# Foxit PDF SDK Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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Foxit PDF SDK

4.6 (51)

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Last updated December 14th, 2025

# Reviews of Foxit PDF SDK

Ease of use

4.5

Customer Service

4.3

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

XA

Xorla A

Executive DirectorNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“The reflow function has made team presentations extremely easier and does not require us to create entirely new reformated documents simply to make the layout of downloaded documents align better with other pages being presented.“

May 26, 2021

JA

Jaime A

PartnerLegal Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Sometimes when I would like to search the hole folder for a word in group of documents, it does not let find them. “

June 3, 2021

ZM

Zsolt M

Revenue ManagerHospitality, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Especially love the signature part.“

November 16, 2023

XA

Xorla A

Executive DirectorNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“My only complaint is that it has no free version available. But I still do not regret paying for it, because it has exceeded the expectations I had.“

May 26, 2021

AA

Alhassan A

Research CoordinatorNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“With this, we are steadily building a unique library of lost research materials that are not only readable, but searchable and can also be edited.“

July 7, 2021

MA

Melissa A

Admin AsstEducation Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial.

“There were times when the text wrap would cut off in the middle of a word. “

June 3, 2021

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‪mohamed e

computer engineerComputer Hardware, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“The program is easy to use, the program format is wonderful, the updates are beautiful, and it includes all the features“

December 2, 2022

AS

Amanda S

HR Recruitment SpecialistNon-Profit Organization Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“Sometimes when you run a form field recognition it puts text boxes in various spots of the document that is not needed.“

December 22, 2020

## Showing most helpful reviews

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Reviewer's Role

Length of Use

Frequency of Use

Terrena T.  
Office Manager  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best PDF Editor for Business Documents, Converter as well."

June 18, 2021

5.0

I love it and have one at home and at the office. I will continue to use it on a regular basis. There are a LOT of functions and features that I am not even aware of it doing. I keep learning more of them daily.

Pros

I love how easy it is for me to turn Word Documents into PDF's. I create reports with this software multiple times per day. I use it anytime I need to edit a document, sign something, change something, move something around. It does it all.

Cons

For some reason, my software does not have a "White-Out" Option and my boss' does. We bought the same version???

Alternatives considered

[Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://www.capterra.com/p/170833/Acrobat-Reader-DC/)[Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)

Reason for choosing Foxit PDF SDK

After watching the video on the website, I was sold. It does everything I need it to. With the exception of the White out as I stated.

Review Source

AA

Alhassan A.  
Research Coordinator  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "a powerful tool that neatly embeds in a wide variety of applications and software"

July 7, 2021

5.0

Foxit PDF SDK and their game-changing PDF management features has been at the core of our Research Digitization and Library project which came as an afterthought after we casually chanced upon the feature in an online resource video. So then, we have Foxit to thank for all the institutional funding we have raised through that project since its inception.

Pros

The optical character recognition feature has been the single most powerful and productivity enhancing feature introduced in new versions of Foxit PDF SDK. It has allowed us to easily manage and review content of digitized research reports from sources that only had hard copies in storage. With this, we are steadily building a unique library of lost research materials that are not only readable, but searchable and can also be edited.

Cons

Some component features were updated only for Windows 10 Systems, and this resulted in some difficulties in getting the entire team to collaborate effectively since some were using different operating systems that weren't compatible.

Alternatives considered

[Adobe Acrobat](https://www.capterra.com/p/251329/Adobe-Acrobat-DC/)

Reason for choosing Foxit PDF SDK

It was lighter to use and less expensive to subscribe.

Review Source

SB

Sarah B.  
principal accountant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Cost Efficient"

May 30, 2024

2.0

Pros

It is a cheaper option and provides the basics.

Cons

Not user friendly and not very easy to use.

Review Source

FE

Feyisayo E.  
freelancer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Foxit PDF Software is great in it own way"

July 10, 2020

5.0

1\. Foxit PDF Software Development Kit makes myself and my clients PDF documents handling very easy. You know adjusting a PDF file can be difficult without the right tool but Foxit PDF Software Development Kit removes that difficulty.

Pros

1\. I have used It for many months and it is very easy to use. 2. I love the multiple platform comparability. I recently changed from windows to Linux and Foxit was there to move with me to the new platform. 3. I am very fascinated with the document format conversion features. 4. I can edit everything and anything on my document.

Cons

1\. The software crashes sometimes. Maybe that's from my computer or not, I am not sure. 2. I think the customer support response time should be improved upon too

Alternatives considered

[Nitro PDF](https://www.capterra.com/p/167449/Nitro/)

Reason for choosing Foxit PDF SDK

I have heard good reviews from my colleagues who uses Foxit PDF Software Development Kit and that made me go for it. By the way, I have not been disappointed.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Account Executive - NSS  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Foxit Phantom PDF review"

March 24, 2019

5.0

Pros

All PDF editing and security capabilities for a fraction of the cost. Easy to integrate with document management systems. layout is very user friendly as it mirrors microsoft office, but non cloud based digital so you can own the license.

