Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatives

Adobe Acrobat Reader is described as 'View, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs, utilize cloud storage and freehand tools. Upgrade for editing and converting to other formats' and is a very popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Acrobat Reader are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js).

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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, Windows + Free, Android, PDF Editor and Windows + Open Source. 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. NightPDF icon
     5 likes

    Dark Mode PDF reader.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  2. 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....

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. PDF Max is a desktop class PDF app for reading, annotating or signing PDF documents on your iPhone/iPad. Mark up documents with highlights and handwriting, insert texts and stamps, fill out, sign PDFs and even manipulate PDF pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. pdfDocs icon
     30 likes

    pdfDocs integrates with business systems to efficiently assemble, secure and distribute documents in PDF and PDF/A format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Worldox
     
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  9. PDFChef icon
     3 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. ePDFView icon
     13 likes

    A simple PDF document viewer, in the lines of Evince but without using the Gnome libraries. ePDFView is a free lightweight PDF document viewer using Poppler and GTK+ libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. PDFLiner icon
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    PDFLiner is the all-in-one online platform for working with PDF documents. Here, you can upload any PDF or Image and edit it in just a few seconds. With PDFLiner you edit your PDF files as well as sign them electronically and protect them with password and watermark if needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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