Pdf Editor reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 514 Reddit reviews across 54 subreddits and 100 posts to rank the best Pdf Editor brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/software, r/pdf, r/linuxmint, r/sysadmin, r/debian. Top-rated brands include Foxit (4.0/5), PDF-XChange (4.3/5), PDFgear (4.1/5).

Stats

Reviews514

Subreddits54

Posts100

Brands73

Products37

Top communities

r/software97 r/pdf42 r/linuxmint36 r/sysadmin31 r/debian29

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Foxit

4.0

(41)

"Foxit pdf The best for me"

"Another vote for Foxit here. It was a huge time saver."

"Pretty sure Foxit is the best around, right?"

"Foxit for almost 9 years a very powerfull thing"

"I use FoxitPDF"

"Foxit PDF Editor"

"I use foxit and split with PDF Arranger"

"I've had Foxit Editor for a while and I like it."

"I have been using Foxit pdf and find it does all my required tasks quickly. Price is reasonable."

"PDF Expert and Foxit are decent choices."

PDF-XChange

4.3

(35)

"PDF-XChange Editor + PDF24 (free versions)"

"I use PDF-XChange also and have for many years. It is great, and not too expensive."

"I use PDF-XChange, and it's an excellent option. The user interface is very customizable."

"PDF-XChange Editor “Pro by far"

"I second pdfxchange editor pro, It has so many features."

"PDF-XChange Editor is a solid choice. It offers OCR, text editing, and conversion to different formats, all within a reasonable price range."

"Great choice with PDF-XChange Editor! It’s feature-rich, with OCR, text editing, resizing, and format conversion, all in a user-friendly interface."

"PDF-XChange Editor $56.00 with 1 year of updates (perpetual license)"

"PDF X-Change Editor 100%"

"PDF XChange is my vote."

PDFgear

4.1

(32)

"I recently discovered PDFGear and I am really happy with it. Free and very complete."

"Free = [PDFgear ](https://www.pdfgear.com/) - Those two are by far the best"

"[PDFGear](https://www.pdfgear.com/) is totally free and will suit your needs"

"PDFgear"

"I use and enjoy PDFgear."

"Try out PDFGear and PDF X Change - they are really nice editing text/markup wise. I liked PDFgear so much now it's my default PDF viewer/editor."

"PDFgear: totally free with a bunch of features. Best free PDF solution."

"PDFgear is good! I like it. I can edit texts and convert PDFs for free. Page manage is also easy to use."

"I think all your needs in PDFs could be done for free in PDFgear."

"[PDFgear](https://www.pdfgear.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=comments) is free to highlight."

Xodo

4.2

(27)

"Xodo’s been my go-to since I started doing freelance work on the road."

"I’ve been using Xodo for over a year now, mostly for reviewing contracts and filling out forms."

"The UI is clean, and it doesn’t take forever to open large PDFs."

"The cloud sync is super handy when switching between my tablet and phone. Nothing else I’ve tried has been that seamless"

"I use Xodo - but the app rather than the extension, and I can't praise it enough."

"I use XODO across all platforms. It's free and works incredibly well especially with a pen/touch."

"PDF Reader by Xodo! It's free with no payments and you can combine/split pdfs and draw with your pen."

"Xodo!"

"I’ve used Xodo for a while too, and it’s definitely user-friendly."

"Xodo is a good, lightweight option for basic PDF tasks."

UPDF

4.3

(20)

"UPDF stood out it's super easy to use, lets you edit text/images, and doesn’t slap on watermarks."

"You can use UPDF for an easy and affordable way to edit PDFs. It lets you edit text, add annotations, sign documents, and even use OCR for scanned files."

"UPDF it’s a great PDF editor with solid annotation tools, perfect for diagrams and calculations."

"The best PDF editor for batch processing and OCR is UPDF."

"I highly recommend UPDF. It’s super user-friendly and has all the tools you need to build and edit PDFs."

