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Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is a comprehensive PDF solution that lets users create, convert, edit, and organize PDF documents with professional‑grade tools. It also includes advanced features for e‑signatures, form creation, and collaboration across teams. The subscription service integrates cloud storage, OCR, and security controls, making it suitable for businesses and power users who need reliable document workflows.

PDFgear

PDFgear is a free PDF toolkit covering editing, format conversion, annotation, OCR, and digital signatures, available as desktop apps, mobile apps, a Chrome extension, and online tools. Unlike many PDF utilities that gate core features behind a paywall, PDFgear offers its editing and conversion tools at no cost and without requiring account registration. The app includes built-in AI chat functionality for summarizing documents and extracting information, batch conversion between PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats, and OCR that extracts text from scanned documents in more than 30 languages. A companion product, eSignGear, adds free entry-level e-signature capabilities.

Sejda

Sejda is a browser-based and desktop PDF toolkit offering more than 30 tools for editing, merging, splitting, compressing, and converting PDF documents without installing heavy software. It supports fill-and-sign workflows, password protection, OCR for scanned files, and batch operations like Bates numbering.

Adobe Document Cloud

Adobe Document Cloud combines Acrobat tools and e‑signature services, letting users manage PDFs entirely online. It offers cloud storage, collaboration, and mobile access for seamless document workflows. The platform integrates with Adobe Acrobat desktop, Adobe Sign, and popular storage services, providing secure, legally‑binding signatures and advanced PDF editing without installing software.

Xodo

Xodo is a PDF tool that lets users view, annotate, edit, and merge PDF documents from a browser, desktop app, or mobile device. It is aimed at students, professionals, and teams that need to mark up documents, fill and sign forms, and collaborate on PDFs without paying for a full desktop suite. Xodo also offers a connected e-signature product for sending documents out for signature. The core PDF viewing, annotation, and light editing tools are available at no cost, with additional capabilities available through Xodo's broader product family.

iLovePDF

iLovePDF is a web-based platform offering more than 40 free tools for organizing, converting, editing, and securing PDF files. It covers everything from merging and compressing files to OCR, e-signatures, and AI-powered summarization.