LightPDF AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like LightPDF

LightPDF is described as 'Cloud-based toolkit offers 20+ PDF editing, conversion, OCR, merge, split, and annotation tools, free online use, no watermarks, multi-platform support' and is a PDF Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to LightPDF for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, iPad and iPhone apps. The best LightPDF alternative is Foxit PDF Reader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Foxit PDF Reader or PDF-XChange Editor. Other great apps like LightPDF are Stirling-PDF, PDFsam, Adobe Acrobat DC and BentoPDF.

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  1. Foxit PDF Reader icon

    Foxit PDF Reader

     1376 likes

    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.

    120 Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

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

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

    • Foxit PDF Reader is Free Personal and ProprietaryLightPDF is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. PDF-XChange Editor icon

    PDF-XChange Editor

     170 likes

    Feature-rich PDF editor offering direct content editing, ABBYY OCR, viewing, annotation, form filling, PDF merging, compression, and encryption. Operates efficiently offline, requiring no registration and no ads, while providing privacy-focused features and convenient portability.

    143 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Version 10 (2024)
     
  4. PDF24 Creator icon

    PDF24 Creator

     146 likes

    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    171 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Wondershare PDFelement

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    Provides editing of text, images, and objects in PDFs, annotation options, OCR for scanned files, conversion to multiple formats, form filling and signing, page management, merging and splitting, cloud integration, camera to PDF ...

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  6. Stirling-PDF icon

    Stirling-PDF

     49 likes

    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    86 Stirling-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • Cloudron
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    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to LightPDF.

    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Open Source alternative to LightPDF.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourceLightPDF is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Stirling-PDF is Privacy focusedLightPDF is not according to our users
  7. PDFsam icon

    PDFsam

     224 likes

    Free and open source desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF files.

    146 PDFsam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • PDFsam is the most popular Linux alternative to LightPDF.

    • PDFsam is Freemium and Open SourceLightPDF is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Adobe Acrobat DC icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC

     203 likes

    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    315 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular commercial alternative to LightPDF.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryLightPDF is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. BentoPDF icon

    BentoPDF

     8 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    65 BentoPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    BentoPDF screenshot 1
     
  11. Breeze PDF icon

    Breeze PDF

     8 likes

    Breeze PDF is a powerful, free PDF editor that works entirely offline in your browser. No uploads, 100% privacy guaranteed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Breeze PDF screenshot 1
     
  12. Sejda icon

    Sejda

     35 likes

    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    135 Sejda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Sejda screenshot 1
     
  13. Smallpdf icon

    Smallpdf

     58 likes

    Smallpdf is the first PDF Software you will actually like. The perfect gateway to productive, portable and cost-efficient document management solutions in your everyday life.

    177 Smallpdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Desktop app home
     

    • Smallpdf is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to LightPDF.

    • Smallpdf is Freemium and ProprietaryLightPDF is also Freemium and Proprietary
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