Free Program that is like Adobe Acrobat Professional?

[TowerGuru]

Is there such a program that offers all the same advanced features as Acrobat Professional that is free/open source?

 

[bar1]

Try foxit.

 

[Nod]

You could try here, but might be for Linux only: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20091021102658946/PDFTools.html

PDFedit might be it, but have not used it before.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080601093859235/PDFedit.html

 

[hellfire]

Try foxit.

The Foxit Pro is also paid for

 

[Skerminkel]

I scratch around for an alternative regularly, but nothing is quite as good.
Adobe Reader, on the other hand, is the most arrogant piece of software on my machine. Every update (and they are apparently required almost every month) it insists on placing a shortcut on both my desktop and the root of my Programs menu. I pride myself in a very well organised start menu. Who do the azzez think they are?

 

[zippy]

Is there such a program that offers all the same advanced features as Acrobat Professional that is free/open source?

If there was, Adobe would not exist.

Try aiming a little lower if you want something for free

 

[Skerminkel]

If there was, Adobe would not exist

The obvious reply: Microsoft still exists.

 

[czc]

Try this maybe: http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus

 

[TowerGuru]

Try foxit.

Foxit Pro is commercial.

 

[TowerGuru]

You could try here, but might be for Linux only: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20091021102658946/PDFTools.html

PDFedit might be it, but have not used it before.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080601093859235/PDFedit.html

One is linux only and i tried the other one. its a piece of krap.

 

[TowerGuru]

I scratch around for an alternative regularly, but nothing is quite as good.
Adobe Reader, on the other hand, is the most arrogant piece of software on my machine. Every update (and they are apparently required almost every month) it insists on placing a shortcut on both my desktop and the root of my Programs menu. I pride myself in a very well organised start menu. Who do the azzez think they are?

Tell me about it! I have Professional on my laptop but I cant put it onto my work PC and I miss using it.

 

[TowerGuru]

Try this maybe: http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus

Not quite what im looking for.

 

[AstroTurf]

What do you need to do with the pdf's?

 

[TowerGuru]

What do you need to do with the pdf's?

convert to word. convert to pdf. merge multiple pdf files. comment add text revise etc etc.

 

[Chevron]

convert to word. convert to pdf. merge multiple pdf files. comment add text revise etc etc.

Then you need to pay.

 

[AstroTurf]

convert to word. convert to pdf. merge multiple pdf files. comment add text revise etc etc.

Just work with word and print to pdf.

There are several sites that let you convert to word if you need to.

 

[Skerminkel]

Just work with word and print to pdf.

There are several sites that let you convert to word if you need to.

LibreOffice lets you import the PDF's into writer. Edit and reprint. I know that's probably not the solution you are looking for. Acrobat Pro is a really good product, but some competition in the market can only benefit us.

 

[ph4t3]

I am not too sure that it has all the features that you might need but I've been quite happy with Pdf-xchange for some time now.

 

[rcktoo]

Foxit.

 

[krono9]

Pdf Xchange is free and you can edit pdf documents... Works well for me.