PDFgear AlternativesPDF Readers & PDF Editors like PDFgear

PDFgear is described as 'Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up' and is a popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PDFgear for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best PDFgear alternative is Foxit PDF Reader. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Foxit PDF Reader or PDF-XChange Editor. Other great apps like PDFgear are PDF24 Creator, Stirling-PDF, KOReader and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  1. Foxit PDF Reader icon

    Foxit PDF Reader

     1376 likes

    Foxit Reader offers a lightweight PDF viewing experience across multiple platforms with features such as annotation, form filling, signing, cloud storage integration, collaborative review options, heightened security via Trust Manager, and organizational tools like Group Policy and XML Configuration.

    121 Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • ReactOS
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    • Some users think Foxit PDF Reader is a great PDFgear alternative, some don't.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to PDFgear.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is the most popular free alternative to PDFgear.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is Free Personal and ProprietaryPDFgear is Free and Proprietary
  2. PDF-XChange Editor icon

    PDF-XChange Editor

     170 likes

    Feature-rich PDF editor offering direct content editing, ABBYY OCR, viewing, annotation, form filling, PDF merging, compression, and encryption. Operates efficiently offline, requiring no registration and no ads, while providing privacy-focused features and convenient portability.

    145 PDF-XChange Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
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  4. Evince icon

    Evince

     459 likes

    Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.

    116 Evince alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    • Evince is the most popular Linux alternative to PDFgear.

    • Evince is the most popular Open Source alternative to PDFgear.

    • Evince is Free and Open SourcePDFgear is Free and Proprietary
    • Evince is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedPDFgear is not according to our users
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    Adobe Acrobat DC icon
    Adobe Acrobat DC

    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perf...

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    PDF24 Creator

     146 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.

    173 PDF24 Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    PDF24 has all the functions PDFGear offers and more, and they work way better. As an example, the compression function compresses way more, offers more options and is way faster and lighter on CPU load.

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    • PDF24 Creator is Free and ProprietaryPDFgear is also Free and Proprietary
  7. Stirling-PDF icon

    Stirling-PDF

     49 likes

    locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.

    86 Stirling-PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • Cloudron
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    • Stirling-PDF is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to PDFgear.

    • Stirling-PDF is Freemium and Open SourcePDFgear is Free and Proprietary
    • Stirling-PDF is Privacy focusedPDFgear is not according to our users
  8. KOReader icon

    KOReader

     72 likes

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    68 KOReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Tablet
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    • KOReader is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to PDFgear.

    • KOReader is Free and Open SourcePDFgear is Free and Proprietary
  10. Adobe Acrobat Reader icon

    Adobe Acrobat Reader

     443 likes

    Seamlessly view, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs with freehand drawing and sticky notes. Utilize cloud storage for effortless access and upgrade for advanced editing and conversion to formats like Word and Excel.

    108 Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to PDFgear.

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryPDFgear is Free and Proprietary
  11. Adobe Acrobat DC icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC

     203 likes

    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    316 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular commercial alternative to PDFgear.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryPDFgear is Free and Proprietary
  12. Smallpdf icon

    Smallpdf

     58 likes

    Smallpdf is the first PDF Software you will actually like. The perfect gateway to productive, portable and cost-efficient document management solutions in your everyday life.

    177 Smallpdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    • Smallpdf is the most popular SaaS alternative to PDFgear.

    • Smallpdf is Freemium and ProprietaryPDFgear is Free and Proprietary
  13. BentoPDF icon

    BentoPDF

     8 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    65 BentoPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  14. Breeze PDF icon

    Breeze PDF

     8 likes

    Breeze PDF is a powerful, free PDF editor that works entirely offline in your browser. No uploads, 100% privacy guaranteed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  15. 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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