Soda PDF AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like Soda PDF

Apps similar to Soda PDF include Stirling PDF, which is open source with a free version. Other options are PDF24 Creator, PDFCreator, PDF24 Tools and Qoppa PDF Studio. There's no shortage of PDF Editors like Soda PDF, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Stirling PDF icon
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    Locally hosted web application offering an interactive GUI to merge, split, reorganize, convert, compress, watermark, secure, sign, flatten, repair, extract images, detect blanks, apply OCR, set permissions, and enable file processing or API integration for PDFs.

    144 Stirling PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
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  2. PDF24 Creator icon
     155 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.

    212 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. PDFCreator icon
     264 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.

    117 PDFCreator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. doPDF icon
     87 likes

    doPDF allows you to freely convert documents to PDF files. It installs as a printer driver, enabling you to print from any Windows application.

    93 doPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Nitro PDF  icon
     74 likes

    Nitro offers comprehensive PDF solutions for editing, creating, and converting, alongside OCR and e-signature tools. Supports Mac, Windows, and iOS, providing a user-friendly interface with industry-standard security features. Ideal as an Adobe Acrobat alternative.

    191 Nitro PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Provides editing of text, images, and objects in PDFs, annotation options, OCR for scanned files, conversion to multiple formats, form filling and signing, page management, merging and splitting, cloud integration, camera to PDF functionality, and sharing tools.

    158 Wondershare PDFelement alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. pdfly icon
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    pdfly (say: PDF-li) is a pure-python CLI application for manipulating PDF files.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
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  8. A feature-rich, privacy-focused PDF app built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3. View, edit, and manage PDFs with 12 powerful tools including merge, split, compress, rotate, lock/unlock, and more. Supports bookmarks, table of contents, full-text search, and auto-scroll for...

    67 PDF Reader Pro (by ahmmedrejowan) alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Privacy-first, offline PDF editor for Android. Merge, split, compress, convert and annotate PDFs — 100% on-device, no internet required.

    110 PDF Toolkit: Edit, Merge, Sign alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. DocInspector icon
     1 like

    DocInspector is a professional, offline-first document processing and privacy-auditing application designed for legal, financial, and corporate teams. It enables users to clean, repair, and bundle large volumes of documents locally without relying on cloud services.

    65 DocInspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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