# PDF readers and editors privacy ratings

Apps for reading, editing, merging and signing PDF files.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Okular](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/okular/) | B (80/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | KDE document viewer for PDF, EPUB, DjVu, comic books and other formats, with annotations, form filling and digital signatures. |
| [Papers](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/papers/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | GNOME's document viewer for PDF, DjVu, TIFF and comic book files. It is the successor to Evince. |
| [PDF Arranger](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/pdf-arranger/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Desktop app for merging, splitting, rotating, cropping and reordering the pages of PDF documents through a drag-and-drop interface. |
| [Xournal++](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/xournal/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Handwriting note-taking app that also annotates PDF files with pen, highlighter, text and shapes, with support for pressure-sensitive tablets. |
| [Zathura](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/zathura/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Minimal, keyboard-driven document viewer with Vim-like key bindings. PDF, PostScript, DjVu and comic book support comes from plugins. |
| [SumatraPDF](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/sumatrapdf/) | C (65/100) | Unknown | Lightweight reader for PDF, EPUB, MOBI, XPS, DjVu and comic book files on Windows, available as an installer or a portable app. |
| [MuPDF](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/mupdf/) | D (50/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | PDF, XPS and e-book rendering library from Artifex, with a lightweight viewer, command-line tools and bindings for Python, JavaScript and .NET. |
| [Stirling PDF](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/stirling-pdf/) | D (50/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Open-core PDF toolkit that runs as a desktop app, in the browser or on a self-hosted server, with tools to merge, split, convert, OCR, sign and redact PDFs. |
| [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/adobe-acrobat-reader/) | F (0/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Adobe's free app for viewing, printing, signing and commenting on PDF files. Paid Acrobat features and Adobe cloud storage are offered in the same app. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/