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Soda PDFAdobe Acrobat
Freemium

A limited free tier is available. Full use requires a paid subscription.

 Freemium

Acrobat Reader is free to download and use without a subscription; text and image editing…

Windows, Web Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS
  • Online and desktop versions share one account and feature set
  • Batch conversion and OCR included in the paid tiers
  • Free Reader for Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, iOS 16+ and Android 8+, plus an Acrobat web app in…
  • Reader includes commenting, highlights, sticky notes, form filling and Fill & Sign at no cost
  • Very little is usable without a paid subscription
  • Closed source
  • Editing text and images, creating and converting PDFs need an Acrobat Standard or Pro subscription
  • Proprietary; Adobe logos may not be used without a license
Web application, Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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