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
1free plans on this page
$4.16/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.
- 76 egPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 77 PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 78 EdiPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 79 PeacefulPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 80 DocFly API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 81 PDF Buddy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.5Free
- 82 Adobe Scan API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 83 SoftMaker Presentations API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5$4.16/mo
- 84 PDFGrapple API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 85 PDF4QT API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 86 PDFify API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 87 PDF Annotator API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$44.95/mo
- 88 PDFCraftPro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 89 JUST PDF 6 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 90 Ncored API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2€6.67/mo
- 91 Vensas PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 92 PDF Bob API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 93 Excise API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 94 PDFill PDF Tools API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 95 PDF Chisel API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 96 VeryPDF PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$89.95/mo
- 97 Privacy PDF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 98 BentoPDF Hyper Compress API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 99 WinZip Driver Updater API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 100 PDF Chain API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text editing | Annotation tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | egPDF | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 77 | PDF Editor | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 78 | EdiPDF | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 79 | PeacefulPDF | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 80 | DocFly | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 81 | PDF Buddy | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 82 | Adobe Scan | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 83 | SoftMaker Presentations | 5.5 | No | $4.16/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 84 | PDFGrapple | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 85 | PDF4QT | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 86 | PDFify | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 87 | PDF Annotator | 5.3 | No | $44.95/mo | No | — | No | Yes |
| 88 | PDFCraftPro | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 89 | JUST PDF 6 | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 90 | Ncored | 5.2 | No | €6.67/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 91 | Vensas PDF Editor | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 92 | PDF Bob | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 93 | Excise | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 94 | PDFill PDF Tools | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
| 95 | PDF Chisel | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 96 | VeryPDF PDF Editor | 5.0 | No | $89.95/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 97 | Privacy PDF Editor | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | BentoPDF Hyper Compress | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 99 | WinZip Driver Updater | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 100 | PDF Chain | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |