The Xodo Insider’s Guide

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Xodo

The Insider’s Guide

PDF tools on web, desktop and mobile, sold separately or as a suite

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among PDF editors, read from Xodo’s own pages.

Made by Apryse Software Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.2GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Xodo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Xodo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.2

GPA, above 0 of the 15 other PDF editors we grade

Xodo is a set of PDF products from Apryse: Xodo Web, online tools in the browser; Xodo PDF Studio, an offline desktop editor for Windows, Mac and Linux; and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Together they edit, convert, compress, redact, run OCR, compare and sign PDFs, with an AI tool for summaries. Each is sold on its own or together as Xodo Document Suite, and PDF Studio can also be bought outright.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Xodo, taken from its own pages and our grades.

It edits, redacts, OCRs and compares, and the desktop editor can be bought outright.

From our report card of Xodo

1
Best for a desktop PDF editor that also runs on Linux
Xodo is a web tool, a desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux, and phone apps, but each is sold on its own unless you buy the Document Suite.
2
Paid plans start at $7.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $7.99 per month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly).
3
There is a free plan
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.
4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
5
Edit, redact and organize
Edit, compress, annotate and redact PDFs, merge, split and reorder pages, and add passwords or strip hidden data.
6
Convert and OCR
Converts to and from PDF and between image formats, runs OCR on scans, and validates PDF/A on the web.
7
Compare and edit DOCX
Shows two PDFs side by side to compare them, and edits Word files without Microsoft Word.
8
A 2.2 GPA, above 0 of 15
That is against the other PDF editors we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Keep it
Nothing Xodo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.

Xodo at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $7.99 per month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: 3-day free trial of Xodo Web or PDF Studio, payment method required
Runs on: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Made by: Apryse Software Inc.
Category: PDF Editors
Our grade: 2.2 GPA, fair
Store rating: 4.4 on the App Store, 1,703 ratings

The report card

Best for a desktop PDF editor that also runs on Linux

Xodo is a web tool, a desktop app for Windows, Mac and Linux, and phone apps, but each is sold on its own unless you buy the Document Suite. It edits, redacts, OCRs and compares, and the desktop editor can be bought outright. The free plan is 1 action a day, and the trial wants a card.

ToolGPA report cardXodoGraded Oct 18, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	C	Xodo Web is $7.99 a month on a yearly plan and the desktop editor $9.99, both normal for PDF editors. The full Suite is $14.99, or $8.99 for new yearly subscribers until Dec 31, 2026. The $240 perpetual license, spread over three years, is middling too.
Free plan and trial	C	There's a free plan, but it's 1 action a day on the web tools, barely a taste. The 3-day trial needs a payment method, and Xodo doesn't give refunds.
Features	C	Edits, compresses, redacts, OCRs, converts, compares two PDFs, checks PDF/A and even edits Word files, with AskPDF AI. A good spread. But no form builder is on record, and the web plan has no desktop app.
Ease of use	C	4.35 from 1,703 App Store ratings, below most PDF apps here. And working out which of the separate products you need takes some reading first.
Platforms and integrations	B	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, as wide as it gets. But the only integration on record is Xodo Sign, so it stops at B.

Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.2

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Xodo is for

Great if you're on Linux and need a full desktop PDF editor
Handy when you'd rather buy a desktop license outright
Good for people who only need browser tools on a yearly plan

Who it is not for

Skip it if you want web, desktop and phone without paying for the full Suite
Not for you if you want a refund safety net, as Xodo doesn't give them
Tight if you're on the free plan, at 1 action a day

Good to know

Good for

Linux users who need a full desktop PDF editor
Buyers who want a perpetual desktop license instead of a subscription
People who only need browser-based PDF tools at a low yearly price

Worth knowing

Each product is sold separately: the Web plan has no desktop app, and only the Document Suite covers web, desktop and mobile.
The free plan allows only 1 action a day, and the free trial needs a payment method.
Xodo does not give refunds; a cancelled plan runs to the end of the paid period.
The perpetual license includes only 12 months of version upgrades and covers two devices.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$7.99

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Xodo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99 per month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly).

Free
$0
One action a day on the web tools, no premium tools and 1GB of Xodo Drive.
Xodo Web
$7.99
per month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)
40+ online tools with unlimited use and downloads, including AskPDF AI, strong compression and PDF/A; no desktop app.
Xodo PDF Studio Desktop
$9.99
per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
Offline desktop editor for Windows, macOS and Linux with 60+ tools.
Xodo Document Suite
$14.99
per month, billed annually ($24.99 billed monthly)
Web, desktop and mobile in one subscription with priority support; $8.99 a month for new annual subscriptions through Dec 31, 2026.
PDF Studio Perpetual License
$240
one-time purchase per user
PDF Studio Desktop without a subscription, on up to two devices, with 12 months of free version upgrades.

The free plan

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.

Trying it first

3-day free trial of Xodo Web or PDF Studio, payment method required

Read from xodo.com on Oct 18, 2026.

