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
10free plans on this page
$0.25/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.
- 51 Drawboard PDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.1
- 52 Pditor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.1$0.25/mo
- 53 FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.1$0.25/mo
- 54 PDF Viewer Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 55 Flint PDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 56 Icecream PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$129/mo
- 57 Master PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$79.95/mo
- 58 Right PDF Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 59 GuruPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$2.99/mo
- 60 PdfZero API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 61 PDF Smaller API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 62 IndyPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 63 PDF Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 64 PatchworkPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 65 PDFChef by Movavi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8$3/mo
- 66 PDFSimpli API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 67 PDFzorro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 68 PreservePDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
- 69 WinZip PDF Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 70 PDFix API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7$1.75/mo
- 71 ZonePDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6$4.99/mo
- 72 PDFeitor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 73 Desygner API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6$19/mo
- 74 WPS Presentation API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6$3.50/mo
- 75 Systweak PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text editing | Annotation tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Drawboard PDF | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 52 | Pditor | 6.1 | Free plan | $0.25/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 53 | FoxyUtils Online PDF Tools | 6.1 | Free plan | $0.25/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 54 | PDF Viewer Editor | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 55 | Flint PDF | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 56 | Icecream PDF Editor | 5.9 | No | $129/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 57 | Master PDF Editor | 5.9 | No | $79.95/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 58 | Right PDF Pro | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 59 | GuruPDF | 5.9 | No | $2.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 60 | PdfZero | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 61 | PDF Smaller | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 62 | IndyPDF | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 63 | PDF Pro | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | PatchworkPDF | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 65 | PDFChef by Movavi | 5.8 | No | $3/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 66 | PDFSimpli | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 67 | PDFzorro | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 68 | PreservePDF | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 69 | WinZip PDF Pro | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 70 | PDFix | 5.7 | Free plan | $1.75/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 71 | ZonePDF | 5.6 | No | $4.99/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 72 | PDFeitor | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 73 | Desygner | 5.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/user/mo | — | — |
| 74 | WPS Presentation | 5.6 | No | $3.50/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 75 | Systweak PDF Editor | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |