What software can I use to write on PDFs?
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I'm used to OS X where the system PDF viewer will let you draw and write text on top of any PDF document. You can then flatten it and save as a new PDF. It saves paper and time so you can fill in any form without printing it and scanning it back to the computer.
It also lets you insert a scanned image of your signature.
Is there software for Ubuntu that would do that?
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I'm used to OS X where the system PDF viewer will let you draw and write text on top of any PDF document. You can then flatten it and save as a new PDF. It saves paper and time so you can fill in any form without printing it and scanning it back to the computer.
It also lets you insert a scanned image of your signature.
Is there software for Ubuntu that would do that?
asked Aug 2 '17 at 18:18
springloadedspringloaded
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I'm used to OS X where the system PDF viewer will let you draw and write text on top of any PDF document. You can then flatten it and save as a new PDF. It saves paper and time so you can fill in any form without printing it and scanning it back to the computer.
It also lets you insert a scanned image of your signature.
Is there software for Ubuntu that would do that?
asked Aug 2 '17 at 18:18
springloadedspringloaded
252216
I'm used to OS X where the system PDF viewer will let you draw and write text on top of any PDF document. You can then flatten it and save as a new PDF. It saves paper and time so you can fill in any form without printing it and scanning it back to the computer.
It also lets you insert a scanned image of your signature.
Is there software for Ubuntu that would do that?
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xournal. I use it in conjunction with python-whiteboard daily. After you're done, just export as pdf. (The video shows how I use it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6ZEWNigjo
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
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answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
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Use MasterPDF. Master PDF Editor is the optimal solution for editing PDF files in Linux. It enables you to create, edit, view, encrypt, sign and print interactive PDF documents.
1. Download Application
It may not be the latest release, but, in this case, a message will pop-up to update when launching the application.
1.1. 32 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_i386.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
1.2. 64 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_qt5.amd64.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
2. Install Application
sudo dpkg -i master-pdf-editor.deb
3. Install Dependencies if necessary
sudo apt-get install -f
Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove master-pdf-editor
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
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@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
add a comment |
I think we are on a hiding to nothing on this one. You can add to PDFs in Gimp, but it isn't really editing. My experience is that Gimp imports the PDF as an image, not text, so all you are doing in Gimp is overlaying, not actually editing. There doesn't appear to be any free or moderately priced PDF editors for Linux systems.
That said, it is possible to extract the text by converting the Gimp image to a .tiff file, then you use tesseract to do an OCR, and finally import the text into LibreOffice from which one can do any editing and then write the file out as a PDF. You lose any formatting, so it depends on your needs and how much editing is worthwhile. I have to say I am impressed with tesseract, and it will even identify and isolate columns of text on a page. You do need to mess around with the .tiff files to make sure that the resolution is adequate.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
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1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
add a comment |
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xournal. I use it in conjunction with python-whiteboard daily. After you're done, just export as pdf. (The video shows how I use it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6ZEWNigjo
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
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add a comment |
xournal. I use it in conjunction with python-whiteboard daily. After you're done, just export as pdf. (The video shows how I use it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6ZEWNigjo
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
6,31021327
add a comment |
xournal. I use it in conjunction with python-whiteboard daily. After you're done, just export as pdf. (The video shows how I use it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6ZEWNigjo
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
6,31021327
xournal. I use it in conjunction with python-whiteboard daily. After you're done, just export as pdf. (The video shows how I use it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6ZEWNigjo
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
6,31021327
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
edited Aug 25 '18 at 13:43
Exeleration-G
4,257104688
4,257104688
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
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answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
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answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:59
MarcMarc
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Use MasterPDF. Master PDF Editor is the optimal solution for editing PDF files in Linux. It enables you to create, edit, view, encrypt, sign and print interactive PDF documents.
1. Download Application
It may not be the latest release, but, in this case, a message will pop-up to update when launching the application.
1.1. 32 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_i386.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
1.2. 64 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_qt5.amd64.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
2. Install Application
sudo dpkg -i master-pdf-editor.deb
3. Install Dependencies if necessary
sudo apt-get install -f
Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove master-pdf-editor
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
add a comment |
Use MasterPDF. Master PDF Editor is the optimal solution for editing PDF files in Linux. It enables you to create, edit, view, encrypt, sign and print interactive PDF documents.
1. Download Application
It may not be the latest release, but, in this case, a message will pop-up to update when launching the application.
1.1. 32 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_i386.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
1.2. 64 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_qt5.amd64.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
2. Install Application
sudo dpkg -i master-pdf-editor.deb
3. Install Dependencies if necessary
sudo apt-get install -f
Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove master-pdf-editor
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
add a comment |
Use MasterPDF. Master PDF Editor is the optimal solution for editing PDF files in Linux. It enables you to create, edit, view, encrypt, sign and print interactive PDF documents.
1. Download Application
It may not be the latest release, but, in this case, a message will pop-up to update when launching the application.
1.1. 32 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_i386.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
1.2. 64 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_qt5.amd64.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
2. Install Application
sudo dpkg -i master-pdf-editor.deb
3. Install Dependencies if necessary
sudo apt-get install -f
Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove master-pdf-editor
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
Use MasterPDF. Master PDF Editor is the optimal solution for editing PDF files in Linux. It enables you to create, edit, view, encrypt, sign and print interactive PDF documents.
1. Download Application
It may not be the latest release, but, in this case, a message will pop-up to update when launching the application.
1.1. 32 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_i386.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
1.2. 64 bits
wget http://get.code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.2.12_qt5.amd64.deb -O master-pdf-editor.deb
2. Install Application
sudo dpkg -i master-pdf-editor.deb
3. Install Dependencies if necessary
sudo apt-get install -f
Uninstall
sudo apt-get remove master-pdf-editor
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
edited Aug 3 '17 at 0:11
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
answered Aug 2 '17 at 21:00
Vitor AbellaVitor Abella
2,991113264
2,991113264
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
add a comment |
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
@JacobVlijm I was trying to find a way to install it from repository or command line the latest version, but I didnt find. Then it would be a better answer.
– Vitor Abella
Aug 2 '17 at 21:08
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
There isn't a ppa, but installed from the .deb file, it shows a message if updates are available.
– Jacob Vlijm
Aug 2 '17 at 22:02
add a comment |
I think we are on a hiding to nothing on this one. You can add to PDFs in Gimp, but it isn't really editing. My experience is that Gimp imports the PDF as an image, not text, so all you are doing in Gimp is overlaying, not actually editing. There doesn't appear to be any free or moderately priced PDF editors for Linux systems.
That said, it is possible to extract the text by converting the Gimp image to a .tiff file, then you use tesseract to do an OCR, and finally import the text into LibreOffice from which one can do any editing and then write the file out as a PDF. You lose any formatting, so it depends on your needs and how much editing is worthwhile. I have to say I am impressed with tesseract, and it will even identify and isolate columns of text on a page. You do need to mess around with the .tiff files to make sure that the resolution is adequate.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
add a comment |
I think we are on a hiding to nothing on this one. You can add to PDFs in Gimp, but it isn't really editing. My experience is that Gimp imports the PDF as an image, not text, so all you are doing in Gimp is overlaying, not actually editing. There doesn't appear to be any free or moderately priced PDF editors for Linux systems.
That said, it is possible to extract the text by converting the Gimp image to a .tiff file, then you use tesseract to do an OCR, and finally import the text into LibreOffice from which one can do any editing and then write the file out as a PDF. You lose any formatting, so it depends on your needs and how much editing is worthwhile. I have to say I am impressed with tesseract, and it will even identify and isolate columns of text on a page. You do need to mess around with the .tiff files to make sure that the resolution is adequate.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
add a comment |
I think we are on a hiding to nothing on this one. You can add to PDFs in Gimp, but it isn't really editing. My experience is that Gimp imports the PDF as an image, not text, so all you are doing in Gimp is overlaying, not actually editing. There doesn't appear to be any free or moderately priced PDF editors for Linux systems.
That said, it is possible to extract the text by converting the Gimp image to a .tiff file, then you use tesseract to do an OCR, and finally import the text into LibreOffice from which one can do any editing and then write the file out as a PDF. You lose any formatting, so it depends on your needs and how much editing is worthwhile. I have to say I am impressed with tesseract, and it will even identify and isolate columns of text on a page. You do need to mess around with the .tiff files to make sure that the resolution is adequate.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
I think we are on a hiding to nothing on this one. You can add to PDFs in Gimp, but it isn't really editing. My experience is that Gimp imports the PDF as an image, not text, so all you are doing in Gimp is overlaying, not actually editing. There doesn't appear to be any free or moderately priced PDF editors for Linux systems.
That said, it is possible to extract the text by converting the Gimp image to a .tiff file, then you use tesseract to do an OCR, and finally import the text into LibreOffice from which one can do any editing and then write the file out as a PDF. You lose any formatting, so it depends on your needs and how much editing is worthwhile. I have to say I am impressed with tesseract, and it will even identify and isolate columns of text on a page. You do need to mess around with the .tiff files to make sure that the resolution is adequate.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
answered Aug 2 '17 at 20:32
LJBLJB
1
1
1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
add a comment |
1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
1
1
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice Draw can read PDF file directly.
– user68186
Aug 2 '17 at 20:49
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
LibreOffice "Draw" hints that it's about as useful as Gimp for this purpose. Key problem is that people think PDF is a portable document format, which it's not. :-)
– michael
Aug 2 '17 at 21:39
add a comment |
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