Cons

occasion bugs and system glitches, but are always handled very quickly by the IT team.

Review Source

Chad M.  
Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Foxit provides PDF solutions on par with Adobe at a cheaper price"

February 16, 2018

5.0

Great product at a good price. Company is solid with support.

Pros

Features are on par with Adobe. The user interface is modern but not crazy like the recent Adobe Acrobat interface redesigns. Generally fast and gets the job done.

Cons

Very few cons. I have had mild intermittent crash problems but nothing that is a consistent problem that hinders use.

Review Source

Romel Jose R.  
Supervisor de seguridad  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "functional and fast application."

July 3, 2018

5.0

works perfectly from any computer, you do not need to have internet for your use.

Pros

is an application that has been of great help to me, especially since I have to make and send different documents every day, such as admonitions, information, schedules, etc. It allows me to transform the information in pdf and avoid any modification.

Cons

the download is quite fast as well as moving the documents to pdf, so for the people who must send documents via mail this application will be very useful.

Review Source

Victor (Chuks Music) K.  
CEO  
Music  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fox it More"

May 25, 2021

5.0

Overall it's helpful. Starts up quickly. Helps you sign things and all.

Pros

The electronic signature is simply an amazing feature.

Cons

I wish it were less tacky and ore smooth around the edges

Review Source

eduar L.  
Profesor de ciencias  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy and does not affect at all the functionality of my team."

July 2, 2018

5.0

allows me to quickly transfer documents that by their content should not be modified or reused by other people, thus maintaining their originality

Pros

for my work I must constantly send documents to my students which should not be modified, with foxitReader allows me to move them quietly from Microsoftword to pdf.

Cons

very fast download in less than 20 minutes already had it downloaded, does not affect the system of my team like other applications, its use is fast I think it's great, it has helped me to make my job much faster!

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Foreign Attorney  
Legal Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Got help"

December 7, 2018

4.0

Pros

We use this program to convert files from TIF to PDF. TIF files are so more heavy than PDF and when we need to send documents that is not the way to go. Mostly, because we send everything through email. it also allows you to print the document and to edit the archive.

Cons

The program can get very slow sometimes.

Review Source

MAA

Melhick Asrat A.  
consultant  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Foxit PDF SDK Review"

August 10, 2021

4.0

Overall I had an excellent experience with Foxit PDF SDK and I would definitely recommend it to friends and colleagues.

Pros

It offers a free 15 day. User friendly and easily accessible. Allows for quick conversion of documents which I have found to be particularly useful as my work requires me to do so.

Cons

I have been very pleased with my experience so far and I haven't come across any features I would label as cons.

Review Source

TL

Tien L.  
PE  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best alternate pdf to the old adobe"

July 22, 2021

5.0

An effective and easy-to-use alternate/backup tool for document review, edit and export

Pros

Light, compact, stable, almost full function Able to read and print all documents that adobe cannot

Cons

Missing some important features like no on-screen measurement tool or no document conversion to image or text

Review Source

JC

Jennifer C.  
Office Manager  
Construction  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Foxit is such a great program when you work with many files daily!"

August 15, 2018

5.0

It has been a great tool I use all day long!

Pros

The program is easy to use with little to no training needed. You can combine multiple pages into 1 PDF document to make it much easier on customers. I have received a lot of positive feedback that they are grateful I took the time to do that after they initially sent in multiple separate pages.

Cons

When arranging the documents into 1 file, they get out of order very easily so if you do not fix it yourself the first time you will have to go back and do that.

Review Source

JM

Jeffrey M.  
Software Security Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Efficient solution to formatted PDFs. "

September 22, 2018

4.0

Pros

Having been tasked to produce secure pdf files for clients, Foxit PDF SDK allows efficient coding and almost realtime spitting out of reports. This meets PCI requirements for security. Pdfs created can be opened with adobe suite for docs or any other pdf file reader meeting standards.

Cons

Shifting the software to another team in-house required there to be extra licensing involved. Upskilling on the SDK has been easy except adding extensions can be a bit of a trial and error. SDK seems to slow down some IDE's but it is manageable with a good spec pc.

Review Source

BM

Becky M.  
Office Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Foxit"

July 20, 2021

5.0

Was very helpful when we had an issue with our old system before we upgraded.

Pros

Loved it. Used it when one of our computer's lost their connection with Acrobat. Was very helpful, and I really liked it.

Cons

No issues. It works great! Very helpful when we had an issue with one of our computers. Perfect!

Review Source

AG

Alex G.  
Team Leader  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Similar to Adobe but getting used to some features"

February 9, 2018

4.0

Pros

Marking up documents electronically when colleagues require reviews done is very easy on foxit I have found.

