Compare the Top PDF Software as of September 2026 - Page 9

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    pdfDocs

    pdfDocs

    Litera

    pdfDocs by Litera is a comprehensive PDF management application tailored for legal professionals, enabling users to create, edit, collate, bind, redact, and secure PDF documents with ease and efficiency. The platform streamlines productivity by allowing seamless editing without the need for conversion to Word, facilitating quick modifications to text and images, annotation, and the application of digital signatures. Its integration with core business systems ensures a cohesive workflow, enhancing document management processes. pdfDocs also offers robust security features, including permanent redaction, document encryption, and restrictions on printing, copying, and modifying, thereby protecting sensitive information. Add, remove, or rearrange pages. Modify text or images. Annotate, apply digital signatures, and more. Create PDFs optimized to meet legal industry requirements and validate them for PDF/A compliance.
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    DocPower AI

    DocPower AI

    DocPower AI

    DocPower AI is an advanced AI-powered tool designed to interact with your documents, including PDFs, PPTs, and Word files.
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    PDF Saver

    PDF Saver

    Red Software

    Upload your PDF document (up to 25 MB) below. Once uploaded, a unique link will be generated which you can share with others to view, edit, and fill out your PDF form. Configure which tools are available to your users. Receive submissions of your form. And even email notifications of new submissions. All, free of charge! No gotchas!
    Starting Price: $0
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    PDF7

    PDF7

    PDF7

    ​PDF7 is an online platform offering a comprehensive suite of free, user-friendly PDF tools designed to streamline document management tasks. Users can merge multiple PDFs into a single file, rotate pages, remove specific pages, and organize documents effortlessly. It also provides features to compress PDFs without compromising quality, convert images (such as HEIC, JPG, PNG) and documents (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel) to and from PDF format, and extract or repair PDF files. Additional functionalities include adding or removing passwords for document security and transforming PDFs to grayscale. With a commitment to privacy, PDF7 ensures that no files are stored on their servers during processing.
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    FixMyPDF

    FixMyPDF

    FixMyPDF

    FixMyPDF is a privacy-first, free online PDF toolkit offering 70+ tools to convert, organize, secure, optimize, and edit PDF files. All processing is 100% browser-based—no file uploads, no registration required, and no data tracking. Features include compressing PDFs, converting images (JPG, PNG, SVG, etc.) to PDF and vice versa, editing metadata, adding or removing password protection, splitting & merging, text extraction, watermarking, annotation editing, and much more. Used by over 10,000 users and processing 100,000+ files with a 4.9★ rating.
    Starting Price: $0
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    PyMuPDF

    PyMuPDF

    Artifex

    PyMuPDF is a high-performance, Python-centric library for reading, extracting, and manipulating PDFs with ease and precision. It enables developers to access text, images, fonts, annotations, metadata, and structural layout of PDF documents, and to perform tasks such as extracting content, editing objects, rendering pages, searching text, modifying page content, and manipulating PDF components like links and annotations. PyMuPDF also supports advanced operations like splitting, merging, inserting, or deleting pages; drawing and filling shapes; handling color spaces; and converting between formats. The library is lightweight but robust, optimized for speed and low memory overhead. On top of the base PyMuPDF, PyMuPDF Pro adds support for reading and writing Microsoft Office-format documents and enhanced functionality for integrating Large Language Model (LLM) pipelines and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
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    Ghostscript
    Ghostscript is a powerful PostScript and PDF interpreter developed by Artifex, offering a rendering engine and comprehensive graphics library for high-quality document processing. It handles interpreting, processing, and rendering PostScript files and PDFs, supports complex page description language features, and includes utilities for converting, rasterizing, and manipulating documents. Ghostscript also has .NET bindings (Ghostscript.NET) so it can be integrated into .NET applications, and there’s an enterprise version (Ghostscript Enterprise) that extends capabilities to reading and processing common office documents like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The product is designed for precision rendering, color space management, and reliable output, making it suitable for both programmatic document workflows and production environments.
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    Factify

