Hey all,
My father’s business requires him to work a lot with PDF forms, combine PDF files, convert scanned pictures to files, etc.
I’ve found Master PDF editor, but I’ve found it to be buggy – specifically when trying to create a new PDF from multiple files the program errors out saying it can’t create the file.
I’ve also tried running Foxxit PDF editor through WINE but that’s abysmal.
Any recommendations on Linux native software paid or FOSS, that can fill forms, create/combine PDFs, and do basic edition (rotating pages, etc) that my 70 year old dad can learn to use?
I moved him away from Windows with the Windows 11 debacle, and he’s liked Linux so far except for this one issue
Thanks all for your help?
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Thanks all for your responses, I’ll be trying out StirlingpPDF, PDFSam, OnlyOffice, and re-trying MasterPDF editor over the holidays while I have some 1:1 time with my dad. Tl;Dr: playing family IT and switching your parents to Linux is rough 😂
Don’t browsers allow you to do form fillable these days? I swear i just filled one with firefox the other day. Maybe that’s too limited?
For combining pdfs, pdftk from the command line is my goto. The command line interface for it isn’t too complicated.
I use PDF Arranger a lot for that
For working with PDFs on a page level (moving pages around, deleting, copying pages between PDFs etc) pdfarranger is the best and easiest of anything I could find, can vouch for it.
For edits whithin a page, I use inkscape. Both program combined have covered all my needs until now.
For Editing you can use libre office draw or stirling pdf in a docker container. For Formulars and other stuff sounds can use okular.
For filling forms mupdf-gl, for combining and rearranging pages pdf arranger, imagemagick to convert images to files (commandline with easy format ‘convert file.png file.pdf’), mupdf and zathura to view them.
I use a combination of Okular for signing PDFs and PDF Arranger for rearranging pages, etc
