iAnnotate Alternatives and Similar Apps

Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader is a free and light-weight multi-platform PDF document viewer. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7. Whether you're a consumer, business, government agency, or educational organization, you need to read, create, sign, and annotate (comment on) PDF documents and fill out PDF forms. Foxit Reader is a small, lightning fast, and feature rich PDF viewer which allows you to open, view, sign, and print any PDF file.

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Free Personal Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad ReactOS

Evince

Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. It currently supports pdf, postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, cbr, cbz, etc. The goal of Evince is to replace the multiple document viewers that exist on the GNOME Desktop with a single simple application. Evince is also capable of displaying, adding and editing PDF annotations (comments).

Free Open Source Linux

Adobe Acrobat DC

Make your job easier with Adobe Acrobat DC, the trusted PDF creator. Use Acrobat to convert, edit, and sign PDF files at your desk or on the go. Acrobat DC is the completely reimagined desktop version of the world’s best PDF solution. It includes a mobile app so you can fill, sign and share PDFs on any device. And with Document Cloud services, you can create, export, edit and track PDFs from anywhere — and stay connected to recent files across all your devices.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows

Xodo

Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. And it’s 100% free.

Free Windows Android iPhone Windows S Android Tablet ... Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire

Notability

Notability is the first truly integrated note-taking app for iOS. Standing on a framework that automatically links notes with audio recordings, Notability supports all of your note-taking needs -- handwriting, PDF annotation, word processing, and more work together seamlessly allowing you to create comprehensive, beautiful notes, quickly and simply. Auto Sync ensures your notes are backed up safely.

Commercial Mac iPhone iPad

GoodReader

With GoodReader on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, you can read virtually anything, anywhere. Books, movies, maps, pictures; GoodReader puts it all in a single app, right in your pocket. GoodReader lets you transfer files to your iOS device, directly from your computer over a USB cable or Wi-Fi connection, from the Internet, or from email attachments. It also easily integrates with MobileMe iDisk, box.net, MyDisk.

Commercial iPhone iPad

PDF Reader

PDF Reader is the ideal app for anyone who works with PDFs in the office or at home. PDF Reader allows you to organize all annotated information with a few taps. You can quickly backup and send documents to your friends, classmates and colleagues via email and cloud storage services (share via Android). Optimizing your work quality and productivity couldn’t be easier! Key Features - FILE MANGER & VIEWING MODE.

Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

PDF Expert

PDF Expert lets you read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes and save these changes being compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Moreover, PDF Expert is the only iPhone application that can fill PDF forms! PDF Expert can get documents from any place you may need. PDF files from desktop computers, email attachments, documents on the Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, GoogleDocs and even in other iPhone applications could be accessed with PDF Expert.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad

MarginNote

Integrating powerful tools for book annoation, mindmapping, flashcards and more, to build up your reading notes as never before. Start Your Reading - Document vs Study Document for book management and light read-annotation; Study notebooks with a full set of toolkit. Clipping Reading Notes Easily create a note by select of book text. Look Up Keywords in Research Browser Emphasize text keywords and instant access to built-in research browser.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad

Wondershare PDFelement

Wondershare PDFelement is a professional PDF tool that enables users to edit text, OCR, images, objects on PDF, merger or split a PDF file, convert PDF to MS Word, edit and fill out PDF forms. PDFelement boosts your productivity with everything you need to read, edit, annotate, convert and sign PDF files on the go. Free trial available. Key Features: PDF Editor - Font recognition - Change font, size, color, and more.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad

PDF Studio - PDF Editor for Windows

Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. PDF Studio is an all-in-one, easy to use PDF editor that provides all PDF features needed at a fraction of the cost of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and other PDF editors. PDF Studio maintains full compatibility with the PDF Standard. PDF Studio is available in 3 versions: Viewer, Standard and Pro.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS

Atril

Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and table-of-contents bookmarks. Atril is a fork of Evince.

Free Open Source Linux

LightPDF

LightPDF is a free online tool that can convert and edit your PDF files. Free and Safe to Use This tool is totally free. You can use it without ads or watermarks. What's more, you can there is no limits to the time or size of the uploaded files. There is no extra plugin or installation. It can work on many web browsers. You don't need any account to use it and all the uploaded files will be erased permanently and instantly once you've finished using the provided tools.

