I've been using a Chromebook as my sole productivity machine for about a month now after introducing Chrome OS to my workflow over a year ago. While I've been surprisingly happy with the experience, it took me ages to find the perfect PDF reader to replace the excellent PDF Expert app on macOS. I ended up testing quite a few tools and created a fine selection of solutions that might help you find your preferred workflow for your PDF needs, too.
I personally need a PDF reader to annotate film and TV scripts mostly, but your workflow might differ from mine. That's why I won't only introduce my personal go-to solution, Kami, but also a few other alternatives that might be better suited for other use-cases.
Before we dive in, we need to establish a vocabulary to make it easier to differentiate between the different tools. Editing a PDF is a process similar to working on a Word document — you can change the text, switch out images, and add new elements to a page, altering it completely in the process. Annotating a PDF can be compared to taking notes on a printout. You can underline things, add shapes, forms, and text, but you can't change the underlying PDF document itself. Finally, signing and filling out a PDF is much like signing and filling out a printed document, though PDF files allow for special forms and boxes that you can manipulate via a viewer.