    Factify

    Factify

    Factify is a document technology platform designed to transform traditional digital files into intelligent, governed records built for the age of artificial intelligence. Instead of treating documents as static files such as PDFs, it introduces a “Document-as-Infrastructure” model in which each document becomes an active, managed asset containing built-in identity, permissions, version history, and automation capabilities. These intelligent documents remain controlled and traceable wherever they are shared, allowing organizations to track who accessed them, manage authorization, and maintain a single authoritative version even after distribution. Unlike conventional files that lose governance once sent outside an organization, Factify documents retain embedded access control and contextual information that can be updated or restricted in real time.
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    Sejda PDF
    Files are safely uploaded over an encrypted connection. Files stay secure. After processing, they are permanently deleted. Images are optimized and saved with a JPEG image quality of 65%. That is perfect for most scenarios. But, if your need it you can configure a better quality for the optimized images (even if the PDF size will be larger). Files are safely uploaded over an encrypted connection. Files stay secure. After processing, they are permanently deleted.
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    Bullzip

    Bullzip

    Bullzip

    A FREE PDF Printer that allows you to print to a PDF document from any Microsoft Windows application. Supports Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix Metaframe environments. PDF Studio is a fully functional viewer, merger, splitter for PDF documents. It supports viewing, searching, printing, merging, splitting, and rearranging PDF documents... and it is FREE. Install a virtual printer that creates a Microsoft Word document instead of a piece of paper. Print from your favorite Windows application directly to a .doc file and edit the content. This program can convert your existing PDF documents to Microsoft Word format. This means that you can open and edit the resulting documents in Word. Bring your database online in a moment. Create live reports and searches without programming. Supports Sage, Dynamics, Access, MSSQL, MySQL and other ODBC compliant databases.
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    PrimoPDF

    PrimoPDF

    Nitro Software

    Create PDF files with the world's most popular free PDF creator. With just one click, turn virtually any kind of file into a 100% industry-standard PDF. Convert almost any kind of file into a 100% industry-standard PDF file with one click. Tap into the full power of your document stack with just a few clicks. Nitro effortlessly converts PDFs into editable Word, Excel, PowerPoint or other Microsoft office formats – so you can spend less time sifting through old documents and more time working on new ideas. Need to convert your file back to PDF? Nitro PDF Pro makes that simple, too. Make your documents work harder for you. With Nitro you can create PDFs on any program and any device – so you can say goodbye to formatting headaches, and devote your time to creating exceptional content.
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    UsefulPDF

    UsefulPDF

    UsefulPDF

    UsefulPDF is a simple product with a simple goal - make it simple to work with PDFs. That’s a lot of simples, we know. While it’s not always easy to accomplish our stated mission, we pour our sweat, tears, time, and energy into making it a reality. We’ve been there and used the business software that’s bulky, unruly, and almost useless. We’ve experienced when software that barely works gets thrust on you, and you have to use it for three years because the contract is in effect. That’s the opposite of what we’re creating at UsefulPDF. The founding team comes from a software background for small businesses. You know, if it’s too hard to use then, they’ll drop it like a bad habit. Even though bad habits aren’t too easy to cut.
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    PassRec

    PassRec

    PassRec

    PassRec PDF Password Recovery is a Windows-based application that features encrypted/password-protected PDF files crack without knowing the password. With three different password recovery methods, PassRec enables users to recovery password from locked PDF documents, whatever the password lengths, character/symbol combination, and how complicated it is. But depending on the complicity of the password, the time needed to complete the recovery process varies. recovery process varies. Below are the three password attacking methods: Dictionary Attack: search for password from inbuilt or customized dictionaries. Brute-force Attack: find passwords within the ranges and lengths you set. Brute-force with Mask Attack: Attempt every possible number or letter, which may be time-consuming.
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    ReadyPDF

