Best PDF Editors in 2026
Updated
106 PDF editors ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
106ranked
8free plans on this page
$3.99/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
PDF editors, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 PDFsam Enhanced API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$5.75/mo
- 27 PDFluent API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 28 PDF2Go API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 29 PDF Reader Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 30 Bluebeam Revu API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 31 Tungsten Power PDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6$179/mo
- 32 Nitro PDF Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 33 MobiPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5$6.67/mo
- 34 EaseUS PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5$4.16/mo
- 35 PDFApps API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.5Free
- 36 DeftPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.5$4.17/mo
- 37 Xodo PDF Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.4$19.99/mo
- 38 Online PDF Edits API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.4Free
- 39 SoftMaker FlexiPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3$3.99/mo
- 40 PickPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 41 Aurora PDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 42 Ashampoo PDF Pro 5 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 43 PDF Editor Offline API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 44 DartPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 45 PDF Expert API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 46 Tenorshare PDNob API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2$7.50/mo
- 47 PDFEquips API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2$8.33/mo
- 48 Open Satchel API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.2
- 49 JOPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.2Free
- 50 KillerPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.2Free
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text editing | Annotation tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PDFsam Enhanced | 6.7 | No | $5.75/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | PDFluent | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | PDF2Go | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 29 | PDF Reader Pro | 6.7 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | Bluebeam Revu | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 31 | Tungsten Power PDF | 6.6 | No | $179/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 32 | Nitro PDF Pro | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | MobiPDF | 6.5 | No | $6.67/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | EaseUS PDF Editor | 6.5 | No | $4.16/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | PDFApps | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | DeftPDF | 6.5 | Free plan | $4.17/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 37 | Xodo PDF Studio | 6.4 | No | $19.99/mo | No | $9.99/user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | Online PDF Edits | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | SoftMaker FlexiPDF | 6.3 | No | $3.99/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 40 | PickPDF | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | Aurora PDF | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 42 | Ashampoo PDF Pro 5 | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 43 | PDF Editor Offline | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 44 | DartPDF | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 45 | PDF Expert | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 46 | Tenorshare PDNob | 6.2 | No | $7.50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 47 | PDFEquips | 6.2 | No | $8.33/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 48 | Open Satchel | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 49 | JOPDF | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 50 | KillerPDF | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |