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As per the title- does such a thing exist? I have every platform under the sun here and could use it on anything, practically.
I have 3 forms to edit/complete for a short piece of voluntary work, but the org insists on sending things as pdfs as its 'multiplatform'. Well yes, it is, but I've never found a truly free pdf editor, so its going to cost me a minimum of about £100. Maybe the commercial licence for the engine is still the blocker?
Anyway. Just in case you knew of one. If anyone knows, its you.
Just pay for Adobe and get on with your life.
Want something that works? pay for it.
Even with the full version of Acrobat PDFs can be a ball-ache to edit.
If constant edits are needed perhaps a different format would be better.
PDFs aren't meant to be edited. They're basically a photo of something thats been produced in another piece of software
Tell them to send you the source artwork so you can do it properly, or you're not doing it.
Alternatively: what nick said.
I seem to remember you edit PDFs in Libre Office? Might be wrong though.
Affinity Designer will open PDFs - download the trial and see how you get on...
https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/
The main problem you get with PDFs is when you try and edit them text boxes can be broken up into loads of parts and even individual letters in some cases.
Open it in word.
Do what you need re pdf it.
I had to complete a pdf form and had the same issue. But I downloaded an add on via firefox, which is completely free and works like a charm.
Online PDF Editor (pdf2go.com)
You can use online editors for free. Upload the file, edit it, download the editted version.
As a slightly dubious solution you can download acrobat pro 7 for free. Adobe stopped supporting it and you can use it without a license. Not strictly legit aiui but they don't stop you so I'm guessing aren't that fussed for non commercial use
As above, export to word do your edit and then save as a pdf.
Saves the aggro of moving text boxes etc
I use sejda.com. I find it quite good for editing pdfs. The free version allows you to download 3 (I think) edited pdfs per hour. So ideal for low use. Having a look online I note you can also get weeks / months passes for not much.
Thanks all; I'll try some of the above suggestions. I'd love to just go and buy it, as suggested above, but a)this is for a charity and I'm helping them out, b)they haven't a licence I can have, and c)I don't have £100 + to spare, unlike you high rollers.
@Binners: "They’re basically a photo of something thats been produced in another piece of software".
They can be saved as non-editable flattened files of course, but I'm talking about the editable versions. Here's a good technical on them:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF
I'm very familiar with PDF's fella. I'm a graphic designer. When people send them to me and ask me to edit them I generally tell them to **** off and send me the source files the PDF was produced from! 😀
In line with most graphic designers, when saving down a PDF I always untick the box marked 'preserve editing capabilities' so they can't be edited. Even if you don't, PDF's are sub-optimal to work with. Editing PDFs is essentially a bodge job
How much editing do you need to do? If it’s just a few words then Preview on a Mac or Foxit on Windows will probably do it.