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11 best PDF readers for

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The PDF format has always been a bit of a pain for end users. PDFs have two
dominate uses and apps are generally only tailored to one of the two. For
some, PDFs are useful for business documents and forms and thus require a
PDF app that can edit and �ll out forms. However, a lot of people like keeping
their books in PDF format and thus require a PDF app that acts like an eBook
reader. It’s quite frustrating �guring out which PDF apps work best with which
but we have this list below to help you �nd the PDF reader that you need.
Let’s get started with the best PDF readers for Android.

Adobe Reader

(http://goo.gl/L3dmlV)
[Price: Free]
First up is the preeminent option for PDF readers and that’s Adobe Reader.
When it comes to features, Adobe has pretty much all of the standard
features you’d expect in a PDF reader and a whole bunch more. Most of the
features are geared toward business use so we recommend you use it for
that purpose. It can handle PDF books but you’ll probably want something
with more reader features than business features. It allows for limited
annotation and if you want to edit the PDF, you can convert it to other
formats to edit it in other apps should you need to.

(http://goo.gl/L3dmlV)

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 AnDoc – PDF & DJVU

Reader (http://goo.gl/GnX9On)
[Price: Free]
AnDoc’s claim to fame is how simple it is. This app can open and view PDF
and DJVU �le formats and that’s about all it can do. This is useful for some
very basic reading only as it doesn’t contain a lot of features for anything else.
If you just need something to read PDFs (or DJVUs) then you’re in luck but if
you have business needs, you’ll want to try something else on this list.

(http://goo.gl/GnX9On)

CamScanner – Phone PDF

Creator (http://goo.gl/6rjaZm)
[Price: Free w/optional $49.99/yr subscription]
CamScanner is a little bit di�erent of an app. It can’t import PDFs from your
storage but what you can do is use your phone camera as a scanner to scan
documents into your phone as a PDF. This can be monumentally useful when
you need to email a form that you �lled out by hand. Once the document is
scanned into the app, you can annotate as needed and send it to wherever it
needs to go. Thus, once you get the �le into CamScanner, it’s a fairly good PDF
app. You can even fax things to people. Nifty.

(http://goo.gl/6rjaZm)

ezPDF Reader –

Multimedia PDF (http://goo.gl

/eiwMLU)
[Price: Free / $3.99]
ezPDF is much like Adobe Reader because it is geared toward business use.
Unlike Adobe Reader, ezPDF does have some features for those who need it
speci�cally as a reader. The most notable features include the FormFiller
feature, ePub support, and multimedia PDF support. There is a free version
which gives you some of the features while the $3.99 version gives you all of
them. You can possibly get away with the free version depending on your
needs but if you’re a frequent �ier of the PDF format and this looks like your
new favorite PDF app, it’s probably better just to toss down the few bucks.

(http://goo.gl/eiwMLU)

Foxit MobilePDF

(http://goo.gl/jhxySR)
[Price: Free / $9.99]
Foxit de�nitely strays to the reader side of things but does have a few
features for business users as well. This includes the all important annotation
feature and the ability to sign PDFs. It also has cloud support which is always
good these days and focuses mostly on opening PDFs quickly and cleanly as
well as smooth operating. It’s more polished than a lot of the options on this
list and does o�er at least the basic features required to make it onto this list.
It is a little expensive at $9.99 so be sure to check out the free version �rst to
make sure that’s an investment you want to make.
 (http://goo.gl/jhxySR)

Kingsoft Of�ce + PDF –

FREE! (http://goo.gl/ZmVzYL)
[Price: Free]
Kingsoft is technically an o�ce app but it does contain a few features that
speci�cally deal with PDFs. Namely, you can save documents in PDF format if
you need to as well as open PDFs if you need to. From there you can print or
read them as needed. It doesn’t have a lot of the features of others on this list
but if you need something very basic then this could be your best option. It
also contains a very highly rated and popular o�ce suite so you could be
killing two birds with one stone.

