Foxit PDF Reader Alternatives

Foxit PDF Reader is described as 'Free, lightweight PDF viewer available on multiple platforms. Features include annotation, form-filling, signing, cloud integration, and more' and is a leading PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Foxit PDF Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Linux apps. The best Foxit PDF Reader alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Foxit PDF Reader are Okular, KDAN PDF, PDF-XChange Editor and Evince.

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Foxit PDF 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 Open Source, Linux, PDF Editor, Windows and Android. 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 Foxit PDF Reader.
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  1. PDF Agile icon
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    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
     
  2. In version 8, Google Chrome introduced a free PDF viewer, installed by default. While this plug-in lacks many features of the Adobe Acrobat Plug-in, it is much faster and lighter, and updates with the browser rather than an external utility.

    74 Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Comments about Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in as an Alternative to Foxit PDF Reader
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    On Linux specifically, few PDF viewers have support for tabs which I find keep things tidy and the chrome engine is quick and lightweight on my reasonably old gear. So for straight up A to B reading I favour this.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in is a legitimate Foxit PDF Reader alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in is Free and ProprietaryFoxit PDF Reader is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. PDF Online icon
     1 like

    The better PDF experience - Simple and easy online PDF tools

    Annotating. converting and editing pdfs in a web application by the developers of xodo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. PDF4QT icon
     8 likes

    Open-source PDF viewer and editor using Qt framework, featuring hardware-accelerated rendering, encryption, multithreading, text-to-speech, annotation tools, form filling, high-res monitor support, document compression, audio book conversion, and signature validation.

    98 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. An all-in-one PDF editing software to create, manage and convert PDF files easily.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. iTop PDF icon
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    Comprehensive PDF tool for viewing, editing, annotations, and conversion between formats like Word, Excel, or PPT. Features include encryption, redaction, and fast batch processing.

    57 iTop PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Orion Viewer icon
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    Orion is a pdf, djvu, xps and cbz file viewer for Android devices, based on mupdf and DjVuLibre libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. iAnnotate icon
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    With iAnnotate you can read, annotate, and share PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and web pages!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. zathura icon
     45 likes

    Zathura is a highly customizable and functional document viewer. It provides a minimalistic and space saving interface as well as an easy usage that mainly focuses on keyboard interaction.

    69 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Shelf is a convergent document viewer that supports PDF and EPUB files. With Shelf, you can organize your document collection by creating tags, like other Maui applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
     
  12. PDF Max is a desktop class PDF app for reading, annotating or signing PDF documents on your iPhone/iPad. Mark up documents with highlights and handwriting, insert texts and stamps, fill out, sign PDFs and even manipulate PDF pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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