"If you’re looking for a well-featured PDF editor with a good user interface (and want to avoid Adobe), I’d recommend UPDF."

"It's way more affordable than Adobe Acrobat Pro and has all the features you need for editing, annotating, and converting PDFs."

"UPDF is a great alternative on Linux, super clean, lets you edit PDFs directly like Foxit."

"You can check out this tool found online once. It is nice and works well"

"UPDF"

Master PDF Editor

3.9

(21)

"Master PDF editor."

"Master PDF Editor offers advanced capabilities like form filling, PDF creation, and direct text manipulation."

"I use masterpdf editor deb/rpm flatpak is old"

"Master PDF Editor is one of the best alternatives to Foxit PDF Editor on Linux."

"Paid version is probably the best you can get on Linux."

"Master PDF Editor"

"Master PDF Editor offers a wide range of editing features like text editing, annotations, and form filling."

"Master PDF Editor is one of the ones I would purchase because they have a lifetime license."

"Master PDF Editor is one of the closest alternatives, offering full text editing and form manipulation."

"Master PDF editor 4 is the best native application."

PDF Expert

3.9

(21)

"PDF expert is awesome!"

"PDF Expert: Affordable, user-friendly, and perfect for business needs."

"PDF Expert and Foxit are decent choices."

"I'd give the Files app a try first, then try out PDF Expert, Xodo and Foxit."

"PDF Expert would be one of the candidates if it were so. But but it costs money, so it is not "best" when one of the parameters is "free"."

"I use PDF Expert on macOS, a lot of the same functionality."

"I’m trying PDF Expert. You can sign, properly redact, and bates stamp."

"It creates it's own folder in iCoud so you files will be available on all devices."

"Has a one week trial and yearly sub is reasonable."

"I use PDF Expert everyday, serves all my needs."

PDF Gear

4.3

(16)

"Pdggear is amazing !!! I tried to edit using adobe, and it was not efficient."

"It works for most PDF editing needs and it's free."

"It is a free PDF program for most of the PDF needs on both Mac and Windows."

"Provides various PDF-related basic and advanced editing features for free."

"It is free now."

"I highly recommend PDFgear."

"I like pdfgear."

"PDFgear. It's free."

"PDF Gear?"

"I've been using PDFGear for months and it's good."

PDFelement

4.1

(15)

"PDFelement is an excellent choice for editing PDFs on Linux. It offers a user-friendly interface, powerful text editing capabilities."

"PDFelement delivers a complete PDF editing experience without sacrificing the f"

"Pdfelement could be a great choice. It offers additional tools like OCR, document conversion, and signing."

"PDFelement is another excellent choice. It’s easy to use for annotating and signing forms, and it includes additional tools for light editing."

"PDFelement could also be a strong option on Linux."

"PDFelement: One-time purchase, great for editing, annotating, and signing PDFs."

"PDFelement stands out. It offers text editing, OCR, and more."

"PDFelement is another excellent option in the same price range. It has all the features you’re looking for—OCR, text editing, and file conversions."

"PDFelement provides a free version that allows you to edit text, annotate, and fill forms without unnecessary restrictions."

"PDFelement is another solid option that keeps things user-friendly while giving you more flexibility in editing."

#10

LibreOffice

3.8

(13)

"By far the best, free, open source and cross-platform editor is LibreOffice."

"LibreOffice Draw"

"Libre office can edit pdfs too, using the draw app."

"Libre Office Draw can open and edit PDFs."

"[LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/)"

"You could try LibreOffice Draw, which has some redaction and encryption features."

"Libre Office seems like a good fit."

"Believe it or not, libreoffice has a pretty decent PDF editor if you're primarily editing text vs form elements and its free."

"LibreOffice Draw can edit PDFs, but the results aren’t always great."

#11

KDE

3.8

(12)

"KDE Okular for Windows, Mac and Linux"

"Okular is the most lightweight and practical option for annotation and basic editing tasks."

