Best Free PDF Converters for Windows, March 2026
We tried every PDF tool worth trying so you don't have to. One was free, fast, and didn't ask for an email. The other five wanted your credit card.
1 Our Top Pick 👍
Balloonz Files
★★★★☆ 4.8
Free, local PDF tools. No signup.
- Converts Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to PDF in one click
- Compresses PDFs locally — nothing is uploaded
- Merges multiple PDFs into one file
- Runs on your machine. Files stay put.
Free
2
Adobe Acrobat Pro
★★★★☆ 4.2
The expensive industry standard
- Every PDF feature you can think of
- Strong cloud collaboration and e-signatures
- The format everyone else copies
$19.99–$22.99/mo
3
Foxit PDF Editor
★★★★☆ 4.0
Office-style UI, enterprise pricing
- Looks like Microsoft Office
- Easy for IT teams to deploy
$14.99/mo
4
Nitro PDF Pro
★★★☆☆ 3.9
One-time price, heavy install
- Great at PDF to Excel and Word
- Solid batch processing
$179.99 (one-time)
5
PDF Expert
★★★☆☆ 3.8
Sleek interface, lighter on features
- Fast and smooth — nice to use
- Cleanest interface in this list
$79.99/year
6
Sejda PDF Desktop
★★★☆☆ 3.5
Small app, 3-tasks-a-day cap
- Simple, one-task-at-a-time interface
- Web version needs no install
$5/week or $63/year