    ReadyPDF

    Solimar Systems

    ReadyPDF is our latest innovation for our PDF-centric workflow software platform, Chemistry™, that delivers critical resource and content optimization capability for high-volume printing and e-delivery including variable marketing and transactional workflows. ReadyPDF optimizes PDF files so they process more efficiently for e-delivery, archiving and production printing. ReadyPDF combines several PDF optimization technologies under one solution along with Solimar technology and added customizations which provide a high degree of functionality and robustness. Initial benchmarking shows ReadyPDF is not only capable of much higher throughput, but successfully processes files other solutions are simply not able to run. Use ReadyPDF for high-performance processing including scheduling and automating tasks. Unlike shareware or other solutions, ReadyPDF is intended for mission-critical applications where ease of use and reliability are of utmost importance.
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    CIB pdf brewer
    Create PDF for free, compress PDF, split and merge PDF, encrypt documents, design forms flexibly, and much more! Easily from all applications under Windows operating systems. Add form fields, text stamps, watermarks, letter heads and more to your PDF documents. Attractive and intuitive to use. No unnecessary long training periods. Just start additional applications such as CIB doXisafe or CIB fairBrief after PDF creation. Support of the document standard for persons with visual impairment. Many possibilities of customization like defining profiles for use cases or label menu text individually. A flexible interface for simple integration in your system. Create PDF, compress PDF, edit in many ways, re-sort, rotate and delete pages, merge PDF documents, PDF compression, fill out forms (with DEMO stamp) and many more! Create PDF, compress PDF, edit in many ways, re-sort, rotate and delete pages, merge PDF documents, PDF compression, fill out forms and more!
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    jPDFEditor

    jPDFEditor

    Qoppa Software

    jPDFEditor is intended for developers and integrators. For end-users, Qoppa Software offers PDF Studio, our advanced desktop PDF editor for Mac, Windows and Linux based on our same solid PDF technology. jPDFEditor can load documents from files on a local or network drive, from a URL and from Java input streams for documents that are generated runtime or come from other sources, such as a database. After editing documents, the library can save them. Features: -Display PDF files -Print PDF files -Convert text and image files (gif, png, jpg, tiff) to PDF on the fly -Fill and save interactive PDF forms -Markup PDFs (all PDF annotations and text markups supported) -Digitally sign PDF files -Content editing -Redaction -Optional OCR module -Optional Comparison module -Access jPDFProcess powerful PDF manipulation API -Text search, selection, copy -Easy navigation with thumbnail, bookmark, annotation, signature views -Advanced tools: zoom, loupe, snapshot, pan and zoom
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    Free PDF Online

    Free PDF Online

    Qoppa Software

    The tools and services offered on this website are available for free, with a daily use limit. There is no account creation required and no fee incurred. Visitors can use the website to solve occasional PDF processing needs or to quickly test and evaluate the underlying PDF technology, developed by Qoppa Software. We ask that users do not upload documents containing confidential information, as this service is not secure (due to lack of login mechanism).
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    VectorViewer

    VectorViewer

    VectorViewer

    VectorViewer's smart PDF Engine gives you the ability to convert any standard document type such as word, ppt, jpg, png, pdf etc to a PDF Form. Just follow the simple steps below to unlock this powerful feature Signup - Once you signup you will get access to the VectorViewer dashboard. Create New Form - Go to Forms Designer and click on create New Form. Here you can choose to upload your favorite document of any format and upload it to VectorViewer. VectorViewer now internally converts the format to PDF and creates a PDF Form out of it for you to use in your application. Open Forms Editor - Select the form you want to edit and choose to open it in Forms Editor. Add/Edit Form Fields - Drag and Drop form fields from the editor to convert your normal document into a pdf form that can be eventually sent to end users to collect data and signatures.
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    PDFTool

    PDFTool

    Mauracher Simon e.U.

