the Website, turn of the wifi internet and start editing pdfs! Everything is processed locally only!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. APIs to view, convert, annotate, compare, sign, assemble, and search documents in your .NET or Java applications. Free 30-day trial.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Kami icon
     17 likes

    Cloud-based PDF viewer and annotation tool for your browser. Perfect for Chromebook 1:1 schools. View, export, print and share your PDF files straight from your browser. Kami works on all browsers and works best with Google Chrome.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Kami vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Very clunky to use and subscription price for full feature set is far too high

    • Kami is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Text to PDF, scan QR & Barcode to PDF, excel to PDF. It’s easy to use and 100% free.

    This app is like a one-stop solution. Try it now!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10.  8 likes

    Yet another PDF Printer? Yes! This PDF Printer has the intention to be completely open source. Print to PDF, PDF/A, PDF/X, PNG, JPEG, TIF and text.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PDF Squeezer icon
     3 likes

    PDF Squeezer allows you to compress your PDF files quickly and easily. Simply click on the file you need compressed, and drag-and-drop it into the app – easy as that!

    75 PDF Squeezer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. DeftPDF icon
     5 likes

    An all-in-one free online PDF editor that does not require subscriptions or installations! DeftPDF is a free online tool that makes editing and converting PDF easy in just a few clicks!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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