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Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

Industry’s most powerful PDF Reader Solution.

Foxit Software Inc. E-book readers #47 E-book readers

12 Windows apps in the same category as Foxit PDF Reader, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • SumatraPDF

    SumatraPDF is a multi-format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, FB2, CHM, XPS, DjVu) reader for Windows.

    Open source 3.6.1 3M ↓ ★ 17.8K pdf, reader, viewer
  • calibre

    calibre is the one stop solution to all your e-book needs.

    Open source 9.17.0 1.5M ↓ ★ 26.2K reader, viewer
  • PDF-XChange Editor

    The smallest, fastest and most feature-rich free PDF viewer/editor on the market.

    Proprietary 11.1.1.0 1.3M ↓ annotate, annotation, comment
  • Okular

    The Universal Document Viewer

    Open source 26.08.1 annotate, annotation, comment
  • Sigil

    Sigil is a free, open source, multi-platform ebook editor that uses Qt (and QtWebEngine). It is designed to edit books in ePub format (both ePub 2 and ePub 3).

    Open source 2.8.1 34.5K ↓ ★ 7K
  • BlueGriffon

    The next-gen Web and EPUB Editor based on the rendering engine of Firefox®

    Open source 3.1 34K ↓ ★ 359
  • YACReader

    Read, browse and manage your comics collection.

    Open source 10.4.0 9.3K ↓ ★ 1.4K pdf, read, reader
  • Kindle Comic Converter

    Kindle Comic Converter is a Python app to convert comic/manga files or folders to EPUB, Panel View MOBI or E-Ink optimized CBZ.

    Open source 12.0.0 6K ↓ ★ 5.9K pdf
  • ausweisapp2

    Authenticate to websites with german ID.

    Open source 2.6.1 88K ↓ ★ 780 reader
  • Suwayomi Server

    A free and open source manga reader that runs extensions built for Mihon(Tachiyomi).

    Open source v2.4.2366 4.7K ↓ ★ 7.9K
  • Fluent Reader

    Modern desktop RSS reader built with Electron, React, and Fluent UI.

    Open source 1.2.2 610 ↓ ★ 9.7K read, reader
  • gImageReader

    A Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr.

    Open source 3.4.4 4.9K ↓ ★ 2K reader

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Foxit PDF Reader Proprietary 2025.2.0.33046 August 15, 2025 — —
SumatraPDF Open source 3.6.1 April 7, 2026 17.8K 3M
calibre Open source 9.17.0 October 23, 2026 26.2K 1.5M
PDF-XChange Editor Proprietary 11.1.1.0 October 22, 2026 — 1.3M
Okular Open source 26.08.1 September 16, 2026 — —
Sigil Open source 2.8.1 July 18, 2026 7K 34.5K
BlueGriffon Open source 3.1 July 20, 2025 359 34K
YACReader Open source 10.4.0 October 9, 2026 1.4K 9.3K
Kindle Comic Converter Open source 12.0.0 September 27, 2026 5.9K 6K
ausweisapp2 Open source 2.6.1 780 88K
Suwayomi Server Open source v2.4.2366 September 29, 2026 7.9K 4.7K
Fluent Reader Open source 1.2.2 August 22, 2026 9.7K 610
gImageReader Open source 3.4.4 October 26, 2026 2K 4.9K