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
0free plans on this page
$9.99/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
PDF editors, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 6 on this page have a public API.
- 101 PDF Arranger API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 102 jPDF Tweak API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 103 SysTools PDF Unlocker API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8$39/mo
- 104 A-PDF Restrictions Remover API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7$9.99/mo
- 105 Birdie PDF Security Remover API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7$19/mo
- 106 qpdf API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
Compare all 6 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text editing | Annotation tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | PDF Arranger | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 102 | jPDF Tweak | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 103 | SysTools PDF Unlocker | 4.8 | No | $39/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 104 | A-PDF Restrictions Remover | 4.7 | No | $9.99/mo | No | — | — | No |
| 105 | Birdie PDF Security Remover | 4.7 | No | $19/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 106 | qpdf | 4.7 | No | — | — | — | No | No |