Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat

4 free, open-source or pay-once options we checked.

The paid app

Adobe Acrobat

Paid · from $14.99/month · Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser

Acrobat Standard is US$14.99 a month and Acrobat Pro US$19.99 a month on an annual plan billed monthly (US prices before tax); month to month they are US$24.99 and US$29.99.

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Price

Any FreeOpen sourcePay once

Works on

Any WindowsMacLinuxiPhone & iPadAndroidWeb browserYour own server

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  PDF-XChange Editor

  PDF-XChange Co Ltd

  Pay once Proprietary

  A Windows PDF editor you buy once, with a free mode you can keep using.

  Works on: Windows · from $62 (one-time)

  Difficulty: Easy
  Download PDF-XChange Editor Official site PDF-XChange Editor Compare
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  PDFsam Basic

  Sober Lemur S.r.l.

  Open source AGPL-3.0-or-later

  Free, open-source app to merge, split and rotate PDFs on your computer.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux

  Difficulty: Easy
  Download PDFsam Basic Official site PDFsam Basic Compare
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  RevPDF

  Pawandeep Singh (independent developer)

  Free desktop Proprietary

  A free desktop PDF editor for everyday work.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android

  Difficulty: Easy
  Download RevPDF Official site RevPDF Compare
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  Stirling PDF

  Stirling PDF Inc.

  Open source Open core · MIT

  A free PDF toolkit for your desktop, your browser or your own server.

  Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Web browser, Your own server · from $99/month

  Difficulty: Easy
  Download Stirling PDF Official site Stirling PDF Compare