Freemium Web

Flipping PDF Reader

The Flipping PDF Reader allows to read PDF documents in user friendly interface with flipping book effect. Good looking and convenient alternative for Adobe PDF Reader.

• Discontinued No update since 2011, you can still download it from the website.

Free Windows

Noteshelf

Take beautiful handwritten notes or annotate PDFs on your iPad, and now even on your iPhone. With the new Noteshelf you can do all of the familiar, like type notes, record audio, draw shapes, sketch, sign contracts, fill forms, along with a lot of new, like add bookmarks, create lists, notebook categories, and much more. Noteshelf also works with all popular cloud services including iCloud, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive and OneDrive.

Commercial $ $ $ iPhone iPad Apple Watch

MakerX

MakerX is notebook app for your iPhone or iPad with set of tools for organizing. The app lets you make quick notes with sketch/photo-sketch and categorize ones with special very efficient markers for organizing. Tools for drawing are pencils with adjustable color, line-weight and opacity properties.

Commercial $ $ $ iPhone iPad

ezPDF Reader

ezPDF Reader is a PDF viewer with some powerful features such as TTS (Text-to-Speech), annotations and PDF forms. Customized Viewing Clearly presented without the fluff, documents appear as they would on your PC, but customized to fit your mobile device's screen. Scanned and text based PDFs are all supported, including JPEG2000 and JBIG2 compression.

Commercial Android iPhone

HandWrite Pro

HandWrite Pro is a note-taking app for your finger or stylus, but it is also an advanced vector-based drawing app. Smooth writing and drawing is enabled using the “Scribmaster” drawing engine. You can either use your fingertips, an active pen (e.g. the stylus from the Samsung Galaxy Note series) or a passive pen. The vector graphics engine allows you to zoom in without pixelation or losing quality.

Freemium $ $ $ Android Android Tablet

Notes Pro

Notes Pro is a must-have app for anyone who reads or annotates PDF documents or want to create or edit notes and formal documents in open standard format which can be opened and edited in any standard word processor like Pages, Microsoft Word or Open Office. The application allows you to mark up documents with highlights and handwriting, insert text and stamps, sign and even insert pictures in your documents.

Commercial iPhone iPad

PDF Professional

PDF Professional Suite is a full-featured PDF document expert that transforms your Mac into a powerful PDF Office. PDF Professional Suite is a one-stop shop for your Adobe Acrobat PDF document needs.

Freemium Mac iPhone iPad

GoodWriter

Good Writer is a must-have app for anyone who reads or annotates PDF documents or want to create or edit notes and formal documents in open standard format which can be opened and edited in any standard word processor like Pages, Microsoft Word or Open Office. It allows you to mark up documents with highlights and handwriting, insert text and stamps, sign and even insert pictures in your documents. Good Writer is the best choice for filling out PDF forms right on your iPad and iPhone.

Commercial $ $ $ iPhone iPad

Haihaisoft PDF Reader

Haihaisoft Reader is a free PDF document Reader and Printer, extremely fast launch speed. It is also for reading PDF document protected by DRM-X platform.

Free Mac Windows Android iPhone

Aspose.Pdf for Android

Aspose.Pdf for Android provides the capability to create as well as manipulate PDF files on Android. This component is built on top of our award winning product Aspose.Pdf for Java, and inherits all the features and capabilities from that version. The component empowers Android developers to deal with PDF documents in their applications without using any PDF file editor. Like other members of the Aspose.Pdf product family, Aspose.

Commercial Android Java Mobile

VivPDF Editor

VivPDF is a PDF editor, contains all functions that are often used with concise interface. It’s virtually the simplest, fastest and smartest PDF editor can find in the market. VivPDF’s powerful features including creating, converting and editing all kinds of PDF files.

Commercial $ $ $ Windows

Docs.Zone

Through the use of a Docs.Zone web tool, you can enjoy the benefits of converting numerous types of documents into other file formats within minutes. It is not only quick and easy to use, but it provides high quality prints through a converter that provides them with ease. Some of the benefits of using the converter at Docs.Zone includes: • The use of the converter that allows you to merge PDF files into one PDF file.

Freemium Web