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 iPhone 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 Signature PDF. Other great apps like Lightweight PDF are Smallpdf, Sejda, Wondershare PDFelement and iLovePDF.

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Lightweight PDF alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2025
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  1. Adobe Acrobat DC icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC

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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.

    280 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Adobe Acrobat DC screenshot 1

    Top Adobe Acrobat DC Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Text editing
    4.  Fill PDF Forms
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Sign PDF files
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Combine PDF
    10.  Split PDF files
    11.  PDF annotation
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    Adobe Acrobat DC VS Lightweight PDF

     

    • 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

    Breeze PDF

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

    51 Breeze PDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Breeze PDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  PDF annotation
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Combine PDF
    7.  Web-Based
    8.  Password protection
    9.  Insert images

    Breeze PDF VS Lightweight PDF

     

    • 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
  4. Signature PDF icon

    Signature PDF

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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.

    43 Signature PDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
    Signature PDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  PDF compression
    4.  Split and merge PDF files
    5.  Split PDF files
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Combine PDF

    Signature PDF VS Lightweight PDF

     

    • 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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  6. Smallpdf icon

    Smallpdf

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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.

    129 Smallpdf alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Split and merge PDF files
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document
    4.  Sign PDF files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Fill PDF Forms
    7.  Split PDF files
    8.  No Coding Required
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Combine PDF
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Extract images

    Smallpdf VS Lightweight PDF

     

    • 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
  7. Sejda icon

    Sejda

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

    95 Sejda alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Sejda screenshot 1

    Top Sejda Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Crop PDF
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  PDF compression
    8.  PDF annotation
    9.  Convert PDF to image
    10.  Create PDF files
    11.  PDF OCR
    12.  Convert images to PDF

    Sejda VS Lightweight PDF

     

    • Sejda is the most popular Linux alternative to Lightweight PDF.

    • Sejda is Freemium and ProprietaryLightweight PDF is Free and Proprietary
  8. Wondershare PDFelement icon

    Wondershare PDFelement

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    PDFelement is an all-in-one PDF editor App provides PDF editing, annotating, converting and signing features on mobile app!.

    117 Wondershare PDFelement alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Wondershare PDFelement screenshot 1

    Wondershare PDFelement Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  OCR
    3.  PDF compression
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  Convert PDF to Word document
    7.  Watermarking
    8.  Watermark images
    9.  Split and merge PDF files

    Wondershare PDFelement VS Lightweight PDF

     
  10. iLovePDF icon

    iLovePDF

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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!

    87 iLovePDF alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Homepage

    Top iLovePDF Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Split and merge PDF files
    3.  PDF to PPT
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Combine PDF
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Convert PDF to image
    8.  Convert PDF to Word document
    9.  PDF Page Merge
    10.  Batch conversion
    11.  Watermarking
    12.  Convert Word documents to PDF

    iLovePDF VS Lightweight PDF

     
  11. PDF Squeezer icon

    PDF Squeezer

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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!

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Locally compress PDF files

    PDF Squeezer Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  PDF Redaction

    PDF Squeezer VS Lightweight PDF

     
  12. PDF Candy icon

    PDF Candy

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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,

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Web application environment; not all functions displayed.

    PDF Candy Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Split PDF files
    4.  Text Highlighting
    5.  Convert PDF to Word document
    6.  Highlighter
    7.  Export to PDF
    8.  JPG to PDF Conversion
    9.  Reduce size
    10.  Convert Word documents to PDF

    PDF Candy VS Lightweight PDF

     
  13. Free PDF Compressor icon

    Free PDF Compressor

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    Free PDF Compressor is a free PDF compression software to enable you to effectively reduce the size of PDF files. Software is simple and easy to use, select an existing PDF file, and hit button "Compress", a compressed PDF file wiil be created, page by page, a progress...

    58 Free PDF Compressor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Version May 2023

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free

    Free PDF Compressor VS Lightweight PDF

     
  14. Online2PDF.com icon

    Online2PDF.com

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    Online PDF Converter - Create, edit and merge PDF - Unlock PDF and remove protection - Free - Convert your files to PDF or use one of many other useful PDF tools - fast and easily. You can edit and rotate PDF pages individually or as a whole.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Main

    Online2PDF.com Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Convert Word documents to PDF

    Online2PDF.com VS Lightweight PDF

     
  15. Qpdf Tools icon

    Qpdf Tools

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    Qpdf Tools is an easy-to-use Qt interface for Ghostscript and QPDF.

    55 Qpdf Tools alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Qpdf Tools screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Split PDF files
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Split and merge PDF files
    8.  Rotate PDF
    9.  QT Based

    Qpdf Tools VS Lightweight PDF

     
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