Cons

I have found it difficult to separate out the tabs onto two computer screens if I am using more than one PDF file.

Review Source

AC

Anne C.  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Foxit is used primarily for transferring drawings for specifications between key groups."

June 11, 2018

5.0

Pros

Foxit software is extremely easy to use. There is little to no training curve in instructing users how to best utilize the software. The price is tough to beat.

Cons

At this point, I haven't found any cons. I would recommend this product to anyone. Simple to use, great product, and great value.

Review Source

XA

Xorla A.  
Executive Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "the most comprehensive pdf utility tool"

May 26, 2021

5.0

My overall experience has been amazing. The reflow function has made team presentations extremely easier and does not require us to create entirely new reformated documents simply to make the layout of downloaded documents align better with other pages being presented. My entire team and I have absolutely enjoyed working with it.

Pros

Ease of use comes first and foremost. In terms of software features, its ability to combine selected portions or pages of multiple PDF documents and combine them into a single new document in your own preferred arrangement is my most useful feature. As someone who conducts a lot of online scholarly research, this feature allows me to better manage the volume of reference material I compile for later review.

Cons

My only complaint is that it has no free version available. But I still do not regret paying for it, because it has exceeded the expectations I had.

Reason for choosing Foxit PDF SDK

They didn't solve the initial problem of documents becoming corrupted and unopenable which had me searching for an alternative PDF reader in the first place.

Review Source

ZM

Zsolt M.  
Revenue Manager  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great tool for free"

November 16, 2023

5.0

Pros

An easy and free tool to manage most of my documents. Especially love the signature part.

Cons

It is a bit slow sometime, but I can accept it for the functionality.

Review Source

AB

Addoum B.  
Biologist  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Foxit PDF SDK our way to create intelligeant librairies online"

August 25, 2021

5.0

Its was fantastic and i still use it till now

Pros

This product become my ideal tool to read, edite, create, organize, and secure PDF I like also the trial version proposed and i can tell you that the trial version is similar to standard version so that's so cool

Cons

Maybe the price especially for students and phD student that need this platform in their to write their article so i found the price is not suitable for all community

Review Source

NC

Nicholas C.  
Employee Benefits Representative  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Super easy PDF editor"

January 3, 2020

5.0

I think its pretty easy to use, although theres a lot I have yet to master within the program I think it makes the basics of PDF editing simple for everyone

Pros

I like how easy it is to convert images to PDFs and how easily Foxit makes it to edit or work on multiple PDFs at one time. I also enjoy the different editing features, such as the ease at which you can add radio buttons or text boxes.

Cons

I do occasionally experience an issue when opening PDFs where the images are messed up in the sense that they are either discolored, or altogether just blurry or illegible, despite them being perfectly fine when I initially download them. I also do experience occasion crashing or freezing of the Foxit program but this has been happening less and less recently.,

Switched from

[Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)

My company made the switch for us.

Review Source

hA

haider A.  
freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Foxit PDF SDK (PDF Editor)"

July 9, 2021

5.0

An easy program that contains features and tools that help you edit your document.

Pros

The best feature of this program is that it contains many tools to modify the document as if you are using Word (a great program).

Cons

I think the disadvantages are not found in the program, only the customer service is not good, but as a whole it is a wonderful program

Review Source

AA

Aybuke A.  
Architect  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Foxit pdf review"

April 10, 2021

3.0

Pros

Most used of software is to display for me. But that can be impoved adding comment and highlight

Cons

I think editing tools of software should be impoved like Adobe acrobat

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Production Team Leader  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best pdf development kit."

November 6, 2020

5.0

Quick deployement has been one of the key features of foxit this has been the best part in the business.

Pros

Foxit is easy to use, it has and easily understood interface. the fact that they sort of copied microsoft's interface to an extent, makes more integrate with the PC to the user that is. Foxit offers features that ensure document protection and access control.

Cons

there is need for improvement on their themes side. they have 5 or so themes and that is quite not enough for aesthetics.

Review Source

AS

Allie S.  
Director of membership  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Did not like "

September 29, 2020

2.0

I used it to edit a PDF Document. It got the job done.

Pros

The one feature that was most important to me was to be able to edit PDF documents. I downloaded the free trial of this software from a recommendation of a colleague. I was hoping to really like it and be able to integrate it into my office, but the features just did not meet my needs. I was able to edit the documents that I needed, however.

Cons

It is possible, that because I have been using Adobe for years, that I went into this software a little biased. But, I did not like this software at all. It was not user friendly, and it looked a like I was using something from the early 2000s. It just was too hard to figure out and I really didn’t like the layout of it.

Switched from

[Adobe Connect](https://www.capterra.com/p/203963/Adobe-Connect/)

Free trial

Review Source

Response from Foxit Software

October 12, 2020

No record of this individual by name, organisation or job title downloading a Free Trial of the Foxit PDF Software Development Kit.

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