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24 alternatives to Preview

View and edit PDFs and JPEG, TIFF and PNG

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Preview launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PDF Expert for Mac▲187

   The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDF Expert 2▲150

   Fast, robust and beautiful PDF editor

   2016 · pdfexpert.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PDF Viewer▲161

   Read, review, and annotate PDFs with ease

   2016 · pdfviewer.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDFpen▲110

   Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.

   2016 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Screen Flow▲116

   Screen recording and editing for Mac

   2014 · telestream.net · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Notable PDF▲83

   Cloud-based PDF Viewer and Annotation

   2015 · kamiapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Highlights▲5

   Annotate PDFs and Export Summaries

   2017 · highlightsapp.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Office for Mac▲220

   Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PDFy▲84

    Imgur for PDF

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Simpdf▲249

    Edit PDF like a word doc

    2020 · simpdf.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    docs2epub▲201

    Get your favorite docs as eBooks

    2016 · javier.xyz · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sumnotes▲131

    Export highlights from PDFs

    2016 · sumnotes.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PDF Office by Readdle▲66

    Create, Edit any PDF from your iPad

    2014 · fluix.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ScreenFloat▲124

    Harness the power of screenshots to be more productive

    2017 · eternalstorms.at · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PDFToolkit for Mac▲85

    PDF merger, splitter, compressor and image + text extractor

    2015 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Adobe Scan▲6

    PDF, document & receipt scanner

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Klib▲178

    Kindle & iBooks Highlights Manager

    2017 · en.toolinbox.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Creative Convert▲110

    Convert a lot of files into graphic files: PDF, Adobe & more

    2020 · splashroad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Adobe Post▲120

    Create professional images

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Macro▲149

    A super focused image editor for the Mac

    2017 · macroapp.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Write! Pro▲79

    Text editor with cloud, dark theme and productivity tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Doc Hub▲127

    Edit, send & sign PDFs online for free.

    2015 · dochub.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →