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PDFill FREE PDF Editor Basic alternatives

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12 Windows apps in the same category as PDFill FREE PDF Editor Basic, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit)

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

    Proprietary 26.003.22075 694.6M ↓ pdf
  • NAPS2

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

    Open source 8.6.0 703.5K ↓ ★ 4.7K pdf
  • wkhtmltox

    Convert HTML to PDF using Webkit (QtWebKit)

    Open source 0.12.6-1 556.2K ↓ ★ 14.5K pdf
  • PDF24 Creator

    A free and easy to use PDF solution with many features

    Proprietary 11.34.0 4.4M ↓ pdf
  • MiKTeX

    A modern TeX distribution for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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

    Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine.

    Open source 5.4.0.20240606 24.1K ↓ ★ 4.7K pdf
  • PdfCraft

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

    Open source 0.18.1 2.6K ↓ ★ 17.1K pdf, pdf-tools, edit
  • KillerPDF

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

    Open source 1.9.2 1.3K ↓ ★ 4.2K pdf, merge, split
  • diff-pdf

    A simple tool for visually comparing two PDF files

    Open source 0.5.3 7.3K ↓ ★ 4.3K pdf
  • 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
  • Stirling-PDF

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

    Open source 3.3.0 32 ↓ ★ 94.7K pdf, pdf-tools
  • 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 9.2K ↓ ★ 311 pdf

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
PDFill FREE PDF Editor Basic Proprietary 15.0 June 20, 2021 — 55.7K
Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit) Proprietary 26.003.22075 November 3, 2026 — 694.6M
NAPS2 Open source 8.6.0 October 26, 2026 4.7K 703.5K
wkhtmltox Open source 0.12.6-1 October 3, 2021 14.5K 556.2K
PDF24 Creator Proprietary 11.34.0 November 13, 2026 — 4.4M
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
PdfCraft Open source 0.18.1 November 5, 2026 17.1K 2.6K
KillerPDF Open source 1.9.2 November 2, 2026 4.2K 1.3K
diff-pdf Open source 0.5.3 July 29, 2026 4.3K 7.3K
pympress Open source 1.8.6 May 6, 2025 1.7K 5.5K
Stirling-PDF Open source 3.3.0 November 5, 2026 94.7K 32
CubePDF Open source 4.3.7 September 10, 2026 311 9.2K