GlyphPDF alternatives

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

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  NAPS2

  Scan documents to PDF and other file types, as simply as possible.

  Open source 8.6.0 701.7K ↓ ★ 4.7K ocr, pdf
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  Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)

  The free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, signing, and commenting on PDF documents.

  Proprietary 26.002.22031 694.6M ↓ pdf
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  PDF24 Creator

  A free and easy to use PDF solution with many features

  Proprietary 11.30.1 4.2M ↓ pdf, pdf-editor
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  wkhtmltox

  Convert HTML to PDF using Webkit (QtWebKit)

  Open source 0.12.6-1 556.2K ↓ ★ 14.5K pdf
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  MiKTeX

  A modern TeX distribution for Windows, Linux and macOS.

  Free 25.12 514.9K ↓ pdf
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  Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine

  Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine.

  Open source 5.4.0.20240606 24.1K ↓ ★ 4.7K ocr, pdf
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  diff-pdf

  A simple tool for visually comparing two PDF files

  Open source 0.5.3 6.9K ↓ ★ 4.3K pdf
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  KillerPDF

  PDF editor for Windows. No account, no subscription, no telemetry.

  Open source 1.8.91 917 ↓ ★ 4.2K ocr, pdf, pdf-editor
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  pympress

  Pympress is a PDF presentation tool designed for dual-screen setups such as presentations and public talks. Highly configurable, fully-featured, and portable.

  Open source 1.8.6 5.5K ↓ ★ 1.7K pdf
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  PdfCraft

  The PDF workbench; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat, rebuilt in pure Rust

  Open source 0.9.0 704 ↓ ★ 17.1K ocr, pdf, pdf-editor
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  Stirling-PDF

  A locally hosted one-stop shop for all your PDF needs

  Open source 3.2.2 32 ↓ ★ 94.7K pdf, pdf-editor
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  CubePDF

  CubePDF is a Windows virtual printer that allows you to convert to PDF when you need it from any application, including Web browsers, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (PPT), bitmap files (PNG, JPEG, BMP), etc.

  Open source 4.3.7 8.5K ↓ ★ 311 pdf

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
GlyphPDF	Open source	1.0.0	June 17, 2026	16	—
NAPS2	Open source	8.6.0	October 26, 2026	4.7K	701.7K
Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)	Proprietary	26.002.22031	October 14, 2026	—	694.6M
PDF24 Creator	Proprietary	11.30.1	April 21, 2026	—	4.2M
wkhtmltox	Open source	0.12.6-1	October 3, 2021	14.5K	556.2K
MiKTeX	Free	25.12	January 12, 2026	—	514.9K
Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine	Open source	5.4.0.20240606	December 18, 2024	4.7K	24.1K
diff-pdf	Open source	0.5.3	July 29, 2026	4.3K	6.9K
KillerPDF	Open source	1.8.91	October 14, 2026	4.2K	917
pympress	Open source	1.8.6	May 6, 2025	1.7K	5.5K
PdfCraft	Open source	0.9.0	October 21, 2026	17.1K	704
Stirling-PDF	Open source	3.2.2	October 24, 2026	94.7K	32
CubePDF	Open source	4.3.7	September 10, 2026	311	8.5K