Free PDF-XChange Editor AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like PDF-XChange Editor

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

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  1. PDF Arranger icon

    PDF Arranger

     112 likes

    Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.

    73 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Export selection only. Export each selected page to a file. Export all pages to files.
     
  2. PDFgear icon

    PDFgear

     61 likes

    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    56 PDFgear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    zdwk
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    Suspected to be spyware/malware. Company and owners behind the software is not clearly identifyable. Suspected to be Russian and/or Chinese spyware.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PDFgear is Free and ProprietaryPDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. PDF24 Creator icon

    PDF24 Creator

     148 likes

    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.

    181 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    bluMyst
    Positive
    1

    PDF24 basically just lets you "draw over" a PDF. It doesn't let you edit the existing content or add anything more sophisticated than some text or a few doodles.

    • PDF24 Creator is Free and ProprietaryPDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
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    LightPDF

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  6. PDFsam icon

    PDFsam

     227 likes

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

    148 PDFsam alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Guest
    Negative
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    PDFsam can't edit PDF files, i.e. change the content of a page in a PDF file

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    NaturalBornUser
    1

    The premium, paid version of pdfsam can edit pdf

    • PDFsam is Freemium and Open SourcePDF-XChange Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Master PDF Editor icon

    Master PDF Editor

     72 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Master PDF editor can edit PDF content like PDF X-Change Editor can

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Master PDF Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryPDF-XChange Editor is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. PDFCreator icon

    PDFCreator

     262 likes

    PDFCreator is a virtual PDF printer that converts any printable document into a PDF file. It works with all Windows applications, including Word, Excel, browsers, and design tools.

    111 PDFCreator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Bundleware

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    • Windows
    PDFCreator 6.2.1 interface
     
  11. PaperKnife icon

    PaperKnife

     6 likes

    Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking.

    54 PaperKnife alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Online
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  12. ScanTailor Advanced icon

    ScanTailor Advanced

     66 likes

    Scan Tailor is an interactive post-processing tool for scanned pages. It performs operations such as page splitting, deskewing, adding/removing borders, and others. You give it raw scans, and you get pages ready to be printed or assembled into a PDF or DJVU file.

    16 ScanTailor Advanced alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Skim icon

    Skim

     93 likes

    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    93 Skim alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    The PDF Window
     
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    KDAN PDF

     185 likes

    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    268 KDAN PDF alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Your All-in-One PDF Editor
     
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    PDFedit

     24 likes

    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.

    95 PDFedit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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