Nitro PDF AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as PDF Editors

The best free PDF Editor alternative to Nitro PDF is PDF-XChange Editor. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Nitro PDF and many of them are free PDF Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free PDF Editor alternatives to Nitro PDF are PDFsam, PDF24 Creator, Master PDF Editor and Sejda.

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Nitro PDF alternatives page was last updated Feb 21, 2025
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  1. PDF-XChange Editor icon
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    PDF-XChange Editor

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    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.

    136 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives
    Version 10 (2024)

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Viewing PDFs
    Commenting and Annotations
    +3
    Editing PDF files

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Add/remove pages
    4.  Edit PDF
    5.  Portable
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Stamps
    8.  Create PDF files
    9.  OCR
    10.  Split and merge PDF files
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Dark Mode
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    • Some users think PDF-XChange Editor is a great Nitro PDF alternative, some don't.

    • PDF-XChange Editor is the most popular Windows alternative to Nitro PDF .

    • PDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryNitro PDF is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDF-XChange Editor is Customizable and LightweightNitro PDF is not according to our users
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    PDFsam

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

    137 PDFsam alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +5
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Split and merge PDF files
    3.  Edit PDF
    4.  Split PDF files
    5.  Merge Files
    6.  Extract files
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Sign PDF files
    10.  Portable
    11.  PDF annotation
    12.  Fill PDF Forms
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    Comments about PDFsam as an Alternative to Nitro PDF
     
    Cristiano Canguçu

    Not a complete PDF editing suite like Nitro PDF

    Positive comment •Jun 25, 2023
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    Guest

    It lacks a lot of functionalities and is definitely not as user friendly.

    Negative comment •Feb 8, 2024
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    it doesn't work at all, seems useless app.

    Negative comment •Jan 24, 2019
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    • Some users think PDFsam is a great Nitro PDF alternative, some don't.

    • PDFsam is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Nitro PDF .

    • PDFsam is the most popular Open Source alternative to Nitro PDF .

    • PDFsam is Freemium and Open SourceNitro PDF is Paid and Proprietary
    • PDFsam is LightweightNitro PDF is not according to our users
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    PDF24 Creator

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    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.

    148 PDF24 Creator alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PDF Creator window
    PDF printer assistant

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Convert PDF to image
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Print to PDF
    5.  Split and merge PDF files
    6.  Create PDF files
    7.  Add/remove pages
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  PDF compression
    10.  PDF annotation
    11.  Convert images to PDF
    12.  Split PDF files
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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,

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    Master PDF Editor

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    Master PDF Editor is complete solution for editing PDF and XPS files. You can insert, edit, remove, copy, add images or graphics. Export, import, remove and change page layouts. Also Master PDF Editor provides full functionality for changing PDF information, including author...

    138 Master PDF Editor alternatives
    Master PDF Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Top Master PDF Editor Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Split PDF files
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10.  PDF compression
    11.  Fill PDF Forms
    12.  PDF encryption
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    Sejda

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

    92 Sejda alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    +2
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    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
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  8. KDAN PDF Reader icon
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    KDAN PDF Reader

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    KDAN PDF Reader is tailored for a hybrid workplace, providing AI-driven PDF document services to enhance efficiency in cross-device document management and enable seamless workflows across mobile and desktop platforms.

    242 KDAN PDF Reader alternatives
    Your All-in-One PDF Editor

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Edit texts, images, and links on PDFs
    Summarize, analyze, and extract information with AI
    +7
    Convert PDFs to different formats, online or offline

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Freehand Writing
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  PDF compression
    6.  Combine PDF
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Text to Speech
    12.  Works Offline
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    PDF24 Tools

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    The Swiss Army Knife for PDFs.

    132 PDF24 Tools alternatives
    Overview of all tools (July 2019)

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    PDF Editor file selection window

    PDF24 Tools Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Create PDF files
    5.  No registration required
    6.  OCR
    7.  Progressive Web App
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    PDFedit

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    Free (and open source) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version + commandline interface. Scripting is used to a great extent in editor and almost anything can be scripted, it is possible to create own scripts or plugins.

    88 PDFedit alternatives
    PDFedit screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    PDFedit screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer updated. Last version, released in May 2014, can be still downloaded from Sourceforge

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    FormatPDF

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    FormatPDF.com is a PDF converter and editor born in 2021 in the city of Madrid (Spain), within a startup team made up of technology experts who have years of experience in the sector behind them. We want to offer the best PDF tools, and we aspire to be the benchmark for editing...

    38 FormatPDF alternatives
    FormatPDF screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    FormatPDF Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  PDF compression
    4.  PDF encryption
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Sign PDF files
    7.  Convert PDF to Word document
    8.  Export to PDF
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    PDF4QT

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    Unleash the power of PDF4QT: Your go-to open source PDF editor powered by the Qt framework. With a robust C++ library, intuitive PDF viewing/editing applications, and a handy command-line tool, PDF4QT streamlines your PDF interactions.

    59 PDF4QT alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Sign PDF files
    2.  Text to Speech
    PDF4QT screenshot 1
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