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I've had a paid Adobe subscription for almost ten years. It feels like things I was able to do are now behind a pay wall and I'm looking for alternates to Acrobat for tasks like reorganizing pages, converting spreadsheets in PDF to excel, etc.
Thank you.

Abambo · Accepted Answer

If you have a subscription, you can do all those things. If you do not have a subscription, you have the free Acobat Reader and you could do only a limited amount of things.

martinl47934822 · Answer

Below are a list of alternatives. I quickly asked chat GPT to give me a list so i cannot vouch for all of these. Below is a list of free or paid alternatives to the Adobe software, categorized accordingly:
1. Adobe Photoshop
• Free Alternative: GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) - Free
• Paid Alternative: Affinity Photo - Paid
2. Adobe Illustrator
• Free Alternative: Inkscape - Free
• Paid Alternative: Affinity Designer - Paid
3. Adobe InDesign
• Free Alternative: Scribus - Free
• Paid Alternative: Affinity Publisher - Paid
4. Adobe Lightroom
• Free Alternative: Darktable - Free
• Paid Alternative: Capture One - Paid
5. Adobe Premiere Pro
• Free Alternative: DaVinci Resolve - • Free (with • Paid version available)
• Paid Alternative: Final Cut Pro (for Mac) - Paid
6. Adobe After Effects
• Free Alternative: Natron - Free
• Paid Alternative: Fusion Studio (part of DaVinci Resolve) - Paid
7. Adobe Audition
• Free Alternative: Audacity - Free
• Paid Alternative: Reaper - Paid
8. Adobe Animate
• Free Alternative: Pencil2D - Free
• Paid Alternative: Toon Boom Harmony - Paid
9. Adobe Dreamweaver
• Free Alternative: BlueGriffon - Free
• Paid Alternative: Pinegrow - Paid
10. Adobe XD
• Free Alternative: Figma (has • Free version) - • Free (with premium options)
• Paid Alternative: Sketch - Paid
11. Adobe Acrobat DC
• Free Alternative: PDF-XChange Editor - • Free (with • Paid version available)
• Paid Alternative: Foxit PDF Editor - Paid
12. Adobe Spark
• Free Alternative: Canva (has • Free version) - • Free (with premium options)
• Paid Alternative: Crello - Paid
13. Adobe Character Animator
• Free Alternative: Live2D Cubism (basic version) - Free
• Paid Alternative: Cartoon Animator - Paid
14. Adobe Bridge
• Free Alternative: XnView MP - Free
• Paid Alternative: ACDSee - Paid
15. Adobe Fresco
• Free Alternative: Krita - Free
• Paid Alternative: Corel Painter - Paid
16. Adobe Dimension
• Free Alternative: Blender - Free
• Paid Alternative: Autodesk Maya - Paid
17. Adobe Substance 3D
• Free Alternative: ArmorPaint - Free
• Paid Alternative: Quixel Mixer - Paid

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