"Okular"

"Okular is nice"

"KDE Okular"

"Okular"

"Or like others have said, Okular."

"OKular"

"Okular https://okular.kde.org/download/"

#12

PDF24

4.1

(11)

"PDF24.org free, and capable of everything."

"Their offline desktop version called 'PDF24 Creator' is a very comprehensive set of pdf editing tools. And it's free!"

"I have free version and it’s still sweet."

"PDF24"

"PDF24 is my go to. I love how my sig and initials are stored for use anytime I need it."

"PDF24. Web apps, but also installable binaries."

"PDF24 is pretty awesome."

"PDF24"

"PDF 24. Does anything you'd want to do with a pdf and does it locally."

"PDF24 or PDF rearranger for your editing needs."

#13

Wondershare

4.2

(10)

"PDFelement FTW!"

"Its the best pdf editor for creating fillable forms."

"Wondershare PDFelement is a great option for PDF editing, offering a balance between powerful features and ease of use."

"Could be good option and It is very Easy to Use too."

"Try Wondershare PDFElement"

"Use wondershare PDFelement."

"Wondershare PDF element"

"I would recommend Wondershare PDFelement."

"Wondershare pdf element is great. Its paid tho."

#14

ONLYOFFICE

4.1

(10)

"I can recommend ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor. It works offline as part of the open-source office suite."

"You can consider [ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor] as an Adobe replacement on macOS."

"OnlyOffice for me,4 in 1."

"Onlyoffice, gimp, pdfsam"

"Pour le traitement des PDF, j'utilise OnlyOffice, le module PDF permet beaucoup de chose avec la mise à jour 8.3"

"Recommend App : ONLYOFFICE Document, You can edit (PDF, Excel, word) it is free"

"ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor is quite good for annotation and supports drawing."

"For annotation tasks and basic PDF editing, ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor works well."

"ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor. It's free and has a lot of editing tools, except for OCR I guess."

"OnlyOffice, Libreoffice Draw and Sejda."

#15

Okular

4.0

(10)

"I use Okular and PDF Arrange."

"**A) Okular** is easy to use to view, markup, comment, sign and to fill up forms."

"Okular from kde plasma is pretty good."

"**Okular** can view, mark up, annotate and type text into the .pdf file."

"Okular, free and open source"

"Is also a great alternative."

"I like okular as a generic viewer, but MasterPDF is what I use if I need editing/other PDF features."

"Mainly for compatibility."

"Should do the trick."

#16

PDF-XChange Editor

4.4

(9)

"I literaly tested this last week with PDF-XChange Editor (free version) using their "self-sign" cert option ... works great."

"Paid (but can be used for free) = [PDF-XChange Editor](https://pdf-xchange.eu/pdf-xchange-editor/) (72 USD for Editor Plus license) - Those two are by far the best"

"My favourite is the portable freeware version of PDF-XChange Editor for Windows, which sits on my usb key."

"PDF-XChange Editor can let you see the fonts used in a document, so you can mimic it using Typewriter mode."

"If you need a free PDF editor use PDF-XChange Editor: text edit is free but objects edit is a licensed one time fee feature."

"Is free and the closest thing to Bluebeam I’ve found."

"PDF-XChange Editor can create stamps (in front), and is useful for signatures, or images you '},{"

"Does pretty much everything that I would need from Adobe, but for much cheaper."

"PDF-XChange Editor."

#17

PDF Arranger

3.7

(10)

"To split/merge: PDF Arranger and to edit: LibreOffice Draw"

"For split/merge: PDF Arranger For editing: LibreOffice Draw"

"I frequently need to combine or rearrange documents, and for that I find PDF Arranger is gre"

"Basic editing like adding and removing pages - pdf arranger"

"If all you need to do is add, remove, reorder, replace, crop or rotate pages, I recommend PDF Arranger."

