Question PDF Editor ?

[Values]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know of any reliable, open-source software that allows you to combine and edit PDF documents?
Thank you very much.

 

[Lutfij]

Give these a whirl;
https://www.pdffiller.com/en/functionality/modify-a-pdf-for-signature-for-work

https://www.canva.com/pdf-editor/

Considering they are free, you will end up with a watermark or a limitation of what you can do in terms of edits.

 

[Values]

Give these a whirl;
https://www.pdffiller.com/en/functionality/modify-a-pdf-for-signature-for-work

https://www.canva.com/pdf-editor/

Considering they are free, you will end up with a watermark or a limitation of what you can do in terms of edits.

Thank you for your help. But I don't want to have to upload my documents online, so I would need desktop software.

 

[cruisetung]

pdf arranger, no personal experience

https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know of any reliable, open-source software that allows you to combine and edit PDF documents?
Thank you very much.

The pdf format was designed as an endpoint format it is not designed to be changed once created, except to recreate it from the original source material. The contents of the file may not be what you think it is. It may be text, or just an image of a text page (not editable).

 

[LordVile]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know of any reliable, open-source software that allows you to combine and edit PDF documents?
Thank you very much.

I just use my phone or MacBooks editor

 

[punkncat]

Of course, Adobe is going to be the premiere here but is neither open source, nor free. It used to be integrated into Apple universe devices for free until very recently. Monster pdf is not free but very full function.

IMO pdf escape is probably the best editor out there and mostly because it supports an erase function. Also, not free. (see below)

I pay for Adobe Pro DC which is priced pretty poorly but does the hands down best and lowest click count operation involving converting and compressing photos from jpeg to pdf. My single biggest gripe right this second is that for the cost ($20/m) it cannot handle HEIC. To work with that I have to use Paint to convert one at a time, very cludgy process, and then put into Adobe to finish. The compression program is invaluable to us.
I pay for Adobe, the office manager pays for pdfescape such that the very few things I cannot do I can send over to them.

As far as truly free there is stuff like pdf rabbit (if still around) but you have to upload and download one at a time over a very insecure ad filled pop up infested web browser. Others I have experienced are very similar. pdfescape used to let you do several a month free. We surpass that but if your need isn't very high you might squeak by.

They have also been trying dochub which I don't know much about yet but has so far remained free and fairly high volume.

 

[COLGeek]

LibreOffice's Draw can be used combine/edit PDFs. Free. Local. Safe, And did I mention free?

However, @ex_bubblehead makes a huge point. Not all PDFs are created equally. How a source PDF was created will very much impact what you can (can't ) modify with it later.

 

[punkncat]

I have been playing with Libre Office as an alt to the MS suite. I was not aware of the "Draw" program, thank you. Will check into that.

 

[COLGeek]

Google these terms: libreffice combine pdfs

I was unaware of this capability until a few months ago when I needed a solution to help a neighbor with a matter. It was pretty darn convenient to know I had a tool already that could meet my needs.