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Xodo PDF StudioPDF Tinkerer
Paid

Paid software with a downloadable free trial.

 Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license.

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux
  • Native versions for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • OCR, redaction, comparison and batch processing
  • Creates new PDFs as well as modifying existing ones
  • Open source under LGPL
  • Paid licence after the trial
  • Recent rebranding to Xodo may cause confusion in documentation
  • Linux only
  • Small one-person project with little public documentation
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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