Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives Filtered by 'Split and merge PDF files'

The best alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC 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 18 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC are PDF24 Creator, Smallpdf, Signature PDF and iLovePDF.

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Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or E-signature Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux, Windows + Free, Windows + Open Source, Windows and EU. 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. 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. PDF24 Creator icon

    PDF24 Creator

     148 likes

    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    179 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window
     
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    PDF24 Creator vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    zlelmefs
    Positive
    0

    It's actually free and has done everything I've needed it to do.

    G Downs
    Positive
    0

    PDF Creator is a great alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC. It has all the tools that the Adobe has but does it without trying to put a hole in your head! A great piece of work!

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    PDF editing features also available!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PDF24 Creator is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDF24 Creator is LightweightAdobe Acrobat DC is not according to our users
  4. Smallpdf icon

    Smallpdf

     58 likes

    Smallpdf is the first PDF Software you will actually like. The perfect gateway to productive, portable and cost-efficient document management solutions in your everyday life.

    185 Smallpdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Desktop app home
     
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    Wondershare PDFelement

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    Provides editing of text, images, and objects in PDFs, annotation options, OCR for scanned files, conversion to multiple formats, form filling and signing, page management, merging and splitting, cloud integration, camera to PDF ...

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  6. Signature PDF icon

    Signature PDF

     9 likes

    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
    Signature PDF screenshot 1
     
  7. iLovePDF icon

    iLovePDF

     20 likes

    iLovePDF is an online service to work with PDF files completely free and easy to use. Merge PDF, split PDF, compress PDF, office to PDF, PDF to JPG and more!

    144 iLovePDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Homepage
     
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    iLovePDF vs Adobe Acrobat DC Comments
    Álvaro Ayres
    Positive
    0

    100% online. Lots of tools to edit your PDF.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Intuitive, fast and reliable.

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

    very easy to use online service with lots of pdf tools

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • iLovePDF is Freemium and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Wondershare PDFelement icon

    Wondershare PDFelement

     10 likes

    Provides editing of text, images, and objects in PDFs, annotation options, OCR for scanned files, conversion to multiple formats, form filling and signing, page management, merging and splitting, cloud integration, camera to PDF functionality, and sharing tools.

    136 Wondershare PDFelement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Wondershare PDFelement screenshot 1
     
  10. Able2Extract Professional icon

    Able2Extract Professional

     14 likes

    Comprehensive cross-platform PDF suite enabling accurate conversion from native or scanned files to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD, with OCR support, document editing, annotation, redaction, interactive forms, table customization, batch creation, secure signing, and multilingual UI.

    90 Able2Extract Professional alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    User Interface - Start Page
     
  11. Qpdf Tools icon

    Qpdf Tools

     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Qpdf Tools screenshot 1
     
  12. PDFCreator Online icon

    PDFCreator Online

     2 likes

    PDFCreator Online offers fast and secure online tools that let you convert and edit your PDF files directly in your browser for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    PDFCreator Online screenshot 1
     
  13. gscan2pdf icon

    gscan2pdf

     21 likes

    gscan2pdf can scan, clean the scan and do OCR on the scan or imported images (incl. existing PDFs, DjVus or other file types), and make PDF and DjVu-files with embedded OCR-text. It works together with tesseract, ocropus, cuneiform an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Main Window
     
  14. AVS Document Converter icon

    AVS Document Converter

     2 likes

    AVS Document Converter is an easy-to-use software application designed to view and convert various types of documents. AVS Document Converter can quickly and easily perform the following tasks:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AVS Document Converter screenshot 1
     
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