APV AlternativesPDF Readers and other similar apps like APV

APV is described as 'Open Source PDF Viewer for Android based on MuPDF library' and is a PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to APV for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Mac, Android Tablet and iPhone apps. The best APV alternative is Foxit PDF Reader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MuPDF or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Other great apps like APV are Document Viewer, Xodo, WinDjView and KDAN PDF Reader.

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Open Source PDF Viewer for Android based on MuPDF library.

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APV alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Foxit PDF Reader icon

    Foxit PDF Reader

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    Foxit Reader offers a lightweight PDF viewing experience across multiple platforms with features such as annotation, form filling, signing, cloud storage integration, collaborative review options, heightened security via Trust Manager, and organizational tools like Group Policy and XML Configuration.

    118 Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • ReactOS
    Foxit PDF Reader screenshot 1
    Bundleware

    The installer tries to install McAfee WebAdvisor and PhantomPDF Business. These can be skipped by clicking Decline on each.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Fill PDF Forms
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Highlighter
    5.  Scan documents
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Tablet support
    8.  Booklet printing
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Text Highlighting
    11.  Portable
    12.  Spell Checking

    Foxit PDF Reader VS APV

     

    • Foxit PDF Reader is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to APV.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is the most popular free alternative to APV.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is Free Personal and ProprietaryAPV is Free and Open Source
    • Foxit PDF Reader is LightweightAPV is not according to our users
  2. MuPDF icon

    MuPDF

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    MuPDF offers a highly versatile PDF, XPS, and eBook interpreter, customizable as a renderer, viewer, or toolkit. Features include digital signatures, redactions, form filling, annotations, and page manipulation, ideal for mobile, eBooks, and embedded apps supporting Java, C++, and Python.

    89 MuPDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
    MuPDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Vim Key Mapping
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  PDF compression
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  Fill PDF Forms

    MuPDF VS APV

     

    • MuPDF is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to APV.

    • MuPDF is the most popular Open Source alternative to APV.

    • MuPDF is Free and Open SourceAPV is also Free and Open Source
    • MuPDF is LightweightAPV is not according to our users
  4. Adobe Acrobat Reader icon

    Adobe Acrobat Reader

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    Seamlessly view, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs with freehand drawing and sticky notes. Utilize cloud storage for effortless access and upgrade for advanced editing and conversion to formats like Word and Excel.

    105 Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Adobe Acrobat Reader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Fill PDF Forms
    4.  Document Annotations
    5.  Create PDF files
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Sign PDF files
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  OCR
    11.  PDF compression
    12.  No registration required

    Adobe Acrobat Reader VS APV

     

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to APV.

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryAPV is Free and Open Source
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is LightweightAPV is not according to our users
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    Document Viewer

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    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    152 Document Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Discontinued

    The last version (2.7.4) was released in March 2016.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking

    Document Viewer VS APV

     
  7. Xodo icon

    Xodo

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    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, mark up, sort, share, sync, manage, sign, and more with even the most complex PDF documents.

    114 Xodo alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    Xodo PDF - comment, highlight, underline & more

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Export to PDF
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Annotations
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Combine PDF
    9.  Split PDF files
    10.  OCR
    11.  Real time collaboration
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    Xodo VS APV

     

    • Xodo is the most popular Web-based alternative to APV.

    • Xodo is the most popular commercial alternative to APV.

    • Xodo is Paid and ProprietaryAPV is Free and Open Source
    • Xodo is LightweightAPV is not according to our users
  8. WinDjView icon

    WinDjView

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    WinDjView is a fast, compact and powerful DjVu viewer for Windows with tabbed interface, continuous scrolling and advanced printing options. It uses the free DjVuLibre library to decode DjVu documents. DjVu is a web-centric format and software platform for distributing documents...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    WinDjView screen

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Tabbed interface

    WinDjView VS APV

     
  10. KDAN PDF Reader icon

    KDAN PDF Reader

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    KDAN PDF Reader is tailored for a hybrid workplace, providing AI-driven PDF document services to enhance efficiency in cross-device document management and enable seamless workflows across mobile and desktop platforms.

    243 KDAN PDF Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Your All-in-One PDF Editor

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Freehand Writing
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  PDF compression
    6.  Combine PDF
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Text to Speech
    12.  Works Offline

    KDAN PDF Reader VS APV

     
  11. Right PDF Reader icon

    Right PDF Reader

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    Besides exceptionally fast launching and displaying speed, Gaaiho Reader is reliable in printing, filling forms annotating documents and adding bookmarks.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    Right PDF Reader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  PDF encryption
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  Fill PDF Forms
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Built-in File Manager

    Right PDF Reader VS APV

     
  12. EBookDroid icon

    EBookDroid

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    EBookDroid is an open source (GPL'ed) document viewer for Android based on the VuDroid code base.

    55 EBookDroid alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Android
    EBookDroid screenshot 1
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    EBookDroid Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required

    EBookDroid VS APV

     
  13. Orion Viewer icon

    Orion Viewer

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    Orion is a pdf, djvu, xps and cbz file viewer for Android devices, based on mupdf and DjVuLibre libraries.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Orion Viewer screenshot 1
    Orion Viewer screenshot 2
    Orion Viewer screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Built-in File Manager

    Orion Viewer VS APV

     
  14. PDFChef icon

    PDFChef

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    PDFChef screenshot 1

    PDFChef Features

    1.  Split PDF files
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Convert PDF to Text
    4.  Convert PDF to Word document
    5.  Document Merging
    6.  Convert PDF to Excel document

    PDFChef VS APV

     
  15. Pdf Viewer Plus icon

    Pdf Viewer Plus

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    A simple PDF document viewer.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Pdf Viewer Plus screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This app is discontinued and the spirital successor is MJ PDF (which is endorsed by the developer of PDF Viewer Plus). You can read the official statement on their GitHub: "https://github.com/JavaCafe01/PdfViewer"

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Convert PDF to Word document

    Pdf Viewer Plus VS APV

     
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