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open source pdf editor for linux based os? (programming.dev)

submitted 7 months ago by alexdeathway@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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currently using libreoffice draw.

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For small edits I usually use https://xournalpp.github.io/

I think OnlyOffice also recently added PDF editing.

[–] passepartout@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

I second xournalpp. I used the older xournal to get through university.

Also, if you only have to add some text or images you can use firefox.

[–] kelvie@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What kind of edits are we talking? Firefox can add signatures and text now in its built-in pdf reader.

[–] alexdeathway@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

résumés and stuff

[–] bjwest@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You don't need a PDF editor to create PDF's, you can print to PDF in any program that can print, including LibreOffice Writer.

[–] alexdeathway@programming.dev 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

for editing, like for reformatting pdf content.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

Pdfs were never meant for that... people dont get that and try to convince you you need to edit damn PDFs.

Pdfs are a format for viewing documents, with most editing capabilities stripped. Libreoffice and MSoffice both have a feature to export a PDF with an embedded .odt or .docx, that you can actually load in a regular word processor, edit and export.

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Stirling-PDF is amazing

[–] KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow how have I not heard of this before?! It looks incredible

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

Yes! You can easily host it yourself in Docker, Podman or even native.