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. Fadocx icon
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    All-in-one offline document viewer for Android with OCR and desktop-class rendering — private, open-source, zero tracking.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Offline PDF redaction tool for detecting and permanently removing sensitive information with local AI and rule-based processing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. AskoPDF icon
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    AskoPDF is a lightweight PDF viewer focused on productivity and workflow. Key features include: Page Groups, Split View, and Tabs.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Free, open-source desktop app for legally binding PDF digital signatures. Sign with PKCS#11 hardware tokens, USB dongles, smart cards, PFX certificates, or Windows keystore. Adobe-compatible, RFC 3161 timestamped, fully offline — no cloud, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  5. SlimPDF Reader is a high quality PDF viewer that is only 1.5MB in size. Features and benefits:

    • Eliminate bloatware and help your computer run faster;
    • View any PDF File just like Adobe Reader;
    • 100% Free;
    • The smallest desktop PDF Reader in the World.
    54 SlimPDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Jumpdf icon
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    Jumpdf is a keyboard-focused PDF viewer for documents where one needs to jump between different sections of the document frequently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. BePDF icon
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    BePDF is a PDF viewer for the BeOS, Haiku & Zeta. Besides viewing, it supports annotating and user-defined bookmarking for unencrypted PDFs. It's fully localized for 20 languages at the moment with additional languages being easily added via text files.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Haiku
     
  8. DjVu & PDF reader for Symbian OS 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 The program is based on Poppler, DjvuLibre.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
     
  9. Automatically previews pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and other documents in Google Docs Viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  10. Fileloupe is a lightweight, incredibly high performance media browser for macOS. You can quickly browse photos, watch videos, read PDFs and preview documents all within the same window. It's like the Finder's Quick Look window, only better.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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