Best PDF Editors in 2026
Updated
100 PDF editors ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
100ranked
0free plans on this page
$9.99/molowest paid tier
1 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 76 PatchworkPDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 77 PDF Bob No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Annotation tools: Yes
- 78 PDFCraftPro No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: No
- 79 Excise No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Text editing: NoAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 80 Ashampoo PDF Pro 5 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 81 egPDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 82 PDF4QT No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: No
- 83 DocFly No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: Yes
- 84 PDF Editor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 85 PreservePDF No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 86 PDFify No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4
- 87 VeryPDF PDF Editor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3$89.95/mo Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: No
- 88 PDF Annotator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3$44.95/mo Text editing: NoAnnotation tools: YesOCR: No
- 89 JUST PDF 6 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 OCR: Yes
- 90 PDFill PDF Tools No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Text editing: NoOCR: No
- 91 BentoPDF Hyper Compress No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2
- 92 Adobe Acrobat Sign No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Text editing: YesAnnotation tools: YesOCR: Yes
- 93 PDF Chisel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Text editing: Yes
- 94 jPDF Tweak No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
- 95 PDF Chain No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Text editing: No
- 96 qpdf No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Text editing: NoAnnotation tools: No
- 97 Birdie PDF Security Remover No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.8$19/mo Text editing: Yes
- 98 SysTools PDF Unlocker No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.8$39/mo Text editing: Yes
- 99 Privacy PDF Editor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7
- 100 A-PDF Restrictions Remover No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.7$9.99/mo Annotation tools: No
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text editing | Annotation tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | PatchworkPDF | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 77 | PDF Bob | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 78 | PDFCraftPro | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 79 | Excise | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 80 | Ashampoo PDF Pro 5 | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 81 | egPDF | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 82 | PDF4QT | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 83 | DocFly | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 84 | PDF Editor | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 85 | PreservePDF | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 86 | PDFify | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 87 | VeryPDF PDF Editor | 5.3 | No | $89.95/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 88 | PDF Annotator | 5.3 | No | $44.95/mo | No | — | No | Yes |
| 89 | JUST PDF 6 | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 90 | PDFill PDF Tools | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
| 91 | BentoPDF Hyper Compress | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 92 | Adobe Acrobat Sign | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 93 | PDF Chisel | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 94 | jPDF Tweak | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 95 | PDF Chain | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
| 96 | qpdf | 4.9 | No | — | — | — | No | No |
| 97 | Birdie PDF Security Remover | 4.8 | No | $19/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 98 | SysTools PDF Unlocker | 4.8 | No | $39/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 99 | Privacy PDF Editor | 4.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 100 | A-PDF Restrictions Remover | 4.7 | No | $9.99/mo | No | — | — | No |