18.9
Smallpdf has an Android app and web PDF editor with text editing, plus Windows support.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Best PDF Editors in 2026
Smallpdf leads this chart of 102 (8.9/10, free plan). LightPDF is next (8.8/10, free plan), and PDF2Go is the next highest-placed with a free plan (8.7/10). PDF editors let you read, change, annotate, convert and manage PDF files; compare Android availability and the editing tools you need. Check whether a tool runs on your phone, tablet or computer, then compare its free plan, text editing, OCR, conversion and form features. Android support varies, so confirm the specific app covers the tasks you need.
28.8
LightPDF has an Android app, plus web and desktop platforms.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
38.7
PDF2Go offers an Android app, plus web, desktop, and browser extension options.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor has an Android app and web and desktop versions; it is paid, with a 14-day trial.
AndroidiOSWebmacOS8.6 - 5
WPS PDF Editor
WPS has an Android app and web and desktop PDF editors with text editing.
Free planAndroidiOSWebExtension8.5From $3 a year - 6
PDF Candy
PDF Candy has an Android app and web and desktop tools for editing, annotating and OCR.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux8.5From $4 a year - 7
HiPDF
Android app for PDF conversion; also available on iOS, Linux, Mac, web and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.5Free plan - 8
PDFgear
PDFgear is a PDF tool for editing text, annotating documents, converting PDFs, creating forms, and recognizing text with OCR.
Free planAndroidiOSWebExtension8.4Free plan - 9
KDAN PDF
KDAN PDF has an Android app and desktop versions for editing and annotating PDFs.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows8.4From $59.99 a year - 10
Desygner
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.4From $19 a month - 11
ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor
ONLYOFFICE has an Android app and web and desktop PDF editors with text editing and annotations.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.3From $3,020 a month - 12
Nitro PDF Pro
Nitro PDF Pro has web and desktop apps for editing, annotations and OCR; it has no Android app.
iOSWebAPImacOS8.3From $15 a month - 13
PDF Agile
PDF Agile has web and desktop platforms and includes OCR; it has no Android app.
Free planWebmacOSWindows8.3$39 one-time - 14
BentoPDF Hyper Compress
BentoPDF Hyper Compress is a PDF compression engine designed to reduce file size while preserving document content.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPIExtensionLinux8.3From $99 a year - 15
PDF Reader Pro
Android app for editing, annotating and OCR; also available on iOS, Mac and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows8.2Free plan - 16
Drawboard PDF
Android app for editing, annotating, OCR and PDF conversion; also available on iOS, Mac, web and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSWebExtension8.1$10 one-time - 17
7.6 - 18
Stirling PDF
Stirling PDF offers web, desktop and self-hosted tools for editing and annotating; it has no Android app.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.6From $99 a month - 19
SwifDoo PDF
Android app for editing, annotating and OCR; also available on iOS, Mac, web and Windows.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS7.6Free plan - 20
PDF Expert
iOSWebmacOS7.6 - 21
Tenorshare PDNob
No Android app; edit and annotate PDFs, run OCR and convert files on iOS, Mac, web or Windows.
iOSWebmacOSWindows7.6From $39.99 a year - 22
Tungsten Power PDF
Android app handles PDF edits, OCR, conversion, annotations and form creation; also on iOS, Mac, web and Windows.
AndroidiOSWebmacOS7.5From $179 a month - 23
UPDF
UPDF has an Android app and desktop versions for editing and annotating PDFs.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.5Free plan - 24
DeftPDF
Android app for editing and annotating PDFs; also available on iOS and web.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.5Free plan - 25
Zoho PDF Editor
Zoho PDF Editor runs in a browser and on desktop systems, with tools for PDFs and forms; no Android app.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.4Free plan
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