Good free PDF editor????

stinger608 · Aug 18, 2012

As the titles says, I am looking for a good PDF editor. I really, really want it to be free if possible. I don't do a lot of editing with PDF files, however I really need to be able to edit some from time to time.

Googling "free PDF editor" brings up literally thousands of links. :wtf:

Want something that has been tried and true by real folks. :respect:

TRWOV · Aug 18, 2012

I use Word + Cute PDF Writer but I guess you want to edit PDF files directly, right?

hellrazor · Aug 18, 2012

OpenOffice (or LibreOffice) can make .pdf files, but I'm not sure (read: I don't think) they can edit them.

LGV · Aug 18, 2012

I just did use this to convert to word, then convert back to PDF ( if need it)
http://www.freepdfconvert.com/

95Viper · Aug 18, 2012

PDFCreator is free to use and opensource.

Good or best, that is up to you to decide; it is a personal thing.

stinger608 · Aug 18, 2012

TRWOV said:
I use Word + Cute PDF Writer but I guess you want to edit PDF files directly, right?

Right, I need to edit the PDF files that are already completed.

hellrazor said:
OpenOffice (or LibreOffice) can make .pdf files, but I'm not sure (read: I don't think) they can edit them.

Yea, I need to edit directly

LGV said:
I just did use this to convert to word, then convert back to PDF ( if need it)
http://www.freepdfconvert.com/

May be an option actually. As long as when converted things do not get scrambled.

95Viper said:
PDFCreator is free to use and opensource.

Good or best, that is up to you to decide; it is a personal thing.

Will this edit existing PDF files? That is what I am needing to do.

theonedub · Aug 18, 2012

If you find something, let me know. I had to edit and create some PDFs a few months ago and searched forever to find some sort of free program- no luck. Thankfully, newtekie1 was able to get the PDFs edited for me or else I would've been in big trouble :eek:

bmaverick · Aug 18, 2012

Because of the patents Adobe has, finding a FREE editor will be difficult. There is one program that can edit PDF files, BUT, only one page at a time ... Inkscape

PDFedit is another option to try.

Check out this OpenSauce Wiki for PDF editors/convertors/makers for FREE ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software

Scroll through the top list for Windows and then the bottom list further down the page.

CutePDF and PDF995 are the typical tools I've used. There are a bunch more too.

95Viper · Aug 18, 2012

stinger608 said:
Will this edit existing PDF files? That is what I am needing to do.

Sorry, was not really paying attention to the requirements... no, that just allows you to print files in pdf, like dopdf and novapdf.

However, there is an opensource editor called PDFedit that does what you want, I believe.

There web page is here: PDFedit pdf manipulation library, gui, tools
It is called a beta, so... take it for what it is.

LAN_deRf_HA · Aug 18, 2012

I found one once that worked but left watermarks, but I was able to remove the watermarks with notepad++

There's probably quite a few that use the watermark method for the free versions.

Drone · Aug 18, 2012

Microsoft Word 2013 is awesome. It opens, edits, saves pdf files.

Frick · Aug 18, 2012

Drone said:
Microsoft Word 2013 is awesome. It opens, edits, saves pdf files.

Not free though.

Drone · Aug 18, 2012

Preview version is free for a good period of time without limitations. Till June 2013 (almost a year lol). After that time it's read-only mode. You can open files but cannot save or edit them.

Frick · Aug 18, 2012

Oh yeah preview. Good thought there.

stinger608 · Aug 18, 2012

Drone said:
Microsoft Word 2013 is awesome. It opens, edits, saves pdf files.

Really? Man, I am all over that if that's the case. :rockout:

Thanks Drone. :respect:

LGV · Aug 18, 2012

stinger608 said:
May be an option actually. As long as when converted things do not get scrambled.

nope, worked for me great! the original stay at it it, they send you the converted over email in 5 min.

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