(http://goo.gl/ZmVzYL)

MuPDF (http://goo.gl

/YsQm7a)
[Price: Free]
Unfortunately, it’s been quite a long time since the developer updated MuPDF
but thankfully the last update was really good. This is a more basic o�ering
but MuPDF seems to excel at the features it does have. It opens PDF �les
quickly and cleanly and gives you the basic options like �lling out forms and
annotation. It even supports Google Cloud Print. It’s totally free to use, so it’s
hard to complain about the features it doesn’t have. If you need something
simple then this is another great option.

(http://goo.gl/YsQm7a)

PDF Reader (http://goo.gl

/3YlgDO)
[Price: Free]
As the app name implies, PDF Reader is a reader of PDFs. It has one of the
longer feature lists of any of the apps on this list and includes mostly features
for reading PDFs rather than business uses. This is a great app to check out if
all you need to is read things like books in PDF format. It includes a lot of
features like brightness, auto-scroll, dictionary support, TTS support, and
others geared speci�cally for reading. If you need something that lets you
annotate PDFs or �ll out forms then you’ll have to look elsewhere.

(http://goo.gl/3YlgDO)
 qPDF Notes Pro PDF

Reader (http://goo.gl/9hcWeZ)
[Price: Free / $2.89]
qPDF has a lot of features you don’t �nd in most other PDF apps. It comes
with cloud storage support, text re�ow mode (which is di�cult to �nd in PDF
reader apps), and non-LiveCycle Javascript calculations. You can also annotate
PDFs and it also has tertiary editing features along with a form �ller mode.
This is de�nitely one of the best business-oriented PDF readers available and
if more popular apps like Adobe Reader aren’t doing it then this is worth a
look. It’s $2.89 for the full version but considering the feature set, it’s a few
bucks de�nitely worth spending if you need an app like qPDF.

(http://goo.gl/9hcWeZ)
 Radaee PDF Reader

(http://goo.gl/MoaUC8)
[Price: Free]
Radaee is another PDF app that is useful mostly for reading. It does have a
few very, very basic editing features but nothing that some of these others
don’t have. Radaee’s claim to fame is better-than-average language support
and quick rendering which translates to good performance. It features a
simple interface as well as some reader features like page turning animations
should you want that. This is de�nitely more of a reader than a business PDF
app so do keep that in mind. It’s free to download if you want to try it out.

(http://goo.gl/MoaUC8)
 SmartQ Reader

(http://goo.gl/j0wlWc)
[Price: Free]
Last up is SmartQ and it’s also one of the more obscure on the list. It rocks a
4.5 rating in the Play Store and includes pretty much all of the features you’ve
come to expect from apps on this list to have. This includes annotation,
adding text notes, and drawing. All of which can be used to �ll out forms on
PDFs. It also includes some unusual features like syncing with Kingsoft
service. It’s totally free to download and use so if you’re interested, check it
out!

(http://goo.gl/j0wlWc)

Wrap up
Which PDF reader is best for you really depends on your needs. Some people
need them to read books while others need them to �ll out forms.
Unfortunately there is no best option that covers every use so your best bet is
to �gure out what you need it for and get the app that best �lls that use. For
instance, if you have a couple of novels in PDF format, you’ll probably do
better with an app that has more reader functions. Also be sure to check out
our best eReaders list (http://www.androidauthority.com/the-best-ereader-
apps-for-android-170696/) which has a few options that allow for PDF
reading. With so many options and so many di�erent uses for PDFs, we very
well may have missed an app or two. If so, let us know in the comments!
 Editor’s Note
RepliGo PDF Reader is no longer in the Play Store and we have removed it
from the list.

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Anonymousfella
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a year ago
Quickoffice does the job for me.
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4 months ago
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aniketk > Anonymousfella

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6 months ago
Came here for this! One google product beats all. This article is
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Gufto
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10 months ago
They forget Mantano, which is actually the BEST PDF & other format
reader of all!
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Runciter > Gufto

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6 months ago
except for the fact that you can't fucking shut it down...
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Po0yAn > Gufto

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6 months ago
With all the great choices mentioned by the good editor I installed
the one suggested by the users, one more time! thanks, Manatano is
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