Foxit PDF Editor is best for people who edit, convert and sign PDFs every week and want an alternative to Acrobat, small offices that turn scans into searchable, editable documents and teams that need to compare two versions of a contract. Its clearest advantage: The editor runs on Windows, macOS and the web on the same subscription.
- Avoid if
- anyone who only reads and annotates PDFs: Foxit's free PDF Reader covers that
- Cheapest useful plan
- €16.99/mo · PDF Editor
- Free plan
- No
- Setup effort
- easy: minutes
- Main limitation
- Month to month costs about 55 % more than the annual plan billed monthly
- The editor runs on Windows, macOS and the web on the same subscription
- Cloud storage and Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive connections are included
- Larger teams can get up to 30% off for volume licences, according to the vendor's FAQ
- anyone who only reads and annotates PDFs: Foxit's free PDF Reader covers that
- anyone who will not commit to a year: both paid options are twelve-month subscriptions
What it actually does
Edits text and images with paragraph reflow across the page, exports to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and creates PDFs from any app that prints, OCR that turns scans into searchable, editable PDFs, compares two versions of a PDF and shows every difference, AI Assistant with 300 free credits a month: summaries, translation, rewriting.
Before you pay
Which plan, for whom
PDF Editor covers what most freelancers do with a PDF: edit text with reflow, convert to Word or Excel, run OCR on scans and compare two versions. PDF Editor+ adds the mobile apps, legally binding e-signature and AI redaction. If you sign contracts on your phone, you need Editor+; otherwise the base plan is enough. The free product is PDF Reader, not a free tier of the editor.
What a year costs
Prices include local taxes. Month to month, PDF Editor is 16.99 € a month, 203.88 € over a year. On the annual plan billed monthly it is 10.96 € a month, 131.52 € a year, and paid upfront 129.67 €. PDF Editor+ is 19.99 € a month without commitment (239.88 € a year), 13.96 € a month on the annual plan (167.52 €) or 159.59 € upfront. The month-to-month option appeared on 20 October; before that, only the annual plan was sold.
What we would check before paying
Whether you will use it for a full year: if not, month to month costs more per month but nothing after you stop. The AI Assistant add-on starts at 49.89 € a year on top of the 300 free credits a month. Larger teams can ask for volume pricing, which the vendor's FAQ puts at up to 30 % off.
What changed recently
PDF Editor 2026.2.1 fixes security and stability issues. Source ↗
PDF Editor 2026.2.0 adds Foxit Workspace, projects built around documents where the AI assistant helps review sources and draft outputs (documents, presentations, mind maps), and turns the assistant chat into an agent that can use the editor's tools. Source ↗
Read on each vendor's official changelog, not tested by us.
The limits to know
- Month to month costs about 55 % more than the annual plan billed monthly
- Mobile apps, legally binding e-signature and AI redaction need PDF Editor+, the higher plan
- The free product is PDF Reader, not a free tier of the editor
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- €16.99/mo · PDF Editor
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None: payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- €16.99/month month to month, before local taxes; €10.96/month on an annual subscription billed monthly, or €129.67 for the year paid upfront
The pricing page, as read
Partner linkWhat it costs at 1, 3, 5 and 10 users
Foxit PDF Editor bills per seat, so the invoice follows head count. Calculated at the rate on record, before tax, with no annual commitment.
| Seats | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €16.99 | €203.88 |
| 3 | €50.97 | €611.64 |
| 5 | €84.95 | €1019.40 |
| 10 | €169.90 | €2038.80 |
In practice
- Platforms
- Web, macOS, Windows
- Integrations
- Microsoft 365, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box
- Setup
- easy: minutes
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Frequently asked questions
What is Foxit PDF Editor?
Foxit PDF Editor is a tool from Foxit, used mainly for editing text and images inside a PDF, converting PDFs to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, OCR on scanned documents. Main features: edits text and images with paragraph reflow across the page, exports to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and creates PDFs from any app that prints, OCR that turns scans into searchable, editable PDFs. It has no permanent free plan; the paid entry point is €16.99/mo · PDF Editor.
How much does Foxit PDF Editor cost?
The paid entry point is €16.99/mo · PDF Editor. Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: €16.99/month month to month, before local taxes; €10.96/month on an annual subscription billed monthly, or €129.67 for the year paid upfront. Read on the official pricing page on 25.10.2026. Prices move quickly: confirm before subscribing.
Does Foxit PDF Editor have a free plan?
No. Foxit PDF Editor has no permanent free plan, only a free trial. Using it for real work costs €16.99/mo · PDF Editor.
What devices and tools does Foxit PDF Editor work with?
According to the vendor's documentation, Foxit PDF Editor runs on: Web, macOS, Windows. Documented integrations: Microsoft 365, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box. Listed from the official sources, not tested by us: check your own setup during the trial.
How we checked this record
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Affiliate status
- Partner link: a commission may be paid, at no extra cost to you.
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Foxit added a month-to-month plan; read on the "Mensuel" view, from France; screenshot kept
Read on the vendor's billed-monthly view, which is still a twelve-month subscription, from France
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 18 days ago | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 18 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 23 days ago | Fresh |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.