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PDF: read, create, edit43 resources

Lightweight PDF readers, PDF printers, merging, annotation and conversion.

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Okular

Software · Open source

Okular is a PDF reader, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: annotation and highlighting, Markdown support.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

Xournal++

Software · Open source

Take handwritten notes.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

PDF4QT

Software · Open source

PDF4QT is a PDF editor, available on Windows and Linux: command-line use.

Completely freeWinLinux

word-sys PDF Editor

Software · Open source

word-sys PDF Editor is a PDF editor, available on Linux: PDF export.

Completely freeLinux

PDFedit

Software · Open source

PDF editor with ability to browse/edit the tree of raw pdf objects.

Completely freeLinux

Qpdf Tools

Software · Open source

Manage and optimize PDF files.

Completely freeLinux

PDF Tricks

Software · Open source

Tricks for PDF Files.

Completely freeLinux

JPEG2PDF

Software · Open source

Convert Images Into PDF File.

Completely freeLinux

Paper Clip

Software · Open source

Edit PDF document metadata.

Completely freeLinux

PDF Mix Tool

Software · Open source

An application to perform common editing operations on PDF files.

Completely freeLinux

Scrolex

Software · Open source

Scrolex is a PDF reader, available on Linux: themes and dark mode, full-text search.

Completely freeLinux

Sioyek

Software · Open source

PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.

Completely freeWinLinux

Librera Reader

Mobile app · Open source

Librera Reader is a PDF reader, available on Android.

Completely freeAndroid

PDF Tinkerer

Software · Open source

Create and modify PDF files.

Completely freeLinux

jumpdf

Software · Open source

jumpdf is a PDF reader, available on Linux: keyboard shortcuts.

Completely freeLinux

Quick PDF Join

Software · Open source

Simple application that joins multiple PDF files together.

Completely freeLinux

CorePDF

Software · Open source

CorePDF is a PDF reader, available on Linux.

Completely freeLinux

krop

Software · Open source

Crop PDF files.

Completely freeLinux

WhosWho

Software · Open source

Create PDF documents with people pictures and corresponding name, also called "who's who", "yearbook" or "facebook".

Completely freeLinux

PDF Toolkit

Mobile app · Open source

All-in-one PDF and image toolkit for Android.

Completely freeAndroid

iText RUPS

Software · Open source

IText RUPS is a tool to view PDF structure in a Swing GUI.

Completely freeLinux

Fossify Documents Beta

Mobile app · Open source

Read PDF, DOCX, text, Markdown, CSV and HTML files privately and offline.

Completely freeAndroid

accent

Software · Open source

An opinionated text + pdf editor with some neat features and a minimal design.

Completely freeLinux

sidemark

Software · Open source

Sidemark is a lightweight PDF annotator for Linux with a live Markdown notes panel. Open a PDF draw directly on it, and write structured notes beside it.

Completely freeLinux

MobiXournal

Software · Open source

Stylus-first note-taking & STEM drafting suite for Android and Windows 11 — native .mobix notebooks, lossless Xournal++ (.xopp) interchange, PDF annotation, 2D plots, circuits, LaTeX/Typst & graphics-tablet support.

Completely freeWinAndroid

PdfCraft

Mobile app · Open source

Read, comment, fill, sign and edit PDFs on your phone, all on the device.

Completely freeAndroid

MJ PDF

Mobile app · Open source

MJ PDF is a PDF reader, available on Android: themes and dark mode, annotation and highlighting.

Completely freeAndroid

Jotdown

Mobile app · Open source

Offline PDF reader with OCR and academic annotations.

Completely freeAndroid

Oxu

Mobile app · Open source

Read PDFs and translate any text you select, instantly.

Free, with trade-offsAndroid

Create PDFs from almost any application.

Completely freeWin

Doc Viewer

Software · Open source

Doc Viewer is a PDF reader, available on Windows.

Completely freeWin

Industry’s most powerful PDF Reader Solution.

Limited free planWinMacLinuxAndroidiOS

Ghostscript

Software

Interpreter for PostScript and PDF files, used to view, print, convert and compress PDF documents.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

Hisui PDF

Software · Open source

Free, open-source desktop PDF editor: merge, split, annotate, redact, OCR and sign.

Completely freeWin

Lector

Software · Open source

A simple PDF Reader built using Electron and PDF.js.

Completely freeWin

Miro

Software

A native pdf viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux (Wayland/X11) with configurable keybindings.

Limited free planWin

No Bloat PDF

Software

A tiny, fast, private PDF viewer. No ads, no accounts, no telemetry.

Completely freeWin

PDF Lite Viewer

Software · Open source

A free, lightweight PDF viewer for Windows.

Completely freeWin

A free and easy to use PDF solution with many features.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

SumatraPDF

Software · Open source

SumatraPDF is a multi-format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, FB2, CHM, XPS, DjVu) reader for Windows.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

Adobe Reader

Software

Adobe Reader is a PDF reader, available on Linux: annotation and highlighting. Old edition (2013).

Completely freeLinux

jPDF Tweak

Software · Open source

Swiss Army Knife for PDF files.

Completely freeLinux