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The following tools are alternatives to Adobe Acrobat document (.pdf) editors and readers.
Audience
This article is intended for students, faculty, and staff.
Introduction
The following desktop, browser, and mobile applications allow for the reading, creating, editing, and annotating of Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) documents. Microsoft Word, offered as part of Office 365, is offered at no cost to students, faculty, and staff.
Application |
Creating |
Editing |
Annotating |
Platform |
Microsoft Word |
Yes 1 |
No |
Yes |
Windows, macOS |
PDFescape |
Yes |
Yes 2 |
Yes |
Browser |
Sejda |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Browser, Windows, macOS |
Soda PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Browser, Windows, macOS |
1 Documents need to be created as a Word document (.docx) and then saved as a Acrobat document (.pdf).
2 Cannot edit text.
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