It's also worth noting that some open-source PDF editors might become abandoned after a number of years with a lack of developers contributing updates to the software.

Discover the top 6 open-source PDF editors that offer powerful features and flexibility, making them excellent alternatives to Adobe Acrobat for managing and editing PDF documents.

Here is a list of the best free open source document editor software using which you can create different types of documents in Windows 11/10.

Popular free and open source PDF editors include LibreOffice, PDFSam, PDFedit, ONLYOFFICE and Xournal++.

With LibreOffice Draw, you can edit basic PDFs without splurging for Adobe Acrobat or jumping through any hoops with add-ons.

Skim functions as a free, open-source PDF reader and editor, and Smile Software’s excellent PDFpen software adds a comprehensive set of PDF editing and markup tools for a one-time payment of $80.