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Adobe Acrobat Replacement

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Hello all,

I had Adobe Acrobat full version from my school, but after graduating, I lost my access. I am looking for a good replacement. The main function that I need is a program where I can effectively edit PDFs. Are there any good freeware apps that can do this for Windows? Thank you.
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menace33
07-04-2021 at 12:48 AM.
07-04-2021 at 12:48 AM.
There are free online editors for this, such as Sedja [sejda.com]. YMMV but doubts you'll find a freeware desktop version to download.
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07-04-2021 at 07:02 AM.
07-04-2021 at 07:02 AM.
Quote from oracle301 :
Hello all,

I had Adobe Acrobat full version from my school, but after graduating, I lost my access. I am looking for a good replacement. The main function that I need is a program where I can effectively edit PDFs. Are there any good freeware apps that can do this for Windows? Thank you.
quoting you so you see the above reply, since i moved your thread to tech support

Thanks menace33
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jkee
07-04-2021 at 09:12 AM.
07-04-2021 at 09:12 AM.
In general, it's better to edit the source document. Acrobat alternatives generally aren't as capable as Acrobat.

Depends a bit on what kind of edits you want to make and what kind of computer (mac/pc).

Are you hoping to add some notes and annotations? Fill forms? or make more substantive edits?

Foxit PDF Reader has a typewriter function that lets you type on top of a pdf, useful for non-fillable forms. You can open PDFs in MS Word and One Note. If you're on a Mac, Preview and Skim are handy for annotating.
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07-05-2021 at 06:25 AM.
07-05-2021 at 06:25 AM.
Quote from jkee :
In general, it's better to edit the source document. Acrobat alternatives generally aren't as capable as Acrobat.

Depends a bit on what kind of edits you want to make and what kind of computer (mac/pc).

Are you hoping to add some notes and annotations? Fill forms? or make more substantive edits?

Foxit PDF Reader has a typewriter function that lets you type on top of a pdf, useful for non-fillable forms. You can open PDFs in MS Word and One Note. If you're on a Mac, Preview and Skim are handy for annotating.
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I need to mainly edit and fill in forms.
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07-06-2021 at 05:05 AM.
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cutepdf is decent
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07-07-2021 at 08:56 PM.
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Edit your hosts file
Google search, I had this pop-up a few days ago when I deleted Kaspersky Total.
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07-16-2021 at 06:08 AM.
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Quote from boartstarr :
Edit your hosts file
Google search, I had this pop-up a few days ago when I deleted Kaspersky Total.
I think your in the wrong thread.
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07-19-2021 at 03:55 PM.
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I use Xodo [xodo.com]on my android tablet for all sorts of things. They do have an online version, but I haven't tried it very much - a quick try and it seems to have some decent features (especially for free). Looks like you can download as a chrome app or install as a chrome extension. They have iPad versions as well, but I have never tried those.

For me, Xodo has been great for hand annotating pdf's in the field.
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skyfx
10-14-2021 at 07:28 PM.
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I too am looking for a thick client alternative. In terms of thin clients, there is also https://pdfcandy.com/

EDIT: I just noticed the same developer also has a thick client: https://icecreamapps.com/PDF-Editor/. Has anyone tried it?
EDIT2: Never mind - looks like the free version includes a watermark Frown: https://icecreamapps.com/PDF-Editor/upgrade.html
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10-15-2021 at 05:51 AM.
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Word can edit PDFs then save back as a PDF
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10-16-2021 at 07:43 AM.
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Quote from komondor :
Word can edit PDFs then save back as a PDF

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that. I assume you mean this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-...3379c2f63a? Can anybody speak to how well that works? The article mentions, "The converted document might not have a perfect page-to-page correspondence with the original. For example, lines and pages may break at different locations."
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10-16-2021 at 08:32 AM.
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It works very well for documents and OK for forms for the most part I use it all the time at work. They tend to have fillable forms that for some reason are blocked from being filled out!
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10-21-2021 at 08:21 AM.
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Stop wasting your time on free / cheap programs, we use Nitro Pro, it's about $145.00 and works perfectly.
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11-13-2021 at 12:27 PM.
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Quote from oracle301 :
Hello all,

I had Adobe Acrobat full version from my school, but after graduating, I lost my access. I am looking for a good replacement. The main function that I need is a program where I can effectively edit PDFs. Are there any good freeware apps that can do this for Windows? Thank you.
I use Sedja and it works great for me.
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