Nitro PDF Alternatives for Linux

Nitro PDF is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is PDFsam, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Nitro PDF and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Nitro PDF are Master PDF Editor, Qoppa PDF Studio, Sejda and PDF4QT.

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Nitro PDF alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or Text to Speech Services you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Nitro PDF .
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Nitro PDF alternatives page was last updated Jun 2, 2025
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  1. PoDoFoBrowser icon

    PoDoFoBrowser

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    PoDoFoBrowser is a graphical browser and editor for the object structure of PDF files.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    PoDoFoBrowser screenshot 1

    PoDoFoBrowser Features

    1.  Low level

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  2. PdfIt icon

    PdfIt

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    The Pdf It! extension is designed for FireFox and runs on any platform: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The Pdf It! menu item will be installed at Browser-->Tools menu as well as context menu

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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    Discontinued

    No longer on Firefox Add-on site and developer site doesn't exist. Still available through legacy add-on sites, for example: http://legacycollector.org/firefox-addons/7528/index.html

    PdfIt Features

    1.  Offline

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  4. jPDFAssemble SDK icon

    jPDFAssemble SDK

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    A Java PDF library SDK used to assemble PDF files. jPDFAssemble can combine, merge, or split PDF documents. jPDFAssemble also allows to add or manipulate bookmarks in PDF documents.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  5. PDF Import for Apache OpenOffice icon

    PDF Import for Apache OpenOffice

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    The PDF Import Extension allows you to import and modify PDF documents. Best results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apache OpenOffice Draw
    PDF Import for Apache OpenOffice screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.1.0) is from July 2013.

    PDF Import for Apache OpenOffice Features

    1.  Create PDF files

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  6. PDF Tinkerer icon

    PDF Tinkerer

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    This desktop app reads and writes PDF documents. It was created for a small copy shop in Germany. Features of this application are:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    PDF Tinkerer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking

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  7. PortableSigner icon

    PortableSigner

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    PortableSigner is a signing (with X.509 certificates) program for PDF files. It's platform independent and runs (tested) under Windows (2000, XP, ...), Linux, and macOS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PortableSigner screenshot 1

    PortableSigner Features

    1.  PDF encryption
    2.  Sign PDF files

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  9. jPDFWeb icon

    jPDFWeb

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    jPDFWeb is a Java PDF library SDK used to convert PDF documents to SVG / HTML5. The library can save to the local file system or to an output stream to be able to serve the document directly to a client browser when working within a J2EE server.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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