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Best PDF Editors in 2026
PDF editors help with tasks such as revising text, annotating files, creating forms, and converting PDFs. Compare text editing and PDF conversion with annotation tools, form creation, and OCR to see which capabilities fit your documents. Supported platforms can help you assess where you can work, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. WPS PDF Editor, ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor, and Smallpdf are among the options shown. Consider the kinds of PDF work you do and weigh the listed features and platform support against those needs.
- 104 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
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BentoPDF Hyper Compress
Free plan Open source APIExtensionLinux+4Hyper Compress offers several integration forms and a lossless option, with licensing that depends on how it is used or distributed.
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WPS PDF Editor
by WPS PDF EditorFree plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+4WPS PDF Editor combines common PDF tasks with AI tools, page organization, forms, and signatures. Check the plan details for storage and AI usage limits that fit your needs.
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ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor
by ONLYOFFICE PDF EditorFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor covers document editing, forms, collaboration, and redaction, with offline desktop tools and mobile viewing apps.
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Zoho PDF Editor
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1Zoho PDF Editor covers editing, page management, forms, signatures, and collaboration in a free online tool, with a desktop option that works offline.
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Soda PDF
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Soda PDF covers common PDF production, editing, signing, and conversion tasks on many platforms.
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PDF Editor Offline
Free plan APILinuxMac+2PDF Editor Offline covers document editing, conversion, privacy cleanup, and automation without a subscription.
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PickPDF
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+2PickPDF is a fit for people who want a broad set of PDF editing and page tools, with core operations processed on their device. Its free browser editor provides a no-account starting point.
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MobiPDF
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWindowsMobiPDF covers core PDF editing, conversion, OCR, forms, and collaboration on desktop and mobile. Buyers should check which plan’s device count and cloud-storage allowance match their needs.
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DartPDF
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Choose DartPDF if you want a free PDF editor with broad platform support, local document handling and tools for forms, signatures and redaction.
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SwifDoo PDF
by SwifDoo PDFFree plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Choose SwifDoo PDF if you need PDF editing, annotation, OCR, or conversion across its listed platforms, with a free plan or several billing options.
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Tenorshare PDNob
Free plan iPhoneMacWeb+1PDNob covers a broad set of PDF editing, conversion, organization, protection, and AI tasks. Review trial restrictions and the connection requirements to match the license with your workflow.
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Drawboard PDF
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3Drawboard PDF combines PDF editing, annotation, document organization and collaboration across several platforms. The free plan’s document count and file-size limits are key considerations.
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PDF Reader Pro
by PDF Reader ProFree plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1PDF Reader Pro combines core PDF tools with security controls and team features across four platforms.
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