Adobe Acrobat Reader Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android alternative is MuPDF, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader are PDFgear, Xodo, Linwood Butterfly and Document Viewer.

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  1. MuPDF icon

    MuPDF

     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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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    Comments about MuPDF as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Pro Daddy
    Negative
    3

    It doesn't have several major features that adobe reader has. MuPDF just open files that's all. no options at all, no resizing, no editing, no change in view, there is nothing.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    If reading PDFs is all you need, this app is just wonderful. No editing tools or other bloat.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    malcmerlyn
    Negative
    -4

    Not available on Apple Store (Ipad 6, ios 17.5.1)

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    • Most users think MuPDF is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • MuPDF is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • MuPDF is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MuPDF is Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  2. PDFgear icon

    PDFgear

     55 likes

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

    47 PDFgear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about PDFgear as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    malcmerlyn
    Negative
    0

    Doesn't show my RPG PDF bookmarks

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    PDFgear icon

    • Most users think PDFgear is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • PDFgear is the most popular Web-based, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • PDFgear is Free and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Xodo icon

    Xodo

     71 likes

    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, share, sync, manage, sign, and more.

    116 Xodo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Comments about Xodo as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Top Positive Comment
    Steven
    0

    It's a free pdf viewer/editior that has all the features that most people use Adobe Reader for. More stable. More secure. The interface feels cleaner to me.

    malcmerlyn
    Positive
    0

    Contrary to what has been written by guest, the app isn't totally free anymore. You should pay a subscription for several features like exporting non-watermarked PDF to your drive service

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Completely free, clutter-free interface, and easy to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
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    Xodo icon

    • Most users think Xodo is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • Xodo is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • Xodo is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Linwood Butterfly icon

    Linwood Butterfly

     41 likes

    Butterfly is a note-taking app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

    44 Linwood Butterfly alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    • Linwood Butterfly is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • Linwood Butterfly is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Linwood Butterfly is Customizable and Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  6. Document Viewer icon

    Document Viewer

     50 likes

    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    151 Document Viewer alternatives

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    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about Document Viewer as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    open source, fast, lightweight, support for many formats, many available settings

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    For android smartphones, its the best choice as it is opensource and has many features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Adobe Acrobat Reader Icon
    Document Viewer icon

    • Most users think Document Viewer is a great Adobe Acrobat Reader alternative.

    • Document Viewer is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Document Viewer is Customizable and Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  7. MJ PDF Reader icon

    MJ PDF Reader

     28 likes

    A totally free of cost and ads PDF documents reader.

    70 MJ PDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Comments about MJ PDF Reader as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Port5000
    Positive
    0

    Much more simpler UI, it has all you'd need to open and view pdf files without any kind of registration or tracking or any ads

    Adobe Acrobat Reader Icon
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    • MJ PDF Reader is Free and Open SourceAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MJ PDF Reader is Privacy focusedAdobe Acrobat Reader is not according to our users
  9. Drawboard PDF icon

    Drawboard PDF

     15 likes

    The top AEC PDF app to markup and manage drawings and documents. Ideal for replacing pen and paper, avoid printing documents again by using our intuitive feature set that makes marking up a PDF easy. Open or create a new PDF, markup using our extensive array of tools, then save...

    57 Drawboard PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  11. PDF Viewer Pro by PSPDFKit icon

    PDF Viewer Pro by PSPDFKit

     2 likes

    PDF Viewer Pro is a fast and beautiful app, allowing you to view, search, and annotate PDF documents with ease on your iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  12. Right PDF Reader icon

    Right PDF Reader

     12 likes

    Besides exceptionally fast launching and displaying speed, Gaaiho Reader is reliable in printing, filling forms annotating documents and adding bookmarks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
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    Comments about Right PDF Reader as an Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Can select text directly and annotate it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Adobe Acrobat Reader Icon
    Right PDF Reader icon
    • Right PDF Reader is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and Proprietary
  14. ezPDF Reader icon

    ezPDF Reader

     13 likes

    ezPDF Reader is a PDF viewer with some powerful features such as TTS (Text-to-Speech), annotations and PDF forms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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