Free Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro
5 free & open-source projects that replace Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Compare at a Glance
| vs Adobe Acrobat Pro |  markitdown |  stirling-pdf |  PaddleOCR |  MinerU |  liteparse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 172k | 89k | 87k | 75k | 12k |
| Forks | 12k | 8.0k | 11k | 6.3k | 785 |
| Contributors | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Last Commit | May 26, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Python | Java | Python | Python | Rust |
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- 📄 PDF/Office to Markdown
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- 🔍 Deep layout analysis
- ✨ Clean data extraction
- 🚀 Boost agentic workflows
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