Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatives

Adobe Acrobat Reader is described as 'View, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs, utilize cloud storage and freehand tools. Upgrade for editing and converting to other formats' and is a very popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Acrobat Reader are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js).

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Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives are mainly PDF Readers, but if you're looking for PDF Editors or Ebook Readers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Open Source, Linux, Windows + Free, Android, PDF Editor and Windows + Open Source. 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 Reader.
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  1. A.nnotate icon

    A.nnotate

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    Online site for viewing, annotating and collaborating on PDF and Office documents. Upload a document, send a link to invite feedback. Runs entirely in browser - does not require any plugins. Free version allows uploading a few documents a month - pay-as-you-go options if you...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Viewing and annotatng a PDF file in the browser using a.nnotate without using any plugins.
     
  4. Glyphcoder icon

    Glyphcoder

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    Glyphcoder is an optical character recognition (OCR) tool for intelligently extracting text from images. It automatically groups lines and paragraphs, detects bold, italics, and uppercase letters, and allows for manual text formatting to achieve an exact copy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
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    ABBYY FineReader PDF

    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and ...

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  6. NodePDF icon

    NodePDF

     2 likes

    A lightweight multi-platform, fast desktop PDF viewer alternative to Acrobat Reader Tabs, virtualized rendering, stamps, eSignatures, certificate-based signing (PAdES-LT), encrypted PDFs, full-text search, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Fadocx icon

    Fadocx

     1 like

    All-in-one offline document viewer for Android with OCR and desktop-class rendering — private, open-source, zero tracking.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. AskoPDF icon

    AskoPDF

     1 like

    AskoPDF is a lightweight PDF viewer focused on productivity and workflow. Key features include: Page Groups, Split View, and Tabs.

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    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Trexo PDF Signer icon

    Trexo PDF Signer

     1 like

    Free, open-source desktop app for legally binding PDF digital signatures. Sign with PKCS#11 hardware tokens, USB dongles, smart cards, PFX certificates, or Windows keystore. Adobe-compatible, RFC 3161 timestamped, fully offline — no cloud, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Certificate Selection
     
  12. SlimPDF Reader icon

    SlimPDF Reader

     8 likes

    SlimPDF Reader is a high quality PDF viewer that is only 1.5MB in size. Features and benefits:

    • Eliminate bloatware and help your computer run faster;
    • View any PDF File just like Adobe Reader;
    • 100% Free;
    • The smallest desktop PDF Reader in the World.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. SourcePDF icon

    SourcePDF

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    SourcePDF is a completely free to use PDF editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Jumpdf icon

    Jumpdf

     1 like

    Jumpdf is a keyboard-focused PDF viewer for documents where one needs to jump between different sections of the document frequently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  15. BePDF icon

    BePDF

     7 likes

    BePDF is a PDF viewer for the BeOS, Haiku & Zeta. Besides viewing, it supports annotating and user-defined bookmarking for unencrypted PDFs. It's fully localized for 20 languages at the moment with additional languages being easily added via text files.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Haiku
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