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Alternatives to Foxit PDF Reader

Foxit PDF Reader is a free reader for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and the web. It handles viewing, annotation, form filling, signing, shared reviews, comments, and document feedback. Acroforms and XFA forms are supported, as are cloud-storage, enterprise CMS, SharePoint, Teams, Salesforce, and DocuSign integrations. Desktop offline use, security controls, deployment tools, and text-to-speech broaden its use for personal and managed work. Foxit PDF Editor is available as a free 14-day trial, while the reader itself has no OCR support.

  1. 01 KDAN PDF

    KDAN PDF suits people who need PDF reading and annotation across mobile and desktop platforms.

    From $5/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    9.0 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Kiosk

    Kiosk suits readers seeking a free PDF reader across desktop, mobile, web, and browser extensions, especially those who want offline access or on-device processing.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Evince

    Evince suits Linux desktop users who need to view supported document formats, fill interactive forms, or annotate PDFs.

    Free plan Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  4. 04 MuPDF

    MuPDF suits developers building document features into desktop, cloud/server, or embedded projects.

    From $299/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Highlights

    Highlights suits students and researchers who work with annotated PDFs and want to turn them into notes.

    From $2.50/mo Free plan macOS · iOS
    8.3 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Launchpad

    Launchpad suits open-source projects and community contributors who need code hosting, bug tracking, package building, localization, and project planning.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.3 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Mozilla PDF.js

    It suits developers embedding PDF rendering in web applications, browser extensions, or self-hosted viewers.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.3 Visit Specs
  8. 08 Okular
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Javelin PDF Reader

    Javelin suits readers who need offline PDF tools across desktop and mobile platforms, including for DRM-secured documents.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 GoodReader
    macOS · iOS
    8.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Aiseesoft Free PDF Viewer
    Free plan Windows
    8.0 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Komodo PDF

    It suits readers who want PDF navigation plus document-grounded questions and citations.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 StarForce Reader

    StarForce Reader suits people who need to read ordinary or protected PDF and EPUB files, or protected SFPDF and PCDOC documents.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    7.8 Visit Specs
  14. 14 LiquidText
    Windows · macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  15. 15 SumatraPDF

    It suits Windows users who want a free reader with broad document-format support, annotation and form tools, accessibility features, or portable use.

    Free plan Windows
    7.6 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Skim
    Free plan macOS
    7.4 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Zathura
    Free plan macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
  18. 18 XpdfReader
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.3 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Papers
    Free plan Linux
    7.2 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Web · Windows · macOS · iOS
    7.0 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Papers
    Linux
    5.8 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Preview
    macOS
    5.7 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Xreader
    Linux
    5.3 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of Foxit PDF Reader

An alternative may fit better when you need OCR, Linux support, deeper editing, research notes, protected formats, or a component for embedding. MuPDF targets desktop, cloud, server, and embedded projects, while Highlights turns annotations into exported notes. Kiosk keeps processing on the device and adds browser extensions; StarForce Reader handles EPUB and protected files; Javelin adds DRM controls. Okular supports several document, image, and comic formats. Compare your operating systems, required document operations, privacy or protection needs, and whether free software, a paid plan, or commercial licensing suits your work.

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