Adobe Acrobat Reader vs Foxit PDF Editor

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free software application for viewing, printing, signing, and annotating PDF documents. It is the standard PDF viewer and one of the most popular free software downloads with over 2 billion installations.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Foxit PDF Editor

Description: Foxit PDF Editor is a capable PDF editing software for Windows, Mac and Linux. It allows users to view, create, edit, convert, sign, and collaborate on PDF documents. The editor has an intuitive interface and advanced features like OCR text recognition and batch processing.

Type: software

Adobe Acrobat Reader Features

• View PDF files
• Print PDF files
• Sign PDF files digitally
• Annotate PDF files
• Fill and save PDF forms
• Search text in PDF files
• Zoom in/out on PDF pages
• Rotate PDF pages
• Copy text and images from PDFs

Foxit PDF Editor Features

• Edit PDF text, images, links, pages
• Add or remove PDF pages
• Fill out and save PDF forms
• Add comments, highlights and annotations
• Protect PDF with passwords and permissions
• OCR to recognize text in scanned PDFs
• Create PDF from Office files or scans
• Combine and merge multiple PDFs
• Share and collaborate on PDFs
• Digital signature support
• Batch processing of PDFs

Adobe Acrobat Reader

• Free

Foxit PDF Editor

• Not listed