Vendor sources and our tests are labelled separately. Independent tests that have not been run are not implied.
Is this edition right for your task?
- Fits
- A free document viewer with PDF annotations and digital-signature support on Linux and Windows.
- Main limit
- Annotations and form filling do not establish existing paragraph editing or fillable-form creation. Check platform-specific signing requirements.
- Evidence
- Vendor documentation; original task test pending
These are documented capabilities, not an independently tested recommendation. Test non-sensitive copies of your own files before switching. Platform support does not establish support for every operating system version.
- Edition
- Desktop
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows
- Installation
- desktop
- Source-identified version
- Vendor documentation; no installed build tested
- Last original test
- No original test recorded
- Version tested
- No independent test recorded
Evidence recheck in progress
Previous evidence is retained. A monitoring alert is not proof that the previous fact is wrong. Only fields marked “Recheck required” are withheld from tested matches or affected cost estimates.
- Edition-wide source scope, Price and billing, Read scanned text (OCR), Edit existing text, Create fillable forms, Merge & organize pages, Annotate & sign, Permanently redact text, Offline requirements · Source review pending; no decision hold
Source content changed. Compare the before/after excerpt and verify affected fields before restoring eligibility.
Opened: 27 Sept 2026 · Changed source
Each capability row retains its last recorded source/test date. Other fields remain governed by their own evidence and freshness. No completion date is promised.
Capability evidence
Official sources establish advertised availability and limits. A recorded task test separately establishes what worked in a specific environment.
Edit existing text
Source reviewed · not establishedReviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Read scanned text (OCR)
Source reviewed · not establishedReviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Create fillable forms
Source reviewed · not establishedReviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Fill existing forms
Source neededAnnotate & sign
Available · official sourceAdvertised by the vendor; no independent task test recorded.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Merge & organize pages
Source reviewed · not establishedReviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Permanently redact text
Source reviewed · not establishedReviewed source does not establish this exact task for this edition.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026No hands-on result is implied by an official-source check. Unresolved outcomes remain excluded from tested recommendations.
Offline use and network dependencies
Setup, activation, local work and cloud services can have different requirements.
Install / first load needs internet
Source reviewed · not establishedThis dependency was not established separately in the reviewed source.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Account / license activation needs internet
Source reviewed · not establishedThis dependency was not established separately in the reviewed source.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Core task works locally
Source reviewed · not establishedThis dependency was not established separately in the reviewed source.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026Cloud features or dependencies
Source reviewed · not establishedThis dependency was not established separately in the reviewed source.
Official source ↗Source checked: 13 Sept 2026A complete disconnected installation, activation and task run has not been independently tested.