Adobe Acrobat Reader AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader are Okular, Linwood Butterfly, Document Viewer and LEKTRA.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives are mainly PDF Readers, but if you're looking for PDF Editors or Ebook Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Open Source, Linux, Android, PDF Editor, Windows + Free and Mac. 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 Reader.
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  1. SumatraPDF icon
     1684 likes

    This free, open-source viewer for Windows supports multiple formats like PDF, eBooks (ePub, Mobi), CHM, and Comic Books (CBZ, CBR). Prioritizing simplicity and speed, it offers a lightweight, portable design with a minimalist interface, catering to users seeking fast and efficient document viewing.

    118 SumatraPDF alternatives

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  2. Okular icon
     496 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer supporting PDF, ePub, comics, images, and Markdown with annotation, digital signature verification, tabbed interface, sidebar navigation, text selection, text-to-speech, magnifier, search, dark mode, and plugin support.

    124 Okular alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
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  3. Butterfly is a note-taking 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.

    49 Linwood Butterfly alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Document Viewer icon
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    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    163 Document Viewer alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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  5. LEKTRA icon
     13 likes

    High-performance viewer for documents and images offering split tabs, customizable single or book layouts, portals for side-by-side sections, instant search, line highlight, annotation tools, link hints, searchable highlights, session management, and TOML config.

    44 LEKTRA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. zathura icon
     44 likes

    Zathura is a highly customizable and functional document viewer. It provides a minimalistic and space saving interface as well as an easy usage that mainly focuses on keyboard interaction.

    76 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  7. qpdfview icon
     45 likes

    qpdfview is a Qt-based tabbed document viewer using the Poppler library for PDF rendering and CUPS for printing. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be added via plugins.

    83 qpdfview alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
     
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  8. PDF Viewer Pro is a fast and beautiful app, allowing you to view, search, and annotate PDF documents with ease on your iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. ClarifyDocuments is a free AI tool that converts PDFs, images, and slides into clean, editable text. It automatically cleans, organizes, and processes content in any language, helping students and educators focus on learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. 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.

    112 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  11. Ashampoo PDF Free is a software for opening, reading, and creating PDF files. It includes a built-in printer driver for generating PDFs from any Windows application, a compact and fast PDF reader, and the ability to fill out interactive and static forms.

    83 Ashampoo PDF Free alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. PDFChef icon
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    PDFChef enhances document management with cross-platform support on PC, Mac, iOS, and browsers. It offers text-editing, page rearranging, conversion tools, and cloud-based sharing. Supporting various file formats, it also enables users to add signatures directly to PDFs for swift document finalization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
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