Foxit PhantomPDF vs Preview

Foxit PhantomPDF

Description: Foxit PhantomPDF is a PDF reader, editor, creator, converter and collaborator. It provides an affordable and easy-to-use alternative to Adobe Acrobat with the ability to view, create, edit, convert, organize, secure, share, sign and collaborate on PDF documents.

Type: software

Preview

Description: Preview is a free and open-source document viewer application for macOS. It allows quick viewing of multiple file formats including images, PDFs, Markdown files, Office documents, and more. Preview has basic editing capabilities and annotation tools for PDFs.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Foxit PhantomPDF Features

• PDF reading, editing and annotation
• Form filling and digital signature validation
• PDF creation from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images
• OCR for converting scanned documents to searchable PDFs
• PDF conversion to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, text, image and SWF formats
• PDF compression, encryption/decryption and redaction
• PDF optimization and accessibility compliance
• SharePoint and DMS integration
• Mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows

Preview Features

• View PDFs, images, text files and more
• Annotate PDFs with shapes, text boxes, signatures
• Basic image editing tools
• Fill out and sign PDF forms
• Combine PDFs and export as PDF or other formats
• Tabbed interface to view multiple files
• Quick Look support to preview files
• Built-in screen capture tool

Foxit PhantomPDF

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Preview

• Open Source