As of November 2026, Latka tracks 12 PDF editor software companies. They have combined revenues of $69.3M and employ 742 people. They have raised $66.1M and serve 685K customers combined.
Every company below sells PDF editor software to other businesses and is ranked by its most recent annual revenue. Revenue, funding, headcount and customer figures come from CEO interviews on the Latka podcast, public company filings, and Latka estimates where a company has not disclosed a number.
PDF Editor Software is a category of applications designed to facilitate the creation, manipulation, and management of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Unlike basic PDF readers that primarily allow for document viewing, PDF editors enable users to perform various tasks such as editing text, inserting images, adding annotations, filling out forms, and applying digital signatures. These tools enhance productivity and collaboration, particularly in environments where document integrity and formatting consistency are crucial. Common use cases for PDF editor software include document design and formatting, report compilation, and legal document preparation. Typical features may include Optical Character Recognition (OCR), security options such as password protection, and advanced editing capabilities that allow for modifications of both text and images. Common buyer personas for this software include professionals in sales, finance, legal, and administrative roles who require reliable tools to manage their documents efficiently and effectively.
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Showing 10 of 12 companies ranked by annual revenue.
Tainan City, Taiwan
PDF Reader is a document productivity solution for your business and daily life. Its expert features allow you to view, annotate, combine, organize, and sign PDF forms with ease. Optimizing your work quality has never been this easy!
San Francisco, California, United States
Nitro is changing the way the world works with documents. As the global leader in document productivity solutions, Nitro enables people to work smarter every day with their documents, on the desktop and in the cloud. From PDF creation, conversion, editing, and reviewing capabilities, to cloud-enabled workflows for secure sharing, collaboration and electronic signatures, Nitro offers best-in-class solutions that every knowledge worker in an organization should use to improve productivity, document security and corporate sustainability. Founded in 2005, Nitros enterprise-grade solutions are now trusted by more than 575,000 leading businesses worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500. As the only PDF software company focused completely on solving document challenges, Nitro continues to drive innovation in the space by employing cutting edge technology, including natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, to unlock the power of the information contained in business-critical documents. One of the fastest-growing private companies in the world, Nitro is also a multiple Inc. 500/5000, BRW Fast 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 50, and Software 500 award winner. Headquartered in San Francisco, Nitro has offices in Dublin, Melbourne, St. Petersburg and Nitra, Slovakia. Discover how to work smarter every day and do more with documents at GoNitro.com.
Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Made in Switzerland, the land of watches, banks, and clean design, Smallpdf is an award-winning company that offers a suite of clever document management tools for everyone—for work, for home, for life. Founded in 2013, Smallpdf provides a simple, secure, and reliable answer to heavy, awkward PDF software. By removing unnecessary features and adding a deep focus on user experience, Smallpdf has become the most-loved and most-trusted PDF software on the planet, serving over 500 million users, 100,000 different companies, in 24 different languages, and in every country in the world. Smallpdf integrates seamlessly with professional and personal tasks, boosting productivity and simplifying the way people manage their documents, with tools to compress, convert, edit, sign, protect, and unlock PDF documents in just a few easy steps. Smallpdf.com is the most-visited website in Switzerland and consistently ranks in the top 300 websites in the world. The Smallpdf team works tirelessly to keep its servers in top shape for its 30+ million monthly users. We believe simple software solutions should be accessible to everyone, which is why our software is affordable, easy to use, and device-agnostic. Users can get exclusive, unlimited access by subscribing to Smallpdf Pro, which boasts a host of additional features, like connected tools, batch processing, and offline access via the Smallpdf Desktop App. Businesses are also covered with Smallpdf for Business, which offers all the features of Smallpdf Pro, plus priority support, annual billing, and bulk discounts. Welcome to Smallpdf, the first and only PDF software you’ll love.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Developer of an online collaboration platform designed to provide reliable markup workflows. The company's platform provides real-time document and markup syncing, version control and layer management, familiar and easy pen markup on Microsoft Surface and helps in document management, enabling users to receive proper PDF management tools to improve their PDF workflow.
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lumin empowers modern businesses to work smarter. The cloud-based platform is designed and built to transform how teams work with documents, combining AI-powered document generation, a PDF editing suite and an eSignature platform that is trusted by over 100 million users worldwide. Lumin is proud to be a Kiwi company making a significant impact on the global stage.
United States
Macro PDF is a fully-featured PDF app that makes your documents interactive and editable. Click any cross-reference (e.g. Fig. 2, Ch. 3) for a preview window and navigate with multiple tabs like a browser. It's great for academic papers, legal, and finance.
United States
PDF Expert is uniquely fast, reliable and easy to use. We packed powerful features into a well-designed and intuitive interface. Effortlessly breeze through any task.
United States
GoPDF: The all-in-one PDF solution. Edit, convert, and interact with your PDFs using advanced AI features. Whether for business or personal use, GoPDF streamlines your tasks. Experience the future of PDF management today.
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
DeftPDF is a company that offers free PDF software to edit, convert, sign, and more.
London, England, United Kingdom
PDFLiner is the most user-friendly all-in-one PDF tool to fill out, sign & share documents online.
Latka tracks 12 PDF editor software companies with reported revenue. Together they generate $69.3M in annual revenue and employ 742 people.
Kdan-Mobile is the largest, with $25.1M in annual revenue, founded in 2009.
The average PDF editor software company in this list makes $5.8M a year, across 12 companies with reported revenue. They serve 685K customers combined.
Ranked by annual revenue, the leaders are Kdan-Mobile, Nitro, Smallpdf, Drawboard and Lumin PDF.
The 12 PDF editor software companies tracked here have raised $66.1M in disclosed funding between them.
- Must allow users to edit text and images within PDF documents - Should support form filling functionalities for user interaction - Must include PDF security features, such as encryption and digital signatures - Should be able to convert PDFs to and from other file formats - Must provide collaboration tools, such as comment and annotation capabilities - Not just a viewer; must also allow for extensive editing and manipulation of content