XiPDF Viewer
Free, lightweight PDF viewer with page editing. Pro adds AI-powered OCR, multi-provider AI engines, and advanced Arabic text support.
View. Edit. Export.
Inspired by Mac Preview β fast, simple, and clean. Open PDFs, navigate pages, zoom, and print. Edit pages and export. Bundled with the POSDesk suite.
- Smooth, fast PDF rendering with DevExpress
- Page editing: remove, copy, duplicate, reorder
- Export to Word and images (PNG, JPEG, TIFF)
- Multiple view modes: page-by-page, continuous, reading
- Professional Ribbon UI with theme/skin support
- Free forever β no license required
Key Capabilities
Everything you need in one PDF viewer β free and powerful
PDF Viewing
Smooth fast rendering with the DevExpress engine. Bookmarks, zoom, multiple scroll modes.
Page Editing
Remove, copy, duplicate, reorder, insert from other PDF, cut & paste.
Export & Print
Word DOCX, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, new PDF, text extract, print with page setup.
AI OCR Pro
Multi-provider: OpenAI, Gemini, Kimi, Ollama, OpenRouter, Vision OCR, custom JSON plugins.
Arabic BIDI Pro
12 legacy encodings, RTL text analysis, ClearCypher model (1,038 fonts).
Professional UI
Ribbon UI, 20+ themes, dark mode, thumbnails, status bar, drag-drop.
Complete Feature List
60 features across 6 categories
Viewing & Navigation (12 features)
Page Editing (10 features)
Export & Print (8 features)
AI & OCR Pro (12 features)
Arabic BIDI Pro (10 features)
UI & Experience (8 features)
Free vs Pro Comparison
Free edition is powerful β Pro adds AI capabilities
XiPDF Viewer
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Multiple AI Engines
Connect your PDF viewer to any AI provider β OpenAI, Gemini, local Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Create multiple profiles for different tasks.
- OpenAI β GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, GPT-4 Turbo
- Google Gemini β Flash 2.0, Pro 2.5
- Kimi / Moonshot β 8k/32k/128k context
- Ollama β local models (LLaVA, Llama 3, Qwen)
- OpenRouter β proxy to Claude, Gemini, Mixtral
- Custom plugins β any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
OCR & BIDI Detection
Tesseract OCR engine with 30+ downloadable languages. BIDIcoder system auto-detects 12 legacy Arabic encodings and converts to Unicode.
- Tesseract 5.x β highest accuracy open-source OCR
- 30+ languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Japanese...
- ClearCypher Arabic model (1,038 Arabic fonts fine-tuned)
- 12 legacy Arabic encodings (Windows-1256, CP-864, ASMO...)
- 12 Arabic-script languages detected (Persian, Urdu, Kurdish...)
- Statistical Arabic letter frequency analysis
How We Compare
XiPDF vs Adobe Acrobat Reader vs Foxit Reader vs SumatraPDF
| Feature | XiPDF | Adobe Reader | Foxit Reader | Sumatra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Free (basic) | Free |
| Page Editing | β Yes | β No | ~ Limited | β No |
| Export to Word | β Yes | ~ Pro only | ~ Pro only | β No |
| AI OCR | β Pro | ~ Paid add-on | β No | β No |
| Arabic BIDI Analysis | β Pro | β No | β No | β No |
| Multiple AI Providers | β Pro | β No | β No | β No |
| Themes/Dark Mode | β 20+ themes | ~ Limited | β Yes | β No |
| Offline-First | β Yes | β Yes | β Yes | β Yes |
| Open Source | β No | β No | β No | β Yes |
| .NET/DevExpress UI | β Yes | β No | β No | β No |
β Available β Not available ~ Limited or paid. Based on official free editions as of March 2026.
Get Started with XiPDF Viewer
Download the free edition now. Upgrade to Pro anytime for AI-powered OCR and Arabic text analysis.