Preview comparisons
Preview is compared head-to-head with Foxit PDF Reader, Okular and SumatraPDF and more: 7 head-to-heads in PDF Readers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Preview head-to-head
- Preview vs Foxit PDF Reader
- Preview vs Okular
- Preview vs SumatraPDF
- Preview vs Mozilla PDF.js
- Preview vs KDAN PDF
- Preview vs Evince
- Preview vs Adobe Acrobat Reader
Preview vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Annotation tools | Form filling | Offline access | Platform support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Preview | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 9.1 |
| 1 | Foxit PDF Reader | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cross-platform | 9.4 |
| 2 | Okular | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Cross-platform | 9.2 | |
| 4 | SumatraPDF | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 9.0 |
| 5 | Mozilla PDF.js | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Web | 8.8 | |
| 6 | KDAN PDF | Yes | $59.99/yr | Yes | 8.7 | |||
| 7 | Evince | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 8.6 |
| 8 | Adobe Acrobat Reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cross-platform | 8.5 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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