PDF-XChange Editor

PDF-XChange Co Ltd.·TrackerSoftware.PDF-XChangeEditor

The smallest, fastest and most feature-rich free PDF viewer/editor on the market.

PDF-XChange Editor is a fast, lightweight, and feature-rich PDF viewer, editor, and annotation tool for Windows. It is known for its high performance and extensive functionality, positioning itself as a powerful alternative to Adobe Acrobat. Key Features: - Editing Tools: Directly edit text and images in PDF documents. - Annotation & Markup: A vast array of tools for highlighting, adding comments, stamps, shapes, and handwritten notes. - OCR (Optical Character Recognition): Convert scanned documents into searchable and editable text. - Form Creation & Filling: Create, edit, and fill interactive PDF forms. - Security Features: Add passwords, redact sensitive information, and manage digital signatures. - Customization: Highly customizable interface and toolbar layouts. - Low System Impact: Noted for its small footprint and fast operation, even with large files.

winget install --id TrackerSoftware.PDF-XChangeEditor --exact --source winget

Latest 11.0.1.0·June 8, 2026

Release Notes

Bug fixes and other updates/enhancements:

  1. Fixed a crash in the new Open/Save dialog box when creating a new folder in an unavailable network path. (49552)
  2. Fixed a rare/infrequent crash on some dynamic XFA forms after changing their field values.
  3. [installer] Fixed an issue where shortcuts were lost during an upgrade from the previous version.
  4. [installer] Fixed an issue preventing migration of serial keys during updates from version 10.
  5. Fixed the issues with the shell context menu after installation of version 11.
  6. Fixed the issue with filtering comments. (49478)
  7. Fixed the issue that caused "Error [IO subsystem]: Invalid access mode." when converting PDFs to MS Office formats.
  8. Fixed an issue with the context menu position on some multi-monitor systems. (48467)
  9. Fixed an issue with handling complex custom file filters, displayed by JS, in the new Open/Save Files dialog box. (49486)
  10. Fixed several issues with the new 'Select Folder' dialog box. (49505)
  11. Fixed an issue with the new custom 'Open File' dialog box when using double-click to open it. (49498)
  12. Fixed an 'infinite' loop/proliferation in the 'Open Files' and 'Manage Places' dialog boxes. (49526)
  13. Fixed an issue with handling the mouse wheel inside the document "Find" box. (49539)
  14. Fixed an incorrect behaviour in the 'Go back (Alt+Left)' button in the new Open/Save Files dialog box. (49510)
  15. Fixed an issue with the shortcut keys (Alt+Left/Right) after navigating via breadcrumb paths in the new Open/Save Files dialog box. (49554)
  16. [installer] Fixed an issue with redrawing the progress text in the EXE installers.
  17. Fixed the issue where a mouse click outside of the polyline/polygon context menu during annotation creation would cancel the annotation. (49475)
  18. We switched back to using the system Open/Save/SelectFolder dialog box by default, instead of using the new one, because some popular features such as the QuickAccess/Recent items are missing in the new version. These will be added in a future release.
  19. Replaced the 'Extension' column in the new Open/Save File dialog box with a more user-friendly 'Type' column. Also fixed some issues when handling the 'Show file extension' option. (49497)
  20. Added the ability to authenticate local network shares in the new Open/Save Files dialog box. (49557)
  21. Improved the handling of dates after 01.01.2030 in XFA files - now such dates are stored properly when set via the dropdown widget.
  22. Flags NoZoom and NoRotate are now respected for only a limited subset of annotations.

Installer type: wix

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Details

Homepage
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
License
Proprietary
Publisher
PDF-XChange Co Ltd.
Support
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/support
Privacy Policy
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/privacy-policy
Copyright
Copyright © 2001-26 by PDF-XChange Co Ltd.

Tags

annotateannotationcommentebookediteditorocrpdfreadreaderviewer

Older versions (3)

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