    PDFTool is a privacy-first online PDF Tool. Merge PDFs, split PDF files and detect text in scanned PDF files with ease, without an account and without ad-clustered websites. As all processing happens directly in the browser, you can even go offline after opening the required tool page. This ensures that nobody can see your precious PDF documents.
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    Cometdocs

    Cometdocs

    Cometdocs

    Convert your PDF files to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. Convert various formats to PDF. Store & share your documents for free. Cometdocs prides itself on providing the best document conversion in the business. Cometdocs is a highly-regarded, free, online document management system that has served over 3 million customer and counting. It began as an online file conversion service in 2009, but now offers many more free services, including document sharing, transfers and storage. Cometdocs aims to provide a complete online solution for all your document management needs. Everything is web-based and completely secure. Privacy is guaranteed. Your personal data, including files, emails and everything else is never shared with anyone. And best of all for users, Cometdocs is available free of charge.
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    CraftMyPDF

    CraftMyPDF

    CraftMyPDF

    CraftMyPDF allows you to generate pixel-perfect PDF documents from pre-defined templates and JSON data. CraftMyPDF's advanced drag & drop editor lets you design PDF templates within minutes in any browser. Our PDF generation API supports Zapier, Integromat & REST API integration. CraftMyPDF has high-quality fonts you can utilize, made even more powerful by our font selector that allows you to instantly view, select, and use hundreds of fonts for your reports or PDFs.
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    HiPDF

    HiPDF

    Wondershare

    Wondershare HiPDF is an AI-powered online PDF solution that offers a wide range of features such as chatting with PDF, AI reading, editing, converting, and managing PDF documents. With its user-friendly interface and free plan, HiPDF allows users to easily summarize, explain, rewrite, merge, split, compress, convert, rotate, unlock, and protect PDF files with just a few clicks. As a member of the PDF Association and having received internationally recognized certifications such as ISO 27001 and SSI SECURE, HiPDF ensures both simplicity and security in editing PDFs, having processed millions of files cumulatively.
    Starting Price: $5.99 per user, per month
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    CoolNew PDF

    CoolNew PDF

    CoolNew Software

    CoolNew PDF offers all-in-one experience to awesomize your PDF experience. All the tools you’ll need to be more productive and work smarter with documents.21 tools to convert, compress, and edit PDFs . Conversion features include CAD, office, image, texted and scanned copy conversions. Editing features include text, image, eraser, page number, size, watermark, paragraph and more. Users can combine or split PDFS, extract contents and optimize pdfs. merge and compress PDF. Reading and annotation features included. It edits, annotates, converts and combines file by one click, makes your tasks finish faster. CoolNew PDF offers you a familiar experience for editing PDF, just like you did it in Office.
    Starting Price: $6.49
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    PDFAid

    PDFAid

    PDFAid

    PDFAid is an easy-to-use online tool that helps you work with PDF files without installing any software. It lets you convert PDFs to and from popular formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, and text, as well as create PDFs from Office documents and images. With PDFAid, you can merge or split files, compress PDFs to reduce their size, edit text and pages, add watermarks, annotations, and signatures, and fill out PDF forms directly in your browser. The service also includes OCR to turn scanned documents into searchable, editable text, along with an AI-powered chat feature that helps you summarize documents or find answers inside your PDFs. Overall, PDFAid makes managing and editing PDFs simple, fast, and accessible online.
    Starting Price: $8
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    PDFsam Enhanced
    PDFsam Enhanced is our PDF editor. A complete PDF solution to convert, review, fill forms, OCR, sign, secure and edit PDF files. Try the free view and create modules to read any PDF file and create PDF from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and many other file formats. View PDF files with our free PDF reader. Open and view any PDF, ePub, or comic book (.cbr/.cbz) file, view in single, continuous, or fullscreen mode, navigate bookmarks, zoom in and out and rotate pages. Split PDF files into individual pages, delete or rotate pages, easily merge PDF files together or edit and modify PDF files. A free and open-source application, a powerful visual tool, or a professional PDF editor, join thousands of happy users, we have the solution you are looking for. Our professional and customizable PDF editor provides everything you need to edit, convert, insert, review, sign, and secure your PDF files.
    Starting Price: $59 per year
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    EaseUS PDF Editor
    PDF is so reliable - whatever device you are using, the original fonts, pictures and other layout of the document will look the same everywhere. Now you can use EaseUS PDF editing software to easily create a blank PDF or convert your images, Office files and other popular files to PDF, while keeping original content and format unchanged. Team members now can easily collaborate on PDF. Simply add comments, boxes, arrows, lines and other highlights to point out and explain the important content of the document, create bookmarks for pages for quick navigation, even send PDF file to your team members via email in a snap. Create a new fillable PDF form for questionnaire or any other needs without hassle. This PDF editor software provides 6 interactive form controls, including push button, check box, radio button, combo box, list box and text field, helping you easily custom fillable forms. You can also export and import data to fill out multiple PDF forms with one click.
    Starting Price: $19.95 one-time payment
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    Slim PDF Reader

