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. Proview icon
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    PDF Editor for Mac OS X: Split, Merge, Encrypt, Scale, Stamp, Bookmark, Add Text etc.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Nettongia PDF Editor is a free and open-source PDF editor for Windows that processes documents locally without uploading them to a server. It allows users to edit existing text, add and modify images, reorder, rotate or delete pages, create and insert signatures, search...

    51 Nettongia PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. PDF Pro icon
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    PDF Pro is the complete online PDF solution, allowing professionals to get their PDF work done quickly and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Offline Windows PDF editor: edit text in place, merge, compress, OCR, sign, convert, and send PDFs to Kindle as EPUB. One-time $9.99.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. PDF Boost icon
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    Edit the labels of PDF pages, manage security options (password, printing, text copying, signing), set initial view.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Perform operations on your PDF files. You can merge PDF files into one, or split PDF onto several parts. You can set password and user permissions, change metadata, and protect the content from copying. And finally you are able to modify your PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. ReamPDF icon
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    ReamPDF is a desktop PDF toolkit built for speed and simplicity. Merge, split, compress, and convert PDFs without uploading your files to the cloud. The Convert tool accepts images including WebP, a format most PDF tools don't support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. PDF Text Deleter is a Windows PDF software program which allows users to permanently delete text from PDF files in bulk easily. PDF Text Deleter can not only delete the text you need to remove from multiple PDF files in batches, but also can enable users to set multiple texts or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. PDF Multitool Utility – Convert PDF to Text, Extract Data from PDF as CSV, XML, Text or XLS Format, Convert PDF to HTML, Convert PDF to TIFF, PDF to PNG, PDF to BMP Images and More.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. PDF WIZ icon
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    PDF WIZ is an offline PDF converter that converts PDF to Word/PPT/Excel, images, merge, split or compress PDF or remove PDF password, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. PDFluent icon
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    PDFluent is a native desktop PDF editor for macOS 11 and newer and Windows 10 and newer. It is a public beta release, available as a free download for everyone including commercial use. The application is built with a pure Rust engine across 48 crates, with no C or C++...

    51 PDFluent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. AceThinker PDF Writer gives you enhanced experience on editing PDF contents, collating pages, protecting documents and more. Within just a few clicks, you could quickly access any of your PDF files and perform nice revision without learning curve.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
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