Best PDF Converter Software in 2026
Updated
In short: HiPDF is ranked #1 of 46 as of 7 October 2026, ahead of MinerU and PDF Agile. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MinerU. The lowest first paid tier on this page is FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools at $0.25/mo.
Need to move a PDF into a format you can edit, share, or process elsewhere? Compare conversion targets, maximum file size, and whether OCR conversion or batch conversion is available. API access and supported platforms can help you judge fit with your workflow; free plans and paid-from pricing add cost context. HiPDF and PDF Agile are among the named options, as are FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools and Adobe PDF Services API. Check the listed details against the kinds of files you handle and the formats you need, whether conversions are occasional or part of a broader process.
46 PDF converter software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
7 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HiPDFWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | — | 6 of 6 | $3.33/mo | 6.8 | |
| 2 | MinerUWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | |
| 3 | PDF AgileWeb · Windows · Mac | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $39/mo | 6.6 | |
| 4 | DoclingWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | FoxyUtils Online PDF ToolsWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $0.25/mo | 6.4 | |
| 6 | Adobe PDF Services APIWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 7 | Online2PDFWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 8 | ConvertioWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Two bars | — | — | 6 of 6 | $6.99/mo | 5.8 |
| 9 | JPG To PDFWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 10 | SafePDFWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | €1/mo | 5.5 |
| 11 | ZonePDFWeb · Windows | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $59.88/mo | 5.4 |
| 12 | GhostscriptWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 13 | doPDFWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 14 | Enolsoft PDF Converter OCRWindows · Mac | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 15 | Flyingbee PDF Converter OnlineWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 16 | HTML2PDF RocketWeb · Android | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 17 | PDFCreatorWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 18 | PDFxlsxWeb · Windows · Mac · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | $3.40/mo | 5.2 |
| 19 | UniPDFWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | Web2PDFWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 21 | Wondershare PDFelementWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 22 | Able2Extract ProfessionalWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $49.95/mo | 5.1 |
| 23 | PDF2XLWeb · Windows | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $15/mo | 5.1 |
| 24 | pdflayerWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 25 | ScanDocWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Conversion targets | OCR conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HiPDF | 6.8 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Yes | — | PDF, Word, DOCX, Excel, XLSX, PowerPoint, PPTX, Pages, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, EPUB, HTML, TXT, RTF, Publisher | Yes |
| 2 | MinerU | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | PDF → Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, EPUB, PDF, Structured Content, Content List V1/V2; images and other supported documents → documented export formats | Yes |
| 3 | PDF Agile | 6.6 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | — | PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT, images, CAD, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, DWG | Yes |
| 4 | Docling | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | PDF → HTML, Markdown, JSON, DocLang XML, Text, Doctags, WebVTT, DocLang archive, Chunks (JSONL), LaTeX | Yes |
| 5 | FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.25/mo | Yes | 2.99 /mo | PDF to Word, PDF to Excel, Word to PDF, PDF to JPG, JPG to PDF, PDF to ePUB, ePUB to PDF | Yes |
| 6 | Adobe PDF Services API | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Online2PDF | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | PDF; Word; Excel; PowerPoint; JPG; images; XPS; ODS; EPUB; MOBI; AZW3 | Yes |
| 8 | Convertio | 5.8 | No | $6.99/mo | Yes | — | PDF to DOC, DOCX, JPG, EPUB, PNG, JPEG, MOBI, TXT, XLS, ODT, PPT, SVG, XLSX, HTML, CSV, PPTX, TIFF, RTF, DJVU, and other documented formats | Yes |
| 9 | JPG To PDF | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | JPG, TIF, BMP, PNG, GIF, ICO, PSD, TIFF, JPEG → PDF | — |
| 10 | SafePDF | 5.5 | No | €1/mo | Yes | — | PDF, DOCX, TXT, JPG, PNG, AVIF, XLSX, PPTX | Yes |
| 11 | ZonePDF | 5.4 | No | $59.88/mo | Yes | 2.99 /mo | PDF, Word/DOCX, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, HTML, text, TIFF, images | No |
| 12 | Ghostscript | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | doPDF | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | DOC, XLS, PPT, PUB, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, PUBX, HTML, TXT, ODS, ODT, PDF → PDF | — |
| 14 | Enolsoft PDF Converter OCR | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, TXT, RTF, CSV, HTML, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, JPG | Yes |
| 15 | Flyingbee PDF Converter Online | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | PDF → Word (.docx); PDF → Excel (.xlsx); PDF → PowerPoint (.pptx); PDF → HTML (.html) | Yes |
| 16 | HTML2PDF Rocket | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | 5 /mo | — | — |
| 17 | PDFCreator | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Printable documents → PDF, PDF/A, PDF/X, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, TXT | — |
| 18 | PDFxlsx | 5.2 | No | $3.40/mo | — | — | PDF to XLSX; PDF to XLS; PDF to CSV; PDF to Google Sheets | Yes |
| 19 | UniPDF | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | PDF to DOC, RTF, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIF, GIF, PCX, TGA, TXT, HTML | No |
| 20 | Web2PDF | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | website URL→PDF, HTML/CSS→PDF, PDF→TXT, PDF→HTML | Yes |
| 21 | Wondershare PDFelement | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 22 | Able2Extract Professional | 5.1 | No | $49.95/mo | No | — | Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, CSV, HTML, Publisher, OpenOffice, WebP, JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, GIF | Yes |
| 23 | PDF2XL | 5.1 | No | $15/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | PDF to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OpenOffice, CSV, HTML, Clipboard | Yes |
| 24 | pdflayer | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | 9.99 /mo | — | No |
| 25 | ScanDoc | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | photo/image to PDF; photo/image to image | — |
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Questions about this list
Which PDF converter software is ranked first on Freedom251?
HiPDF is ranked #1 of 46 with a score of 6.8. MinerU is second and PDF Agile third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.