    Slim PDF Reader

    Apryse Software

    Copy and paste PDF text, annotate PDFs, fill out interactive PDF forms, and validate digital signatures you receive on Windows, Mac, and Linux with a lightweight & completely free Slim PDF Reader. It comes with a Dark theme setting that will help you save battery on a laptop and reduce eye strain, a full range of advanced and customizable annotation tools, various document navigation tools, search and print features, ability to copy text for pasting into another application, snapshot tool, interactive PDF form filling and signature verification features. Slim PDF Reader is one of the smallest desktop PDF readers (download size only 15 MB), 100% bloatware free, fast and easy on system resources.
    Starting Price: Free
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    TurboPDF

    TurboPDF

    TurboCAD

    TurboPDF is a feature rich PDF solution which can be used to produce professional looking PDF documents quickly, affordably, and securely. Create, view, and edit PDF documents, scan and OCR, mark up, convert and export to multiple formats, encrypt to secure, digitally sign and more. TurboPDF is a feature rich PDF solution which can be used to produce professional looking PDF documents quickly, affordably, and securely. It everything you need to create, collaborate, edit, and secure PDF documents at an affordable price. TurboPDF v4 is a major version which focuses on “Connected PDF” – the ability to manage, track, collaborate on and secure your documents through the Cloud. TurboPDF also has added a series of new capabilities, Integration with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Reflow editing mode, Search and replace, Layer editing, and Microsoft Windows Information Protection (WIP) Support.
    Starting Price: $99.99 per license
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    PDFChef

    PDFChef

    Movavi

    Edit and convert PDF files online, right in your browser. Download PDFChef by Movavi for PC or Mac and customize PDFs to your precise needs. Get access to advanced tools and different PDF editing modes at no charge. We’re all about making managing PDFs easy and convenient. Our software provides all the tools you need to work effectively and helps you to fulfill your potential. With this big update, we’ve changed our name to better reflect who we are and what we do. PDFChef lets you take care of routine PDF-related tasks without risking the security of your device. There’s also a trial version available as a free download for you to check out all the functionality of the full version of our PDF-editing software. PDFChef by Movavi is a multifunctional program to edit PDFs. You can add and edit text, insert, crop, and resize images. Our PDF editor also allows you to rearrange, delete, and rotate pages. Modify your PDFs in any way you want with PDFChef.
    Starting Price: $29.95 per user per year
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    PDFsail

    PDFsail

    PDFsail

    PDFsail is a powerful online PDF tool designed to improve office efficiency. It provides a variety of practical functions to meet daily PDF document processing needs. You can easily complete the following operations without downloading or installing any software: Core functions 1. PDF format conversion - Supports converting PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, pictures and other formats, and can also easily convert files in these formats to PDF. 2. PDF compression - One-click compression of PDF file size, while ensuring document clarity, convenient storage and sharing. 3. PDF editing - Modify PDF content online, support adding annotations, inserting signatures or images, to meet personalized editing needs. 4. AI intelligent processing - With the help of AI technology, quickly summarize PDF content, read PDF and answer questions, making information acquisition more efficient. 5. PDF merging and splitting - Merge multiple PDF files into one document, or split large files.
    Starting Price: $4.16/month