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Is there any open source seamless PDF editor available given how pervasive is the PDF document nowadays? I really think that we need one and it has been long overdue.

What I meant by seamless is that all of the open source software that currently able to edit PDF document is dong it in a clunky way at best for example Krita and LibreOffice Draw. The resulting edited output document also is also looks distinct, in a bad way, from the original document unlike the output from Adobe PDF editor.

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Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but take a look at Stirling-PDF. https://github.com/Frooodle/Stirling-PDF

Thanks for the link will try it out, apparently this app was initially made by ChatGPT, whatever that means

>This locally hosted web application started as a 100% ChatGPT-made application and has evolved to include a wide range of features to handle all your PDF needs

Great tool, easily self hosted for the family, their rare beyond viewing PDF needs don't warrant to install anything.

I have done extensive research in past when i was considering switching from mac to linux. Came to the conclusion that there is no viable open source alternative for the mac preview app unfortunately. My requirements where: - Fill forms. - Add text and markup. - Reorganize/add/remove pages. - Redact parts of the document. (should also safely delete underlying text data, without rasterization of the whole document) - Add image of signature without rasterization of the whole document. This [1] is a long discussion i found about the topic.

[1] https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/85873/how-can-i-add...

The spec is very complex. there are some, here and there but nothing coherent.

Even worse PDF is not "open source", it should have been accompanied by LaTeX source.

The PDF is now standardized as ISO 32000, it's open for everyone to create compatible tools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

"Open" for the cheap price of ~$230

I deal with ISO all the time, they’re cutting you a “deal” there.

Have you tried the latest version of OnlyOffice?

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