Foxit PDF Reader Alternatives

Apps similar to Foxit PDF Reader include SumatraPDF, which is free and open source. Other options are Okular, PdfCraft, PDF-XChange Editor and PDFgear. PDF Readers like Foxit PDF Reader are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. Files.co PDF Suite for your desktop. 15 PDF tools as a native app, with its own viewer, tabs and annotations. Every operation runs on your computer — no uploads, no accounts, no internet required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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  2. FeatherPDF is a fast, lightweight native Windows app to view, merge, split, reorder, rotate PDF files 100% offline and private.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. 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

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Android
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  4. PDF reader for Windows that fills in and signs forms, adds passwords and watermarks, redacts and makes scanned pages searchable. Open source, works offline.

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. ZapPDF icon
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    ZapPDF is the ultimate privacy-first PDF utility. Whether you are dealing with sensitive financial documents, legal forms, or heavy study materials, ZapPDF gives you the power to manage them instantly—without ever uploading your private files to a random cloud server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Lampka icon
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    Windows PDF reader for papers, theses, reports, and document bundles. Dark pages dim text and paper while preserving image colours; citation previews, split view, a ruler, evening mode, read aloud, position restore, notes, and Markdown export work offline.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Paperwren icon
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    Paperwren is a free PDF reader and toolkit for Android and Windows, with a Mac build for Apple silicon. It also views Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, Markdown, CSV, CBZ comics, text, code and images. It views these files but does not edit them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  8. MorphPDF icon
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    Stop overpaying for PDF tools.

    Every PDF tool you need. One price. Forever.

    15 tools. Runs on your machine. Never touches a server. No subscriptions. No uploads. No nonsense.

    ? 100% offline · ? Windows, Mac & Linux · ? One-time purchase · ? Free updates fore.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Bookwheel icon
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    Digital Bookwheel- read 8 PDFs at once.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. PDF Guard icon
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    PDF Guard is a PDF editor that runs inside the browser tab and processes documents on your own device instead of uploading them. Files are read from disk into the tab's memory, handled by engines that run locally - pdf.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  11. Quire PDF icon
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    Private Chrome PDF workspace for text search, thumbnails, outlines, highlights, notes, drawings, images, signatures and existing form fields. Reorder or remove pages, combine PDFs, export selections and save edited copies locally. No accounts, analytics or uploads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  12. Unlock the potential of your PDF documents with PDFquiz.ai, the leading PDF to quiz converter. Effortlessly convert PDF to quiz with our AI quiz generator and AI test maker.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
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