Best PDF Editors in 2026

#	Product	Score	User ratings	Editorial	Adoption	Activity	Security
1	PDF Expert	66.5	84	18	100	70	100
2	Smallpdf	57.2	91	14	70	25	100
3	Foxit PDF Editor	55.4	57	57	56	25	100
4	PDFgear	51.4	83	0	33	70	100
5	Xodo	51.2	62	15	55	70	100
6	iLovePDF	50.7	84	0	84	10	100
7	PDFelement	43.7	68	18	29	50	–
8	Stirling PDF	43.3	–	0	50	95	100
9	Adobe Acrobat	38.8	0	100	13	40	–
10	Sumatra PDF	33.3	–	0	5	95	100
11	Nitro PDF	29.6	56	0	25	0	85

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Scores 0-100 within this category. Based on 6 trusted editorial lists and public store, traffic and security data. How we rank · Updated 2026-10-01