Alternatives to PDF24 Tools

Free online PDF tools for merging, compressing, creating, editing and converting PDF files in a browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as PDF24 Tools.

  • iLovePDF

    Browser PDF toolkit for merging, splitting, compressing and converting.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    iLovePDF covers nearly every routine PDF task in the browser plus mobile apps and an API, but free use is limited by file size and daily task count.

  • Smallpdf

    Browser PDF tools for compressing, converting, editing and signing.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Smallpdf adds Windows and mobile apps alongside browser tools, but free use is capped at a couple of documents per day and files are processed on its servers.

  • PDF24 Creator

    A free Windows PDF toolbox with a printer driver and dozens of tools for merging, converting, compressing and editing PDFs.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    PDF24 Creator is the same maker's free Windows app, working offline so files stay on the PC, but it does not run on macOS or Linux.

  • Sejda PDF

    PDF editor available both online and as a desktop application.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Sejda PDF works online and as a desktop app that processes files locally, deleting online files automatically, but free use is limited to a few tasks per hour.

  • BentoPDF

    Browser-based PDF toolkit that edits, merges and converts files locally.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    BentoPDF runs in the browser like PDF24 Tools but processes documents locally instead of uploading them, with no signup or file limits.

  • Stirling PDF

    A self-hosted web PDF toolkit for merging, splitting, converting, signing and editing PDFs on your own server.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Stirling PDF is an MIT-licensed toolkit you self-host, so files are processed on your own instance rather than a third-party server, at the cost of server setup.

  • DeftPDF

    A browser-based collection of more than 40 tools for editing, converting, splitting and signing PDFs.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    DeftPDF offers 40+ browser tools including translation, OCR and Bates numbering plus mobile apps, but free use limits file and batch size.

  • Xodo

    PDF reader and editor across web, desktop and mobile.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Xodo provides annotation and signing on web, Windows and mobile with cloud drive integration, while conversion and advanced editing need a paid plan.

Also worth comparing

These listings name PDF24 Tools as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • CleverPDF

    Set of free online and desktop PDF conversion tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSWeb

    PDF24 Tools is free with no registration, limits or watermarks, but files go to PDF24's servers and it does not list iWork conversion.

  • HiPDF

    Wondershare's online PDF suite for converting, editing, compressing, merging and summarizing PDF files.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    PDF24 Tools is free online with no registration, limits or watermarks, though it shows advertising and has no AI summarizing or chat.

  • PDF Candy

    An online toolkit of more than 90 tools for converting, merging, splitting, compressing and editing PDF files.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    PDF24 Tools is free online with no registration, limits or watermarks, works in any current browser, and is financed by advertising.

  • PDF Squeezer

    A Mac app that shrinks large PDF files by dragging them onto its window.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSiOS

    PDF24 Tools is free in any browser without registration or watermarks, but files are uploaded to PDF24's servers and the site shows advertising.

  • PDF2Go

    An online PDF editor and converter for editing, compressing, merging, splitting and converting PDF files.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    PDF24 Tools is free online with no registration, limits or watermarks, though files go to PDF24's servers and the site shows advertising.

  • PDFescape

    A browser-based PDF editor and form filler, with a separate desktop editor for Windows.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsWeb

    PDF24 Tools is a free browser toolkit with no registration, limits or watermarks, though files are uploaded to PDF24's servers and the site shows advertising.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.