"PDF Arranger for combining, mixing and matching PDFs."

"For basic things like merging and splitting."

"This has some editing capabilities (e.g., reordering pages)."

"If all you want to do is quickly organize a pdf file, [https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.jeromerobert.pdfarranger] could be exactly what you need."

"Pdfarranger"

#18

Bluebeam

4.6

(8)

"If you're truly looking for the absolute best, there is no other that compares to Bluebeam Revu. It's pricey though."

"Blubeam is the gold standard as far as I am aware."

"Engineer, so I might be biased, but Bluebeam is awesome."

"Bluebeam all day"

"I’ve noticed my company and clients have switched to bluebeam. It’s great & easy to use."

"Bluebeam"

"The best PDF editor for industrial drawings."

"Some people I worked with loved BlueBeam."

#19

Kami

4.0

(9)

"Kami is the friggin' best. Been using it and paying for it for years."

"Go check out Kamiapp.com It will make any pdf file or form editable."

"Kami is pretty good."

"I use Kami. I pay the annual fee."

"I use Kami, but some features you have to pay for, but you probably don't need them anyway."

"I use kami for quick edits and the split/merge tool."

"I use and like Kami."

"Kami is my go-to."

"Kami is OK -- accessed through the browser."

#20

Sejda

4.0

(9)

"The best free pdf editor is Sejda."

"Sejda is the only one that worked for me with every PDF I've tried."

"Sejda"

"Sejda PDF"

"Sejda does what I want it to do."

"You can use an online tool called Sejda. I follow the video and it is really good and free."

"Sejda"

"Sejda.com three tasks are free every hour"

#21

Nitro PDF

4.0

(9)

"NITRO PDF FOR LYFEEEE."

"Nitro PDF"

"Nitro PDF works well!"

"NitroPDF has worked for me for many years"

"I’ve been using Nitro PDF (aka PDFPen Pro) for a long time now."

"NitroPDF."

"Nitro Pdf With Editor and Converter."

"I like Nitro PDF"

"Great software, but the tech support was a bit rough."

#22

Qoppa

5.0

(7)

"Qoppa pdf studio is the best!!"

"I've been using Qoppa's PDF Pro for several years. It's a complete PDF editing suite and very reasonable."

"I like this one https://www.qoppa.com/pdfstudio/"

"The product is PDF Studio. It is cross-platform, has reasonable cost and licensing, and solid support."

"Qoppa Software's PDF Studio... Best free viewer and best PDF editor there is for Linux, by a longshot."

"Pdf studio by Qoppa is the best pdf editor after Acrobat DC."

"There is a great alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro, app name is PDF Studio Pro by Qoppa Software."

#23

Systweak

3.9

(8)

"One great option to consider is Systweak PDF Editor. It’s a user-friendly, desktop-based tool designed for Windows that lets you split, merge, annotate, and edit PDFs with ease."

"If you're using Windows and need a simple, reliable PDF editor, I recommend trying Systweak PDF Editor. It’s great for basic tasks like splitting, merging, and editing PDFs."

"Systweak PDF Editor performs all the basic tasks like editing, annotation, ocr, pdf convert, compress etc."

"Systweak PDF Editor and Foxit."

"Consider using the Systweak PDF Editor!"

"Systweak PDF Editor."

"Use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.systweak.systweakpdfeditor"

"You can try Systweak PDF Editor."

#24

Xournal++

3.9

(8)

"Xournal++ (I think the package name is xournalpp)"

"I have used okular and xournal++. Former for simple tasks, latter for more advance."

"I use xournal++ but this is for specific editing scenarios."

"Xournal++"

"If what you mean is annotating pdfs, then I recommend installing linux(beta) and using xournal++."

"Xournal++, I really like it."

"Is very good if you want to draw, highlight, annotate."

"Xournal++ let’s you draw on the PDF, but it’s UI needs a little work."

