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Adobe Acrobat Reader vs PDF Annotator

A side-by-side look at Adobe Acrobat Reader and PDF Annotator. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Office & Productivity

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.

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PDF Annotator

PDF Annotator

Office & Productivity

PDF Annotator is a PDF viewer and editor that allows users to add annotations like text comments, highlights, shapes, and drawings to PDF files. It has basic PDF editing features to rearrange or delete pages.

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