Asides Microsoft Word and Powerpoint, PDF files are among the commonest formats in which documents come these days. It makes for easy reading, printing and signing (using DocuSign). It can carry a wide array of information easily and can be read using a variety of PDF apps for mobile phones and tablets

In this post, I will walk you through 7 of the best free PDF Apps for Smartphones. These apps are not limited in functionality to mere opening, scrolling through and reading PDF files, instead, they boast of a wide array of features like high end encryption, password protection to safeguard your files from preying eyes amongst others.

Here are the Top 7;

1. Adobe Acrobat Reader

The Adobe Acrobat reader just had to be number 1. It is the trusted leader for reliably viewing, annotating and signing PDFs. Call this app the golden standard and you won’t be far from the truth. The mobile app allows you to snap pictures with your phone’s primary camera and save them directly to a PDF document.

You can also scan multiple documents into a single one and reorder them as you so desire. It furthermore goes on to add boundary detection, improvements to text sharpness which makes your document come out clearer.

There are provisions for Cloud support via the Adobe Document cloud account, Dropbox and the ability to directly print from the app. If you are sign files on the go, this app allows you to fill our PDF forms easily while also allowing you to e-sign documents on the go with your finger or Stylus

It is available for download on Android and iOS

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2. OfficeSuite
Alternatively called the Mobisystems OfficeSuite, this office and PDF editor prides itself on being the most download office app on Google play; a testament to how reliable over 100 million users find it. Being an office pack, it allows readers to view PDf files while also being able to convert across platforms to Word, Excel and ePub. It can also scan documents and save them to PDF formats.

It provides a plethora of options like;  OfficeSuite in-app chat (chat and document exchange with colleagues), integrated spell checker in over 40 languages to ensure no spelling errors are made in work documents, Text to speech support for documents and PDFs and also PDF security with digital signature signatures.

You can also share the files through cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive among others

It is available for download on Android and iOS





3. Polaris Office

Also an office suite, Polaris Office lets you work with various document types like is obtainable in WPS and Office Suite. It improves your creative side as it lets you write on screen as though you were writing on actual paper via its handwriting input support .Its PDF reader has features like adding annotations to files and converting files to PDFs.

Although Polaris Drive is a default cloud, it also offer additional cloud service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, clouds for 24 hours, 365 days

Supported File Formats include DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX, TXT, HWP, ODT and PDF.

It is available for download on Android and iOS





4. WPS Office
Rated as  the Best Office App for Mobile by Millions of Users Across the World,  WPS Office is the smallest size (less than 35MB) and all-in-one complete free office suite on Android mobile and tablets.

It integrates all office word processor functions: Word, PDF, Presentation, Spreadsheet, Memo and Docs Scanner in one application, and fully compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Doc and Adobe PDF format.

You could easy to do all office word processing on-the-go on phone, tablet and other portable devices. WPS Office allows you can create, view, edit and share office word documents and homework as handy as you need while out of office, or whenever and wherever you want.

It includes Free PDF Converter, PDF Reader and PDF Editor, Easy to Use and Powerful Spreadsheets, Cloud Drive ( DropBox, Google Drive, Evernote and OneDrive support), Documents Encryption and Recovery for as much as 30 days,  and full support for Multi-window mode which allows you to easily multitask

It is available for download on Android and iOS





5. Foxit PDF Reader & Converter

 This is an easy-to-use PDF reader which allows you to view, annotate, and protect PDF files on Android devices while on the go. Unlike other PDF readers, this app comes with ConnectedPDF, a leading edge technology that powers document intelligence, security, and collaboration services for PDF files.

Foxit Mobile PDF converter also provides you with powerful file protection features to safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized access.

Additionally, you can work on PDF forms, save, synchronize and access PDF files in Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Foxit Drive. Advanced features like PDF protection for files with certificates, passwords, and Microsoft Rights and the ability to merge PDF files are also provided.

Multiple conversions for Microsoft Office files, TXT and image files to PDFs are also allowed

It is available for download on Android and iOS





6. Google PDF Viewer

Google PDF Viewer is a simple, lightweight app for viewing PDF documents. In other words, it may not have all the bells and whistles but it gets the job done

It does not allow you to launch or access PDF Viewer from the launcher, but it opens up automatically whenever you try to open a PDF file on your mobile device.

It is available for download on Android




7. Librera
Librera is small free application for comfortable reading of all book formats including PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, XPS, CBZ, CBR and TIFF

It offers automatic fast scrolling at any speed, night mode for darker screens, bookmarks to note pages, Text to speech and translation in Online dictionaries. is small free application for comfortable reading of all book formats including PDF, EPUB, EPUB3, Mobi, Djvu, Fb2, Fb2.Zip, Txt, Rtf, Azw, Azw3, Html, Xps, Cbz, Cbr and TIFF

It offers automatic fast scrolling at any speed, night mode for darker screens, bookmarks to note pages, Text to speech and translation in online dictionaries.

It is available for download on Android

Source: http://247techblog.com/listicles/7-of-the-best-free-pdf-readers-for-smartphones/

WPS office is the best...

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WPS office is the best...

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