What software can I use to complete PDF forms?

You can use several kinds of software to fill out PDF forms, depending on your device and whether the form is interactive or just a scanned image:

Popular options

• Adobe Acrobat Reader (Windows, Mac, mobile) — free and widely used for filling and signing PDF forms.
• Preview (Mac) — built into macOS; good for filling many PDF forms and adding signatures.
• Foxit PDF Reader (Windows, Mac, mobile) — lightweight alternative with form-filling tools.
• Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge / Firefox — can open many PDFs and let you type into form fields.
• PDF-XChange Editor (Windows) — powerful editor with form-filling features.
• LibreOffice Draw (Windows, Mac, Linux) — can open some PDFs and let you edit or fill them, especially non-interactive ones.
• Online tools like DocHub, Sejda, Smallpdf, or PDFescape — useful if you don’t want to install software, but be careful with sensitive documents.

If the form is a scanned PDF

If it’s not a fillable form, you may need software with:

• text box tools
• annotation tools
• or OCR (optical character recognition) to convert the scan into editable text

Quick recommendation

• Best free option: Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Best for Mac: Preview
• Best browser-based option: Chrome or Edge
• Best for editing/scanned PDFs: PDF-XChange Editor or a tool with OCR

If you want, I can recommend the best choice for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, or Android.