Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader is SumatraPDF, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Xournal++ and PDFgear. You're spoiled for choice with PDF Readers like Adobe Acrobat Reader: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Linux and Android.

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Most Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives are PDF Readers, but you can also narrow the list to PDF Editors or Ebook Readers. Other popular filters are Windows, PDF Editor, Open Source, Android and Free. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
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  1. EBookDroid icon
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    EBookDroid is an open source (GPL'ed) document viewer for Android based on the VuDroid code base.

    69 EBookDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  2. Blazing fast PDF and portable eReader built on muPDF. Including the ability to save "highlights" and notes like on Kindle.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. A simple PDF Reader built using Electron and PDF.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. RAD PDF icon
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    RAD PDF is a website component and online interface for editing, filling, signing, and viewing PDF documents. This ASP.NET technology offers your users a free PDF editor, ready for integration with your web application.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  6. PDFTool icon
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    Edit your PDF files quickly and intuitively. Open, edit, save or convert PDF files with PDFTool – it’s up to you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
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  8. ePDFView icon
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    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
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  9. MyPDF icon
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    No hefty subscriptions. No annoying ads. 100% offline and private (no accounts/sign up). Fast, simple, yet powerful editor & scanner.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  10. PDF Reader Air is the ideal app for anyone who works with PDFs in the office or at home. Optimizing your work quality and productivity couldn’t be easier!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. An all-in-one PDF editing software to create, manage and convert PDF files easily.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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