PrivatePDF AlternativesPDF Editors and other similar apps like PrivatePDF

PrivatePDF is described as 'Free web tool that lets you make quick PDF edits from within your web browser, without uploading anything anywhere' and is a PDF Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PrivatePDF for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone apps. The best PrivatePDF alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PrivatePDF are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and PDF-XChange Editor.

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  1. SumatraPDF icon
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    This free, open-source viewer for Windows supports multiple formats like PDF, eBooks (ePub, Mobi), CHM, and Comic Books (CBZ, CBR). Prioritizing simplicity and speed, it offers a lightweight, portable design with a minimalist interface, catering to users seeking fast and efficient document viewing.

    111 SumatraPDF alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  2. Okular icon
     481 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer offering extensive format support, including PDF, comics, images, EPUB, and Markdown, with annotation tools, sidebar previews, text-to-speech, DRM management, cross-platform compatibility, and integration with KDE Frameworks libraries.

    114 Okular alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
  3. Foxit PDF Reader icon
     1379 likes

    Foxit Reader offers a lightweight PDF viewing experience across multiple platforms with features such as annotation, form filling, signing, cloud storage integration, collaborative review options, heightened security via Trust Manager, and organizational tools like Group Policy and XML Configuration.

    123 Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • ReactOS
     
  4. Evince icon
     460 likes

    Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.

    115 Evince alternatives

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    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  5. 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.

    145 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  6. PDFgear icon
     57 likes

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

    49 PDFgear alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. MuPDF icon
     157 likes

    MuPDF offers a highly versatile PDF, XPS, and eBook interpreter, customizable as a renderer, viewer, or toolkit. Features include digital signatures, redactions, form filling, annotations, and page manipulation, ideal for mobile, eBooks, and embedded apps supporting Java, C++, and Python.

    90 MuPDF alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
     
  8. Seamlessly view, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs with freehand drawing and sticky notes. Utilize cloud storage for effortless access and upgrade for advanced editing and conversion to formats like Word and Excel.

    110 Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. PDF Viewer (aka pdf.js) is a new revolutionary extension using web standard technologies that allows you to display within Mozilla Firefox almost all PDF files found on the web without a plugin.

    84 Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js) alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. MJ PDF Reader icon
     28 likes

    A totally free of cost and ads PDF documents reader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Kavita icon
     28 likes

    Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket-fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    172 Kavita alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  12. 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...

    133 Master PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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