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Foxit
Foxit ranks #2 of 27 in pdf editors in the week of 26 October 2026, with a visibility score of 30 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 40% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 2 of 4 assistants this week
Foxit lands a score of 27 out of 100 overall, with ChatGPT and Claude each putting it at 32 and Perplexity a bit cooler at 19. Across the board, it's named in 24 of 68 answers. It shows up most reliably for broad questions, appearing in every answer to "What are the best PDF editors in 2026?" and "What are the best PDF editors?", plus all 3 answers for best Windows PDF editor. It also does well for redaction (3 of 4) and small-business value (3 of 4). But it's absent from more specific categories: browser-based editing, AI PDF chat, OCR, form filling, and open-source tools all return zero mentions of Foxit.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 29 | 40% of answers | #2.3 |
| Claude | 31 | 40% of answers | #5.9 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | not sampled this week |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which PDF editor is best value for a small business? | 2 of 2 | #1 |
| What are the best alternatives to Adobe Acrobat? | 2 of 2 | #1 |
| What are the best alternatives to PDF-XChange Editor? | 2 of 2 | #1 |
| What are the best PDF editors? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What are the best PDF editors in 2026? | 2 of 2 | #2 |
| What's the best PDF editor for Windows? | 3 of 3 | #3 |
| What's the best PDF editor for Mac? | 2 of 3 | #4 |
| Which PDF tool is best for privacy and sensitive documents? | 2 of 3 | #6 |
| What are the best alternatives to PDFgear? | 1 of 2 | #1 |
| What's the best tool to redact or remove sensitive text from a PDF? | 1 of 2 | #2 |
| What's the best PDF editor app for iPhone or Android? | 1 of 2 | #3 |
| What's the best tool to merge, split and reorder PDF pages? | 1 of 2 | #14 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best free PDF editor? | PDF24, Sejda, PDFgear |
| What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser? | Sejda, Smallpdf, iLovePDF |
| What's the best tool to fill in and sign a PDF form? | Adobe Acrobat, Preview, PDF-XChange Editor |
| What's the best tool to convert a PDF to Word or Excel? | Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, ABBYY FineReader |
| What's the best tool to compress a large PDF? | PDFgear, Adobe Acrobat, PDF24 |
| What's the best OCR tool to make a scanned PDF searchable? | ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, Stirling PDF |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted PDF tool? | Stirling PDF |
| What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription? | Preview, PDFgear, PDF24 |
| What's the best tool to extract tables or data from a PDF? | Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader |
| What's the best AI tool to summarise or chat with a PDF? | nobody in particular |
| What are the best alternatives to Preview? | PDF Expert, Adobe Acrobat, PDFgear |
Assistants cited 20 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for PDF editors.
In their words
- ChatGPT“For 2026, I'd shortlist Foxit PDF Editor, PDFgear, Adobe Acrobat, PDF24 Creator, and Wondershare PDFelement\.”
- Claude“Foxit PDF Reader — Free, fast, good annotation and form filling; upgrade path to Foxit PDF Editor if you need more.”
- Gemini“The Best Commercial/Enterprise Tool: Adobe Acrobat Pro or Foxit PDF Editor”
Closest rivals
- Foxit vs PDFgear28
- Foxit vs Preview23
- Foxit vs PDF-XChange Editor19
- Foxit vs Smallpdf18
- Foxit vs Stirling PDF16
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