PDF is a widely used format for applications and other important documents but editing PDFs is not easy. You can’t simply edit a PDF because most of the time you’re not supposed to. However, that’s not the case every time, there are several apps to edit and annotate PDF documents directly on your Android device. Here are some of the best PDF editor apps for Android you can try right now for free.
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1. Adobe Fill and Sign
More often than not, people confuse annotation with editing. You don’t always need a PDF editor, sometimes a PDF annotation app just works fine. Adobe Fill and Sign is an annotation app created for that specific purpose. Using this app, you can scan, fill, and sign the documents with just a few taps. The best part is, since the app supports scanning documents, you can just scan a physical document with your mobile phone or tablet camera and proceed to fill or sign it. There is no need to manually download the PDF document from a website.
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While filling up the form, you can change the font size by tapping on the appropriate icons. Moreover, there is also a magnifying glass that lets you properly set the cursor where you want to fill the field. This feature is particularly useful for choice questions that contain checkboxes or yes or no options.
The other thing I really like about this app is you can create a profile and fill in the information like your name, email address, home or office address, etc. When filling up a form, just tap on the target profile field and it will appear on the document. You can drag and drop it into the necessary field. This feature eliminates the need to manually enter information each and every time.
If you are looking to just fill and sign documents then Adobe Fill and Sign is for you.
Price:Â Adobe Fill and Sign is free, has no ads or in-app purchases.
Install Adobe Fill and Sign
2. Xodo PDF Reader and Editor
Xodo PDF Reader and Editor is one of the most popular and full-featured PDF editor for Android. The app is filled to the brim with a ton of features to make editing, annotating, filling forms, and signing PDF documents as easy as possible. Just like Adobe app, you can scan a physical document and start editing it. Of course, you can import documents from the local storage or sync them via cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive. When using Dropbox, Xodo PDF Editor will reduce the data usage by just uploading the changes rather than the complete document.
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As I said earlier, Xodo has a ton of features. Some the best features include PDF bookmarks, multiview support for Samsung devices, reflow, annotations, ability to fill and sign documents, ability to take notes on blank PDF documents, support for MS Office files, built-in powerful organizer to properly manage the documents, ability to merge, split, and rotate PDFs, etc.
If you are looking for a no-compromise PDF editor for Android that gives you a ton of options to customize the way you work then you should definitely try Xodo. After all, the app is completely free.
Price: Xodo PDF Reader and Editor is completely free.
Install Xodo
3. Kdan PDF Reader and Editor
Kdan is a good PDF reader, annotator, and basic PDF editor. Using Kdan you can read, annotate, and edit PDF files with just a few taps. Along with the PDF documents from your local storage, Kdan can also scan physical documents. Once scanned, you can edit or annotate it like any other digital PDF. Other features of the app include fast document rendering, freehand writing, insert hyperlinks, import, and export PDF documents, bookmarking a specific page or section on the document, clipboard monitor, easy to use user interface, magnifying glass, continuous document scanning, etc.
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If you are looking for a basic PDF editor with good annotation tools then Kdan is for you.
Price:Â The base app is free and contains ads. You can remove ads and get access to additional features like access to desktop apps, smart crop, ability to convert and fax documents online, and night mode you can subscribe to Kdan for $19.99 per quarter.
Install Kdan
4. MobiSystems OfficeSuite
If you’ve ever searched for an alternative for MS Office then you might’ve come across MobiSystems OfficeSuite. In fact, OfficeSuite is the first app I used to access Office documents and PDFs on my mobile device. As you can tell from the name itself, OfficeSuite is much more than a simple PDF editor. i.e, it is also compatible with all the MS Office file formats.
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When it comes to PDF, you can create, fill, and sign PDF documents. Using MobiSystems OfficeSuite you can annotate PDF documents with a variety of tools like notes, free-form text, highlighting, freehand writing, shapes, delete pages, etc. If you want to, you can also insert pictures from your local storage, camera, or the internet.
If you are looking for a good office suite that can also provide all the necessary tools to edit and annotate PDF documents then try MobiSystems OfficeSuite.
Price: The app is free with feature limitations and has ads. You can remove ads and get access to all the premium features with a $10 in-app purchase.
Install Mobisystems Office Suite
5. PDFelement
PDFelement is not a full-fledged editor but if you are looking for a good PDF annotation tool then this app gets the job done with flying colors. Though PDFelement is a relatively new app, the user interface of the app is pretty neat, beginner-friendly, and makes it very easy to annotate PDF documents. As for the annotation tools, you can highlight, underline, and strikethrough text, markup specific sections, add call out and text boxes, draw shapes or freehand, etc. Add to that, PDFelement is also an excellent PDF reader and can manage all your PDF documents effortlessly.
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As good as it is, one thing I don’t like about PDFelement is that you need to have an account with it in order to edit or annotate PDF documents. Other than that, the app is pretty good at what it does.
Price:Â PDFelement is free, has no ads or in-app purchases.
Install PDFelement
6. PDFescape
This next app is not a native Android app. Instead, PDFescape is a free online PDF reader, annotator, editor, and form designer. Using the app is intuitive and you can use it with any mobile browser even though it was primarily developed for computers. The free version supports PDFs up to 10MB and 100 pages which would be enough for general users. You can add text, images, links, and shapes seamlessly and it has all the interesting annotation features like sticky notes, text insertions, highlight, strikeout, etc.
Not only you can upload PDF to the website to edit but load the PDFs with a URL for ease of access. Saving the PDFs is equally easy and you can share the updated PDF directly from the web browser.
Price:Â PDFescape is a free tool with a few limitations like a 10MB file limit, a 100-page limit, and a 10 file limit. You can get the premium subscription which would get you increased benefits like 40MB file limit, 1000-page limit, and 100 file storage at just $2/month.
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7. Office App
Microsoft, recently, launched the all-in-one Microsoft Office app. Although, it’s still in Beta but provides a lot of features. You can create and edit Microsoft Docs, Excel, OneNote, and Sticky Notes all within one app. In the case of PDFs, it has a few options. Similar to Adobe Fill and Sign, it lets you sign any PDF. Additionally, you can scan or convert pictures and documents to PDFs.
Now, what makes it stand apart from the Adobe Fill and Sign app is the OneDrive support. For instance, I can create a PDF on my Windows 10 device and save it on OneDrive. Next, access it within the Office app on mobile, sign it, and save it on OneDrive. The OneDrive sync makes it a lot easy and efficient to share PDFs too and fro from my laptop to mobile.
Price: Free
Install Microsoft Office
Best PDF Editor Apps For Android
If you are looking for a full-fledged PDF editor app then you should go with Xodo. If you are looking to edit PDF documents and manage office documents like Excel, PowerPoint, etc., then you should try OfficeSuite. Try Kdan PDF Editor or PDFelement If you are looking to just annotate PDF files then. Do keep in mind that PDFelemnt requires you to have an account with them to annotate PDF documents. That being said, the ease of use offset that con.
That’s all there is to do and comment below sharing your thoughts and experiences about using the above apps to annotate and edit PDF documents in Android.
