Xpdf Alternatives

Xpdf is described as 'Free PDF viewer and toolkit, including a text extractor, image converter, HTML converter, and more. Most of the tools are available as open source' and is a PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Xpdf for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Xpdf alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xpdf are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and MuPDF.

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  2. KDAN PDF icon

    KDAN PDF

     187 likes

    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    292 KDAN PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • TW flagTaiwan
    Your All-in-One PDF Editor
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  4. PDF4QT icon

    PDF4QT

     12 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
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    iTop PDF

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

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  6. Minimal eReader icon

    Minimal eReader

     5 likes

    Blazing fast PDF and portable eReader built on muPDF. Including the ability to save "highlights" and notes like on Kindle.

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    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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  7. qpdfview icon

    qpdfview

     45 likes

    qpdfview is a Qt-based tabbed document viewer using the Poppler library for PDF rendering and CUPS for printing. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be added via plugins.

    90 qpdfview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  9. Atril icon

    Atril

     15 likes

    Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard...

    120 Atril alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. DocInspector icon

    DocInspector

     1 like

    DocInspector is a professional, offline-first document processing and privacy-auditing application designed for legal, financial, and corporate teams. It enables users to clean, repair, and bundle large volumes of documents locally without relying on cloud services.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • MD flagMoldova
    processing pipeline
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  12. zathura icon

    zathura

     44 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.

    81 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Bestfit
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  13. Free PDF Editor icon

    Free PDF Editor

     2 likes

    A privacy-first, client-side PDF editor that runs in your browser. Edit, annotate, merge/split, compress to target sizes, OCR scanned PDFs, and convert files—no signup, no watermark.

    39 Free PDF Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PK flagPakistan
    homepage
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  14. Google Scholar PDF Reader icon

    Google Scholar PDF Reader

     3 likes

    Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • US flagUnited States
    Google Scholar PDF Reader screenshot 1
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  15. Right PDF Reader icon

    Right PDF Reader

     13 likes

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

    95 Right PDF Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • TW flagTaiwan
    Right PDF Reader screenshot 1
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