Adobe Acrobat Reader AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as PDF Editors

The best open source PDF Editor alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader is Okular. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader and ten of them are open source PDF Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source PDF Editor alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader are PdfDing, LocalPDF Studio, PDF4QT and OpenViewerFX.

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  1. Okular icon
     492 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer offering extensive format support, including PDF, comics, images, EPUB, and Markdown, with annotation tools, sidebar previews, text-to-speech, DRM management, cross-platform compatibility, and integration with KDE Frameworks libraries.

    123 Okular alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
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  2. PdfDing icon
     5 likes

    PdfDing is a browser based PDF manager, viewer and editor that you can host yourself. It offers a seamless user experience on multiple devices. It's designed be to be minimal, fast, and easy to set up using Docker.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  3. A PDF Editing tool that ensures your privacy. Open source, available on Windows, MacOS and Linux. Available in 4 Languages (English, Bengali, Chinese and Japanese). Ambient vibes are also included....

    5 LocalPDF Studio alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. PDF4QT icon
     9 likes

    Open-source PDF viewer and editor using Qt framework, featuring hardware-accelerated rendering, encryption, multithreading, text-to-speech, annotation tools, form filling, high-res monitor support, document compression, audio book conversion, and signature validation.

    109 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. Innovative open source JavaFX PDF Viewer that combines the power of JavaFX with IDRsolutions industry leading PDF library to deliver a complete cross-platform PDF Reader/Viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6.  1 like

    PrivatePDF is a free web tool that lets you make quick PDF edits from within your web browser, without uploading anything anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. SourcePDF icon
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    SourcePDF is a completely free to use PDF editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8.  1 like

    A small .pdf management tool with a command-line UI.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. DocDocGoose icon
     2 likes

    Edit documents directly in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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