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    Free software for editing PDFs?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by PlasmaShock, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. PlasmaShock

    PlasmaShock Notebook Consultant

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    What's the best program in your opinion for editing PDF files so I can delete pages, creat a new PDF from selected pages, etc?
     
    PlasmaShock, Jun 22, 2011
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    PlasmaShock Notebook Consultant

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    ...........Anyone?
     
    PlasmaShock, Jun 30, 2011
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  3. 3Fees

    3Fees Notebook Deity

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    Give Nitro PDF reader a look.

    Cheers
    3Fees :)
     
    3Fees, Jun 30, 2011
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    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    wants an editor and not a reader. nitro isnt that good of an editor and its not free. I still seem to shell out the dollars for Acrobat
     
    KCETech1, Jun 30, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    There's very little that will directly edit a PDF, but I've used pdfsam to do page re-ordering and merging and such.
     
    Pitabred, Jun 30, 2011
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    IIRC Open Office can open and save PDF.
     
    olyteddy, Jun 30, 2011
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  7. Fishon

    Fishon I Will Close You

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    Tracker Software Products :: PDF-XChange Viewer, Free PDF Reader

    Excellent choice here. Fairly certain you cannot type onto a PDF with this one, but merge and moving pages no problem. With Foxit PDF you can our could type onto PDF with certain versions.

    CutePDF is what I install on other systems to convert a file into PDF via print. PDF-XChange Viewer only offers this with their paid version I believe.

    I'm using Acrobat 8 now. Hope this helps.
     
    Fishon, Jun 30, 2011
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  8. aylafan

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    I don't think there are any free PDF editors out there.

    There are plenty of readers like Nitro PDF reader that will allow you to type in text, add notes, and highlight/underline text. Then you can use a merging PDF site to reorder/merge/delete PDF files.
     
    aylafan, Jun 30, 2011
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  9. newsposter

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    If all you want is to extract single pages from a PDF....

    You can use something like doPDF as a 'printer', open up the PDF you want to extract pages from, then 'print' those pages to doPDF. doPDF will 'reassemble' your 'printed' pages into a new PDF.

    Pretty much any of the free PDF pseudo-printers will do this.

    Just have to get a little creative with your print options.
     
    newsposter, Jun 30, 2011
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  10. Pitabred

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    That's why I suggested PDFSAM. It will split pages out, rearrange them, combine multiple pdf's into one... it'll do everything except edit content, basically.
     
    Pitabred, Jun 30, 2011
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  11. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    From the OP, I guess he/she doesn't need to look anywhere beyond PDFSAM (as mentioned above).. its a really fabulous tool and I have used it extensively for few years now.. very easy to use, as well.
     
    fonduekid, Jul 2, 2011
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  12. bardophile

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    PDF TK Builder will do this. Collates or splits PDF documents, and then lets you merge them.

    It's free as long as you're not using it for commercial purposes.
    "Pdftk is licensed to the public under the GPL. If you write software that uses any portion of pdftk and plan to distribute it along with your software, you will need a commercial license."

    http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/install-pdftk/
     
    bardophile, Jul 2, 2011
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