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    • dbeatoD
      dbeato @Spiral
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      @spiral said in PDF Editor Alternatives, Preferably Open Source:

      Try the "Edit" feature in the Tracker product I post above. For example, on an existing PDF you can edit, move or delete things:
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      But it just made the whole PDF out of line on the text.

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        Spiral
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        I was demonstrating that I could edit a pdf. Using Form 1040, which the IRS created originally, I can delete text, move it, or change it to whatever I want using the edit feature in Tracker's PDFedit

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        • dbeatoD
          dbeato @Spiral
          last edited by

          @spiral said in PDF Editor Alternatives, Preferably Open Source:

          I was demonstrating that I could edit a pdf. Using Form 1040, which the IRS created originally, I can delete text, move it, or change it to whatever I want using the edit feature in Tracker's PDFedit

          Sounds good.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Spiral
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            @spiral said in PDF Editor Alternatives, Preferably Open Source:

            I was demonstrating that I could edit a pdf. Using Form 1040, which the IRS created originally, I can delete text, move it, or change it to whatever I want using the edit feature in Tracker's PDFedit

            True, but if the demonstration you give also spews garbage on the original PDF< that is not a good sign for me wanting to use it.

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            • EddieJenningsE
              EddieJennings
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              I'll have to try OpenOffice myself to see if you can redact pdf text with it.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @EddieJennings
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                @eddiejennings said in PDF Editor Alternatives, Preferably Open Source:

                I'll have to try OpenOffice myself to see if you can redact pdf text with it.

                You want LibreOffice, not OpenOffice. It's a bit more modern.

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                • EddieJenningsE
                  EddieJennings
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                  Bah. I meant LibreOffice :P. Brain is too tired this morning.

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ
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                    PDF Escape has been great for me. There is free cloud version which allows you to make simple edits and it works quite well for the one off here or there file. However, if you need to edit pdf files regularly try the desktop version. I have found it to be fairly powerful and it comes with a 14 day trial with no strings attached. I want to see the price of software was around $50 or so. I cant remember exactly, but I am fairly certain it was less than $70

                    https://www.pdfescape.com/windows/

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                    • Emad RE
                      Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller

                      Check SumatraPDF copy PDF to image capabilities, this was my go to choice for PDF editing.

                      You can copy PDF to any image editor easily

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                        Spiral @JaredBusch
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                        @jaredbusch lol, the "garbage" was my deliberate editing of the original pdf layer. (albeit not very pretty) However, I could of just annotated the pdf in another layer, keeping the original layer intact.

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @Spiral
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                          @spiral said in PDF Editor Alternatives, Preferably Open Source:

                          @jaredbusch lol, the "garbage" was my deliberate editing of the original pdf layer. (albeit not very pretty) However, I could of just annotated the pdf in another layer, keeping the original layer intact.

                          See, that makes more sense, but was not clear in your original post as to what that was.

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                            Spiral
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                            I believe that is "tax season" affecting my communication skills.... :winking_face:

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                            • StrongBadS
                              StrongBad
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                              That's great that LibreOffice worked out!

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                              • bbigfordB
                                bbigford
                                last edited by bbigford

                                Free, but not sure about open source... LibreOffice Draw works well. Inkscape is worth checking out; typically a vector graphics tool, but also has some PDF editing capabilities.

                                I've used Foxit PhantomPDF across a few clients, and have had some issues with the driver just randomly experiencing issues when trying to print to PDF or to a printer. So, just a heads up. But their price is very attractive. As @JaredBusch also pointed out, PDf Element is a good alternative at a slightly lower cost than Foxit PhantomPDF (roughly $30).

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