Lightweight PDF AlternativesOnly apps categorised as PDF Editors

The best PDF Editor alternative to Lightweight PDF is Adobe Acrobat DC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Breeze PDF or Sejda. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lightweight PDF and many of them are PDF Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting PDF Editor alternatives to Lightweight PDF are Smallpdf, Signature PDF, Wondershare PDFelement and PDF Candy.

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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

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    • 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

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    • 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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    • 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

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    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

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    • 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

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. 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

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    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. 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

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Online2PDF.com icon
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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.

    160 Online2PDF.com alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. I Love PDF 2 icon
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    I Love PDF 2 is a 100% free online image and PDF tool with no sign-ups, no file size limits, and no usage caps. It offers fast PDF conversions, splitting, merging, OCR, JSON to PDF, editable PowerPoint/Word output, and batch processing - all in a clean.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. PDFs.com icon
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    PDFs.com is a online platform to edit, convert and manage multiple PDF-Files at once. Each PDF tool available on pdfs.com can be used with different PDF files simultaneously. This is especially useful for users who need to edit many PDF files per day to save time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. Qpdf Tools icon
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    Qpdf Tools is an easy-to-use Qt interface for Ghostscript and QPDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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