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, Web-based, Linux, Mac 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 Open Source, Windows, Linux, Windows + Open Source, Android + Open Source, Free and Android. 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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    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
     
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    Edit documents directly in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Free set of online tools for handling PDF files. Convert and edit your PDF files with incredible ease and speed!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Firefox
     
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    Use this DOC to PDF converter to convert your Word (doc or docx) files to PDFs while maintaining formatting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Altarsoft PDF Reader is a program for viewing and editing PDF files.

    Main Features:

    • open / save pdf files
    • zoom in / zoom out
    • rotate page
    • encrypt pdf file
    • decrypt pdf file
    • add annotations
    • add bookmarks
    • add watermarks
    • add attachments
    • convert images to pdf file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Convert PDF to PNG, convert PDF to JPG and to other formats for free without registration and watermarks. Convert PNG to PDF, JPG to PDF, HTML to PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. jPDFPrint icon
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    Print Acrobat PDF documents directly from your Java application or web application, with or without user intervention. jPDFPrint is a Java library that can load and print PDF documents. Simply call the library to send documents to the printer.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Hexye PDF Tools is a fast, privacy-focused online suite for editing PDFs — split, rotate, merge, and more — directly in your browser without uploading files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    TaoMaxDavi PDF Editor is a powerful, intuitive tool for viewing, annotating, modifying, merging, printing, and performing OCR on your PDF documents.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    A privacy-first PDF tool suite that processes files entirely in your browser. Merge, split, and convert PDFs without ever uploading them to a server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Zoho PDF Editor is a free online PDF editor that allows you to collaboratively edit, fill out, sign, and manage PDF documents. With Zoho PDF Editor you can transform your PDFs according to your needs and download or save them securely on the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Looking for a powerful, free PDF utility that works offline and leaves no watermarks? ComposePDF Pro is your all-in-one solution for seamless PDF management directly on your device. Easily merge, convert, protect, organize, and manipulate your PDF documents without needing an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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