Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Nitro PDF . It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Master PDF Editor or PDFgear. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are PDF Expert, Foxit PDF Editor, Sejda and Qoppa PDF Studio.

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  1. Nitro PDF  icon
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    Nitro offers comprehensive PDF solutions for editing, creating, and converting, alongside OCR and e-signature tools. Supports Mac, Windows, and iOS, providing a user-friendly interface with industry-standard security features. Ideal as an Adobe Acrobat alternative.

    167 Nitro PDF alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top Nitro PDF Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  Convert PDF to Excel document
    3.  Text to Speech
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  PDF encryption
    6.  OCR
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  PDF Redaction
    9.  PDF OCR
    10.  Batch conversion
    11.  Convert PDF to Word document
    12.  Create PDF files

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    Comments about Nitro PDF as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Bob Henry
    Negative Sep 27, 2022
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    This is by far the worst software purchase I can remember making. OCR sucks and is hardly useable. Reorganizing and merging documents are confusing and difficult.

    Stay well away from this one is my advice.

    chrisrosetech
    Positive Dec 10, 2022
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    I have been using NitroPDF for several years. I think it is the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat software.

    The software has almost all the features, if not better features than Acrobat itself.

    I can create form fill documents, place stamps, edit and do much more with NitroPDF.

    The OCR function has worked really well for me on a second generation scanned document.

    I highly recommend NitroPDF and feel it's well worth the money.

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    • Most users think Nitro PDF is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • Nitro PDF is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Nitro PDF is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Nitro PDF is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is also Paid and Proprietary
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    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...

    136 Master PDF Editor alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Top Master PDF Editor Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10.  PDF compression
    11.  Fill PDF Forms
    12.  PDF encryption

    Master PDF Editor VS Adobe Acrobat DC

     
    Comments about Master PDF Editor as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
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    Guest
    Negative Mar 8, 2017
    24

    Free version for windows will include watermark on saved documents.

    Guest
    Positive Dec 6, 2018
    4

    Has all the basic features such as merge, split, delete and it is in active development and it is available for LINUX :)

    Guest
    Positive May 1, 2017
    -1

    It has more festures in the payed version and thus suites my usecase and it actually works on linux and does not just say it does and then it doesnt, at least that was the case with pdfsam in the extended version.

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    • Most users think Master PDF Editor is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • Master PDF Editor is the most popular Linux alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • Master PDF Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  3. PDFgear icon
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    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    26 PDFgear alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Split PDF files
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  OCR
    7.  PDF annotation
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  PDF compression
    10.  Sign PDF files
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  PDF encryption

    PDFgear VS Adobe Acrobat DC

     
    Comments about PDFgear as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Shaz Shah
    Positive Dec 10, 2024
    0

    It does an excellent job of converting my M$ docs. The OCR capabilities are really good and the ability to arrange pages (including splitting and merging with other PDFs) is another bonus. The install is lightweight in comparison to Adobe Acrobat and I've not had any stability issues... yet

    Guest
    Positive Jan 15, 2025
    0

    Faster. No pop-ups trying to sell add ons.

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    • Almost everyone thinks PDFgear is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • PDFgear is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC.

    • PDFgear is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDFgear is LightweightAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  4. PDF Expert icon
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    PDF Expert lets you read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes and save these changes being compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Moreover, PDF Expert is the only iPhone application that can fill PDF forms!

    109 PDF Expert alternatives

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    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top PDF Expert Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Highlighter
    4.  PDF encryption
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  OCR
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Fill PDF Forms
    11.  Split PDF files
    12. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

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    Comprehensive suite offering eSign, OCR, multi-platform editing, cloud integration, and robust security. Ideal for professional or personal use, facilitating collaboration while protecting content.

    46 Foxit PDF Editor alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top Foxit PDF Editor Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Built-in AI Assistant
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  Convert PDF to Word document
    7.  Convert PDF to Excel document
    8.  Create PDF files
    9.  Convert PDF to HTML
    10.  PDF Redaction
    11.  Convert PDF to Text
    12.  Convert PDF to Powerpoint

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  6. 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.

    92 Sejda alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Top Sejda Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Crop PDF
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  PDF compression
    8.  PDF annotation
    9.  Convert PDF to image
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  PDF OCR
    12.  Convert images to PDF

    Sejda VS Adobe Acrobat DC

     
    Comments about Sejda as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Interstellar_1
    Positive Jan 25, 2024
    0

    You get a limited amount of file edits per day, and the app is just an electron wrapper of the website, but it works well.

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    • Most users think Sejda is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • Sejda is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
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    Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    174 Qoppa PDF Studio alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  Sign PDF files
    3.  Scan to PDF
    4.  PDF Redaction
    5.  Convert PDF to Word document
    6.  Create PDF files
    7.  Fill PDF Forms
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  OCR
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Ad-free

    Qoppa PDF Studio VS Adobe Acrobat DC

     
    Comments about Qoppa PDF Studio as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    bunnyhero
    Positive Mar 26, 2022
    0

    Much easier than Acrobat for advanced features.

    Guest
    Positive Nov 23, 2022
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    It does most of the things DC does. It doesn't look good on 4K I'm afraid.

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    • Qoppa PDF Studio is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is also Paid and Proprietary
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