Comparison
Edit My PDF vs Foxit PDF Editor
A long-standing desktop editor with a cloud edition, free online converters, e-signatures and a perpetual licence option.
| At a glance |  Foxit PDF Editor | Edit My PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their serversOnline tools and the cloud editor run on Foxit's servers in the US, Germany, Canada, Australia and Japan. | In your browserEverything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded. |
| File retention | Output files "will typically be deleted in one day"; uploads are deleted after processing unless saved to an account. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | For some tasksThe free online converters need no account; the browser editor is a 14-day trial behind a free account. | Not required |
| Free tier | Free online tools for converting, merging, compressing and signing. The editor itself is a 14-day trial with uploads up to 10 MB; editing existing text is not among the free tools.File size cap: 10 MB in the trial editor; 150 MB in the compress tool. Limit: Not published. Watermark: no. | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $10.99/monthPDF Editor: From $10.99 per user per month on annual billing (US list, July 2026)Windows, macOS and web; includes OCR, forms and 300 AI credits a month.PDF Editor+: $159.99 per user per yearAdds mobile apps, Smart Redact and 150 e-sign envelopes a year.PDF Editor 14 perpetual: $209.99 one-time per userWindows or macOS only, without the cloud and AI features. | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | YesOn the free tier: No | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | PartlyFoxit's Windows guide: you can add or replace text "only if the font used for that text is installed on your system". The cloud editor's behaviour is not documented. | YesOpens the clicked text in the PDF's embedded font, at its size, colour, letter and word spacing; exports it as real text in a subset of that font. |
| Annotate and draw | Yes | Yes |
| Sign | Yes | Yes |
| Fill forms | Yes | No |
| OCR | Yes | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Yes | No |
| Merge and split | Yes | No |
| Compress | Yes | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | No |
- OCR, including running it automatically when you click text in a scan.
- Office conversion, forms including XFA, and e-sign envelopes.
- A perpetual desktop licence, document management and cloud storage integrations.
- Mobile apps, batch processing and an AI assistant.
Where Foxit PDF Editor is better
- Free, with no account and no trial clock.
- No upload; Foxit's online tools and cloud editor process on its servers.
- No 10 MB limit.
- The embedded font is used as it is; Foxit needs the font installed on your system to retype in it.
Where Edit My PDF is better
US list prices were restated in July 2026 and the perpetual product is now Foxit PDF Editor 14. Foxit rebranded in 2023.
Read on 2 November 2026 from Foxit Software Inc.'s own pages, with independent reviews used only to fill gaps. Prices are as the vendor showed them, in the currency and region seen. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the page says "Not stated".
- Foxit PDF Editor (pricing and plans)
- Foxit free trial page (limits)
- Foxit free online tools
- Foxit privacy policy (retention, regions)
- Foxit user guide: edit text objects (installed fonts)
Foxit PDF Editor is a product of Foxit Software Inc., Fremont. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.
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