Preview alternatives, according to AI assistants
The PDF editors that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name most, other than Preview. Ranked by score, with the question each one wins most often.
- 1.Adobe Acrobat60
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What are the best PDF editors?"
- 2.Foxit27
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best alternative to Adobe Acrobat?"
- 3.PDFgear27
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best free PDF editor?"
- 4.Nitro PDF24
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "Which PDF editor is best value for a small business?"
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best PDF editor for Windows?"
- 6.Smallpdf18
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What's the best tool to compress a large PDF?"
- 7.Stirling PDF17
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best open-source or self-hosted PDF tool?"
- 8.Sejda16
Named in 4 of 4 answers to "What's the best online PDF editor that works in the browser?"
- 9.PDF Expert14
Named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best PDF editor for Mac?"
- 10.PDF2410
Named in 2 of 3 answers to "What's the best tool to edit a PDF without a subscription?"
Ranked by how often AI assistants name each product, weighted by position. How the score works · Back to Preview · Full PDF editors leaderboard