Adobe Acrobat DC Alternatives

Adobe Acrobat DC is described as 'Create and edit PDFs. Collaborate with ease. E-sign documents and collect signatures. Get everything done in one app, wherever you work. Acrobat’s got it. Stay on top of your documents with powerful features for desktop, mobile, and web' and is a very popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Adobe Acrobat DC alternative is PDF-XChange Editor, which is free. Other great apps like Adobe Acrobat DC are PDF24 Creator, Nitro PDF , Master PDF Editor and PDFgear.

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Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives are mainly PDF Editors, but if you're looking for PDF Readers or PDF Printers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux, Windows + Open Source, Mac, Windows and Edit PDF. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Adobe Acrobat DC.
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  1. PDF-Tools icon
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    Allowing both the creation (from Image file formats, Image Scanners/Web CAMS and text files etc) and manipulation of Adobe compatible PDF files, PDF-Tools is an ideal tool to compliment your existing PDF creation application or as a stand alone tool in its own right!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Whether you’re an individual or a large enterprise, cutting costs and improving efficiency are imperative. Yet workflow challenges are often met with free software and tools that seemingly help you cut costs, but in actuality don’t meet your unique needs.

    29 Kofax Power PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. PDFtk icon
     18 likes

    PDFtk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. It comes in three flavors: PDFtk Free, PDFtk Pro, and our original command-line tool PDFtk Server.

    46 PDFtk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. PDF Agile icon
     6 likes

    PDFagile is a fast, lean alternative to Adobe Acrobat and Foxit. It offers a smaller memory footprint and a clutter-free UI without sacrificing pro features. Enjoy high-fidelity conversion, OCR, and batch processing with professional performance, minus the bloat or premium price.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  6. CutePDF Writer icon
     69 likes

    CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of commercial PDF creation software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to create professional quality PDF...

    79 CutePDF Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about CutePDF Writer as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    CutePDF is just a virtual printer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think CutePDF Writer is a great Adobe Acrobat DC alternative.

    • CutePDF Writer is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
  7. An all-in-one PDF editing software to create, manage and convert PDF files easily.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SimPDF icon
     2 likes

    SimPDF lets you edit PDF documents like a word document. Never before editing a PDF had been so easy!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. OCRmyPDF icon
     15 likes

    OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched - jbarlow83/OCRmyPDF

    21 OCRmyPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. AmindPDF is an all-in-one PDF editor that allows you to easily create, edit, convert, sign, OCR PDF files. You can convert from and to PDF directly from Word, Excel, Image, and other popular file types.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. RAD PDF icon
     1 like

    RAD PDF is a website component and online interface for editing, filling, signing, and viewing PDF documents. This ASP.NET technology offers your users a free PDF editor, ready for integration with your web application.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. CopyFish icon
     19 likes

    Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.

    85 CopyFish alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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    Comments about CopyFish as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC
    Luis Lobo
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    It only does OCR it is not a PDF editor.

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    • CopyFish is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat DC is Paid and Proprietary
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