Ways to pay less

Other savings
40% off Document Suite for life, until Dec 31, 2026
New annual Document Suite subscriptions started by Dec 31, 2026 cost $8.99 a month ($107.93 a year), a discount that stays on every renewal while the plan is active.
Stated on xodo.com
Annual discount
Lower price with yearly billing
Xodo lists Web at $7.99 a month billed yearly against $10.99 monthly, PDF Studio at $9.99 against $19.99, and the Suite at $14.99 against $24.99.
Stated on xodo.com
Other savings
Volume discounts for teams
Xodo discounts team licenses by seat count, starting at 2 seats for the Web and Document Suite plans and growing with volume for PDF Studio.
Stated on xodo.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

PDF tools on web, desktop and mobile, sold separately or as a suite. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, one-time purchase, AI features, pDF editing.

Edits, compresses, redacts, OCRs, converts, compares two PDFs, checks PDF/A and even edits Word files, with AskPDF AI.

From our grade for features

Edit, redact and organize: Edit, compress, annotate and redact PDFs, merge, split and reorder pages, and add passwords or strip hidden data.
Convert and OCR: Converts to and from PDF and between image formats, runs OCR on scans, and validates PDF/A on the web.
Compare and edit DOCX: Shows two PDFs side by side to compare them, and edits Word files without Microsoft Word.
AskPDF AI: Summarizes PDFs and answers questions about them, as one of the web tools on paid plans.
Offline desktop editor: PDF Studio runs on Windows, macOS and Linux without an internet connection and automates repetitive PDF tasks.
Mobile apps: iOS and Android apps for editing, annotating, signing and sharing documents, included in the Document Suite.

Where it runs

Web
macOS
Windows
Linux
iOS
Android

What it works with

Xodo Sign

Xodo is made by Apryse Software Inc.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

0/15

Other PDF editors it is graded above

Xodo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 0 of the 15 other PDF editors we grade, and level with 4.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 4 of 15) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $6.67 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 16 PDF editors we grade, cut by the letter each got. Xodo’s own letter is outlined.

CValue for money
Above 2 of 15
CFree plan and trial
Above 0 of 15
CFeatures
Above 0 of 15
CEase of use
Above 0 of 15
BPlatforms and integrations
Above 4 of 15

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 13 PDF editors. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Xodo is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

Nothing Xodo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 11 of the 15 other PDF editors grade higher. It costs $95.88 a year.

What you could not

Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout.
Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Xodo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Adobe Acrobat, Foxit PDF Editor, Smallpdf, Sejda and PDFelement

The 5 tools Xodo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

2.6GPA
Adobe Acrobat
Free plan · from $14.99/mo
Adobe's PDF editor for desktop, web and mobile, with an AI tier.
- Only Xodo lists a Linux app.
- Only Adobe Acrobat lists a browser extension.
- Xodo can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Xodo and Adobe Acrobat compared in full
2.8GPA
Foxit PDF Editor
Free trial · from $129.99/yr
PDF editor for Windows, Mac and web, yearly or as a one-time license.
- Xodo has a free plan. Foxit PDF Editor does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Xodo lists a Linux app.
- Foxit PDF Editor also covers documents and forms.
Xodo and Foxit PDF Editor compared in full
2.6GPA
Smallpdf
Free plan
30-plus PDF tools in the browser, with Windows and mobile apps.
- Only Xodo lists macOS and Linux apps.
- Only Smallpdf lists a browser extension.
- Xodo can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Xodo and Smallpdf compared in full
2.2GPA
Sejda
Free plan · from $5 one-time
Web and desktop PDF tools, free within daily limits or by the week.
- Only Xodo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Xodo can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Sejda also covers forms.
Xodo and Sejda compared in full
2.8GPA
PDFelement
Free trial · from $11.99
Wondershare's PDF editor, by subscription or a one-time license.
- Xodo has a free plan. PDFelement does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Xodo lists a Linux app.
- PDFelement also covers forms.
Xodo and PDFelement compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Xodo free?

Xodo has a free plan. 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.

How much does Xodo cost?

Xodo lists 5 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Xodo work on?

Xodo is available on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.

Does Xodo offer any discounts?

Xodo publicly lists the following: 40% off Document Suite for life, until Dec 31, 2026; Lower price with yearly billing; Volume discounts for teams.

How is Xodo rated?

Xodo's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1,703 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026.

Is Xodo open source?

Xodo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.

Does Xodo work offline?

Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.

What does Xodo integrate with?

Xodo's listing names Xodo Sign. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Does Xodo have a free trial?

Yes. 3-day free trial of Xodo Web or PDF Studio, payment method required.

Who makes Xodo?

Xodo is made by Apryse Software Inc.

What are the alternatives to Xodo?

The closest alternatives to Xodo in our directory are Adobe Acrobat, Foxit PDF Editor, Smallpdf, Sejda and PDFelement.

How does Xodo compare with other PDF editors?

Xodo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 0 of the 15 other PDF editors we grade, and level with 4.

Is Xodo good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Xodo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $6.67 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Xodo?

Nothing Xodo does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Xodo’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Xodo's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Apryse Software Inc. Prices change, so check xodo.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

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Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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