Top 5 Best Free PDF Editors (Adobe Alternatives) 2025

While no free PDF editors can completely match the paid offering from Adobe, Acrobat Pro, the 5 free PDF editors I show you just might have the tools you need to edit your PDF files for free. Especially our top overall pick. It’s the absolute best most feature packed free PDF editor I’ve ever used.

Top 10 Free Adobe Alternatives
“Free Software” Playlist

0:00 Intro
0:25 Vector Graphics Editor
2:05 Quick Editing Online
3:49 Free Online Tools
4:54 Online PDF Editor & Form Filler
5:58 Best Free PDF Editor Overall

Inkscape
PDF Candy
PDFescape
PDFgear
Smallpdf

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Brett In Tech is a leading source for the technology that we use each day. Whether it’s discussing computer operating system tricks, the latest tips for your mobile phone, finding out about the newest gadgets, or letting you know about the best free PDF editors, Brett In Tech has boundless topics on technology for the astute YouTube viewer.

[BrettInTech]

Hopefully these free PDF editors mentioned can help you out. Right now PDFgear is completely free. It wouldn’t surprise me if they have a paid tier at some point in the near future. Let us know if you use a free PDF editor not mentioned that more people should know about

[totomomo]

Brett, thank you so much for all your great videos!
Now when I need a Pdf tool It will be easy to find this video &what i need 🙏🙏

[Osiris.iii.x]

Thank you, Brett, for this video! Your breakdown of the top free PDF editors was fantastic. Would you consider creating a follow-up video showcasing the best free PDF viewers out there? I’d love to hear your recommendations.

[MrMoonpie]

PDF Gear is amazing, you recommended it last year and I have been loving it ever since!!!

Moonpie

[antemilardovic]

I use Scribus because of its ability to create interactive fillable forms (ie. if you check off some checkboxes for different options in the PDF it calculates total price). Do any of these allow that? I use it for an organization I work with so that as people fill in their information the cost is calculated on the last page. It has, however, a fairly steep learning curve and you need to know Javascript. And the PDF is huge in the end and doesn't always render the JavaScript created content properly. Would love to see if there is an alternative for that program, which otherwise rocks.

[brothercush]

Stirlingpdf is nice. Just hate the webbrowser is how to view it

[sapelesteve]

Very informative video! Thanks Brett! 👍👍

[georgeferlazzo]

Hello again, Brett in Tech
Thank you for another Great Video. Question for you. Do you have a video for the best gas app. Gas buddy is the one I have been using. But I think it may be time to change up. Do you have any suggestions? Again thank you.

[petermschenk]

I use pdf24 which is free and has a variety of options

[davinp]

It is great that there are several free or cheaper alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Fro since it is very expensive, I think too expensive for the home user.

[victoriabrister]

Thanks for all you share with your viewing audience.

[donchichi]

Bruh could you please make a video about the best firewall programs for windows?

[PeterHonig.]

Well, I've trying to leave a comment but YT apparently doesn't like some keyword I said. Heck if I know what it is. In fact, it looks like about 25% of the comments are being blocked for this video.

[timz]

Which one’s can create forms? I don’t care about filling out forms. I care about the ability to create them.