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MuPDFXpdf
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Commercial licensing is sold separately.

 Free

Free to download, with most tools available as open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Extremely fast and small, with accurate rendering
  • The bundled mutool covers most scripted PDF manipulation
  • Command-line tools for text, image and HTML extraction
  • Easy to use in scripts and batch jobs
  • The viewer interface is deliberately minimal and keyboard-driven
  • Commercial use of the library needs a paid licence from Artifex
  • Not every component is open source
  • No PDF editing or signing
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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