Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives for WindowsFiltered by 'Portable'

There are many alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is PDF-XChange Editor, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC and 13 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are Stirling-PDF, Foxit PDF Editor, Paperwork and WinZip PDF Pro.

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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.

    93 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. Foxit PDF Editor icon

    Foxit PDF Editor

     6 likes

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

    59 Foxit PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Foxit PDF Editor screenshot 1
     
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    Foxit PDF Editor

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

    https://www.foxit.com
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  8. Infix PDF Editor icon

    Infix PDF Editor

     4 likes

    Infix PDF editor lets you open, edit and save PDF files. It’s easy and quick – you can change text, fonts, images and more. And, unlike other PDF editors, it works like normal word processing software, so it’s really easy to use.

    91 Infix PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Infix PDF Editor screenshot 1
     
  10. 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
     
  11. 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
     
  12. 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
     
  13. 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
     
  14. PDF OCR icon

    PDF OCR

     1 like

    PDF OCR is a software that converts scanned PDF documents into editable text files in just two clicks. Its OCR engine operates 92% faster than other software, giving users the option to select specific pages for OCR.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PDF OCR screenshot 1
     
  15. PDF Compressor Tool icon

    PDF Compressor Tool

     Like

    easy-to-use application with a friendly design that allows you to quickly and without loss of quality compress any PDF file.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PDF Compressor Tool screenshot 1
     
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