Open Source Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is MuPDF. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader and 12 are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader are Document Viewer, Linwood Butterfly, MJ PDF Reader and Secure PDF Viewer.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives page was last updated Sep 6, 2024
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  1. MuPDF icon
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    MuPDF

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    MuPDF is a highly versatile, customizable PDF and XPS interpreter solution that can be used across a wide range of applications as a PDF renderer, viewer, or toolkit.

    90 MuPDF alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Vim key mapping
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Split PDF files
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Sign PDF files
    9.  PDF compression
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    Pro Daddy

    It doesn't have several major features that adobe reader has. MuPDF just open files that's all. no options at all, no resizing, no editing, no change in view, there is nothing.

    Negative comment •Nov 17, 2019
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    malcmerlyn

    Not available on Apple Store (Ipad 6, ios 17.5.1)

    Negative comment •Jun 24, 2024
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    • Most users think MuPDF is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • MuPDF is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • MuPDF is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MuPDF is LightweightAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  2. Document Viewer icon
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    Document Viewer

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    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    150 Document Viewer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    Discontinued

    The last version (2.7.4) was released in March 2016.

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    Guest

    open source, fast, lightweight, support for many formats, many available settings

    Positive comment •Apr 19, 2018
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    Guest

    For android smartphones, its the best choice as it is opensource and has many features.

    Positive comment •Jun 19, 2018
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    • Most users think Document Viewer is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • Document Viewer is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Document Viewer is Privacy focused and LightweightAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  4. Linwood Butterfly icon
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    Linwood Butterfly

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    Butterfly is a note app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

    40 Linwood Butterfly alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Handwritten Notes
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Portable
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Decentralized
    11.  Handwriting
    12.  Built-in Note Taker
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    • Linwood Butterfly is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • Linwood Butterfly is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Linwood Butterfly is Privacy focused and LightweightAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  5. MJ PDF Reader icon
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    MJ PDF Reader

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    A totally free of cost and ads PDF documents reader.

    67 MJ PDF Reader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  PDF annotation
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    Port5000

    Much more simpler UI, it has all you'd need to open and view pdf files without any kind of registration or tracking or any ads

    Positive comment •Sep 6, 2024
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    • MJ PDF Reader is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MJ PDF Reader is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  6. Secure PDF Viewer icon
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    Secure PDF Viewer

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    Simple Android PDF viewer based on pdf.js and content providers. The app doesn't require any permissions.

    74 Secure PDF Viewer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Permissions required
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    Sav PDF Viewer

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    The simplest PDF viewer. Safe (doesn't require permissions), lightweight (just 6,9MB) and modern.

    83 Sav PDF Viewer alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No Permissions required
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  9. Orion Viewer icon
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    Orion Viewer

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    Orion is a pdf, djvu, xps and cbz file viewer for Android devices, based on mupdf and DjVuLibre libraries.

    38 Orion Viewer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Built-in File Manager
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