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Foxit PDF Editor alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
SteveTheKiller/KillerPDF★3,288 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceWindows PDF editor for viewing, annotating, OCR, text editing, merging, splitting, and signing PDFs.Open on GitHub ↗ShizukuIchi/pdf-editor★1,860 GitHub starsMIT licenceBrowser-based offline PDF editor to add images, signatures, and text to PDF files.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Native desktop apps (Windows/macOS) and mobile apps packaged distributions
- Advanced AI Assistant features (summarize, translate, multi-doc analysis) and bundled AI credits
- Enterprise admin console, volume licensing and dedicated enterprise support
- Certified security/compliance assurances and managed cloud governance
- Advanced features like Smart Redact, guided actions, and integrated Foxit eSign envelopes
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Foxit PDF Editor, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.