#25

Nitro

4.1

(7)

"For me, Nitro Pro is the absolute best."

"Try Nitro PDF"

"My company switched to Nitro a couple of years ago and I have no issues with it."

"Have you tried Nitro PDF pro? I find it very easy to use."

"Nitro is the best alternative if cost is no issue."

"Nitro is our alternative. Does what we need it to"

"Nitro"

#26

Adobe

3.5

(8)

"Acrobat is actually the best PDF Editor out there."

"Been using acrobat 2017"

"Acrobat does let you edit text for free, but there are some limi"

"Adobe Acrobat DC."

"I have a paid subscription which allows a lot of other features than the free."

"Acrobat pro, but being from Adobe you have to buy a subscription and it is expensive."

"I absolutely despise Adobe for the following reasons."

#27

Adobe Acrobat

3.9

(7)

"Probably acrobat right? Its pretty much the standard across the board"

"Adobe Acrobat"

"For me probably Adobe Acrobat perpetual"

"Adobe Acrobat"

"Is still the best by a large margin and by far the best all rounder."

"Adobe Acrobat is sufficient albeit limited."

"Adobe Acrobat if you are able to crack it correctly otherwise foxit pdf editor cracked version is also very good to use."

#28

Kofax

4.0

(6)

"It’s the same as Acrobat but with blue menus."

"I have found Kofax to be good."

"We us Kofax PDF pro. had learning curve for the adobe people but it actually works."

"Kofax Power PDF works well in my experience."

"I'll put in a vote for Kofax."

"Kofax Power PDF is amazing, but it's $129."

#29

Foxit Reader

3.8

(5)

"Install Foxit Reader (Windows program) using Bottles."

"Foxit reader is great"

"I use foxit reader. It’s free and has good form filling tools and even supports signatures."

"Have a look at foxit reader, however if you use it with multiple monitors..."

#30

pdfFiller

4.8

(4)

"Switched a while back from Adobe, super satisfied."

"Strongly recommend!"

"I use pdfFiller to download, edit, sign, fax, and print documents from my iPhone or Ipad."

"Does all of this."

#31

Readdle

4.5

(4)

"I have Readdle's PDF Expert on my iPad but that's only for iOS and now I need something for my Windows devices."

"I’m also a huge fan of PDF Expert. Like some of the other posters I purchased it about four years ago for around $80."

"Mainly using PDFExpert."

"Is offering 50% off to students."

#32

PDFescape

4.0

(4)

"Online Free PDF editor & form filler"

"I personally use https://www.pdfescape.com/windows/ to fill up forms."

"PDFEscape is free for occasional use."

"I would recommend https://pdfescape.com as it can do much more than most editors 😜."

#33

4.7

(3)

"Have you tried PDF Reader Pro, i usually prefer this because it made my life and doing assignments so much easier."

"I'd recommend PDF Reader Pro. It's also got some AI tools built in."

"PDF Reader Pro is the one you need…"

#41

Firefox

4.7

(3)

"Just try firefox. Like seriously."

"But firefox is by far the best solution."

"PDF editing function is built into the latest Firefox browser."

#42

Drawboard

4.3

(3)

"*fucking rules*."

"Drawboard!"

"If you have a pen that goes with your PC (esp if you have a Surface), Drawboard is a great app!"

#43

PDF Studio

4.0

(3)

"I would suggest PDF Studio, it was voted one of the top 5 PDF editors for Linux."

"I would suggest PDF Studio. It's a PDF Editor that allows you to do the actions you want."

#44

Soda PDF

4.0

(3)

"I'm using this one: https://www.sodapdf.com/#:\~:text=soda%20pdf%20online (very happy with it, works great on Chromebook!)"

"Give Soda PDF a shot. it's not as huge of a name as Adobe, but that’s kind of the point with budget saved."

"I use Soda PDF from time to time for this basic editing"

#45

4.0

3.0

(1)

"Allows creation of forms for PDFs."

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