PDF Editors
Free PDF editors
11 of the 16 PDF editors in this directory are free or have a free plan.
2 have no paid plan at all. The rest pair a free plan with paid ones, and the table says what each free plan includes.
Listings checked up to Oct 18, 2026 · Where the facts come from
| Tool | Price | What is free |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe AcrobatAdobe's PDF editor for desktop, web and mobile, with an AI tier | Free plan · from $14.99/mo | Acrobat Reader is free: view, print, share and comment on PDFs and sign them, without editing, converting or the paid tools. |
| PDF ExpertPDF reader and editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad from Readdle | Free plan · from $79.99/yr | The free app reads PDFs, highlights and marks them up, adds notes and stamps, and fills and signs forms; editing, converting and AI need Premium. |
| Smallpdf30-plus PDF tools in the browser, with Windows and mobile apps | Free plan | The 30+ tools with a daily download limit, basic compression, limited AI and mobile app use, and a Sign.com account for 2 documents a month. |
| iLovePDFOnline PDF tools with desktop and mobile apps, free for light use | Free plan · from $5/mo | Basic plan: the essential tools with a limited number of documents and smaller file size limits per task, with ads; the desktop app works as a free PDF reader. |
| SejdaWeb and desktop PDF tools, free within daily limits or by the week | Free plan · from $5 one-time | Free on web and desktop with limits: on desktop, 3 tasks a day, files up to 50MB and 200 pages, OCR up to 10 pages and one file converted at a time. |
| PDFgearFree PDF editor for desktop, mobile and web with an AI copilot | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| PDF24 ToolsFree online PDF tools paid for by ads, plus an offline Windows app | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| XodoPDF tools on web, desktop and mobile, sold separately or as a suite | Free plan · from $7.99/mo | 1 action a day with limited Xodo Web tools and 1GB of Xodo Drive; the Xodo PDF Reader and mobile apps can be installed free. |
| Soda PDFWindows PDF editor with an online version, sold by subscription | Free plan | Online quick tools are free up to 2 files a day or 3MB a file; editing, OCR, forms, AI and translation can be tried but not saved or downloaded. |
| PDF Candy90-plus online PDF tools and a Windows app, free within limits | Free plan · from $4/mo | Free on web and desktop with no account or ads: page and hourly limits, smaller files, no batch processing and a cap on desktop operations. |
| LightPDFOnline PDF editor and converter with AI tools paid for in credits | Free plan · from $5.99/mo | Free plan on the web only: limited access to selected features, files up to 10MB and cloud storage for 5 files for a year. |
Common questions
Which PDF editors are free?
11 of the 16 PDF editors in this directory are free or have a free plan. They are Adobe Acrobat, PDF Expert, Smallpdf, iLovePDF, Sejda, PDFgear, PDF24 Tools, Xodo, Soda PDF, PDF Candy and LightPDF.
Which PDF editors are free with no paid plan?
PDFgear and PDF24 Tools have no paid plan. The others on this page limit the free plan and sell paid ones.
When was this checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 18, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and each listing names the pages it was read from.