PDF-Tools Alternatives

Apps similar to PDF-Tools include PdfCraft, which is free and open source. Other options are Adobe Acrobat DC, Master PDF Editor, Nitro PDF and PDF Expert. PDF Editors like PDF-Tools are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Lumin PDF icon
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    Cloud connected PDF viewer and editor.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. UPDF icon
     4 likes

    Edit, annotate, and convert PDFs with OCR capabilities, AI-assisted tools for summaries and translations. It supports file protection and offers 2GB of cloud storage for secure management.

    111 UPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  3. LightPDF icon
     23 likes

    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.

    213 LightPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  4. word-sys's PDF Editor is a simple and user-friendly tool developed for Pardus, Debian and other Linux distributions, focused on editing text, image and object content in PDF files. Developed from scratch in the spirit of #MilliTeknolojiHamlesi and TEKNOFEST 2025 to meet the...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Ashampoo PDF Pro 3 is a software solution for managing and editing PDF documents. It offers tools for creating, converting, editing, merging, and securing PDFs. The software allows users to create optimally sized documents for any device and offers encryption to protect...

    256 Ashampoo PDF Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  6. PDF Shaper icon
     9 likes

    PDF Shaper makes it easy to tailor the content of PDF files. Users can split PDF files into smaller PDFs, extract or delete individual pages, and encrypt and decrypt files. It's just as simple to merge multiple PDF files into a larger file.

    54 PDF Shaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. AlterPDF icon
     6 likes

    AlterPDF is a set of free PDF tools, which allows you to convert, modify and sign your PDF documents. With this program you are able to convert PDF to images, as well as convert JPG and other pictures to PDF, extract text and images.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  8. PDFTools icon
     5 likes

    PDFTools is a PDF management application. It can encrypt, decrypt, join, split, stamp, create and rearrange a PDF file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. A complete suite of free tools for conversion, shaping and protection of your PDF documents. The software operates in batch mode, allowing users to process multiple PDF files. The interface is modern and intuitive; this makes it easy to use the program for both advanced users...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Speedpdf Editor is an easy-to-use and full-featured PDF editor. Support one-click paragraph editing, say goodbye to tedious and time-consuming single-line editing; automatically recognize fonts, saving time and effort; full text annotation can make it easier for you to read...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. PDFkind icon
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    PDFkind is a PDF editor that runs entirely in the browser. Files are processed on the user's device and are never uploaded to a server.

    49 PDFkind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
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