Lightweight PDF Alternatives

Lightweight PDF is described as 'A free PDF compressor for Mac' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lightweight PDF for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Android and SaaS apps. The best Lightweight PDF alternative is Adobe Acrobat DC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Breeze PDF or Sejda. Other great apps like Lightweight PDF are Smallpdf, Signature PDF, Wondershare PDFelement and iLovePDF.

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Lightweight PDF alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for File Compressors or PDF Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include File Compression and PDF Reader. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Lightweight PDF.
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  1. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
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    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.

    303 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular commercial alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryLightweight PDF is Free and Proprietary
  2. Breeze PDF icon
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    Breeze PDF is a powerful, free PDF editor that works entirely offline in your browser. No uploads, 100% privacy guaranteed.

    77 Breeze PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Breeze PDF is the most popular free alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Breeze PDF is Free and ProprietaryLightweight PDF is also Free and Proprietary
    • Breeze PDF is Privacy focusedLightweight PDF is not according to our users
  3. Sejda icon
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    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    127 Sejda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • Sejda is the most popular Linux alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Sejda is Freemium and ProprietaryLightweight PDF is Free and Proprietary
  4. Smallpdf icon
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    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.

    170 Smallpdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Smallpdf is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Smallpdf is Freemium and ProprietaryLightweight PDF is Free and Proprietary
    • Smallpdf is LightweightLightweight PDF is not according to our users
  5. Signature PDF icon
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    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

    62 Signature PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
     
    • Signature PDF is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Signature PDF is the most popular Open Source alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Signature PDF is Free and Open SourceLightweight PDF is Free and Proprietary
    • Signature PDF is LightweightLightweight PDF is not according to our users
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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 functionality, and sharing tools.

    129 Wondershare PDFelement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. iLovePDF icon
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    iLovePDF is an online service to work with PDF files completely free and easy to use. Merge PDF, split PDF, compress PDF, office to PDF, PDF to JPG and more!

    127 iLovePDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. PDF Squeezer icon
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    PDF Squeezer allows you to compress your PDF files quickly and easily. Simply click on the file you need compressed, and drag-and-drop it into the app – easy as that!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. PDF Candy icon
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    PDF Candy is an online PDF toolset of 47 services for successful processing of PDF files. The service is free for single-file operations and does not require an account. A desktop application is also offered,

    176 PDF Candy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. LightPDF.com icon
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    Cloud PDF toolkit provides over 20 tools for editing, conversion, OCR, merge, split, annotation, batch processing, and signatures, with free online access, cross-platform usability, no watermarks, no size limits, and options for mobile and desktop integration.

    167 LightPDF.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Compresses PDF files quickly with a user-friendly interface, allowing simple selection and one-click compression. Shows progress, creates new files without watermarks, preserves basic quality, works offline on Windows, and is free to download and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. workerPdf icon
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    Graphical interface for PDF compression, merging multiple files, rearranging and rotating pages, creating PDFs from images, converting PDFs to various image formats, as well as encrypting or decrypting documents. Enables batch processing and general editing tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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