▲ 47 ▼ open source pdf editor for linux based os? (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by alexdeathway@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments currently using libreoffice draw.
[–] alexdeathway@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) résumés and stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bjwest@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need a PDF editor to create PDF's, you can print to PDF in any program that can print, including LibreOffice Writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alexdeathway@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) for editing, like for reformatting pdf content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pantherina@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago Pdfs were never meant for that... people dont get that and try to convince you you need to edit damn PDFs. Pdfs are a format for viewing documents, with most editing capabilities stripped. Libreoffice and MSoffice both have a feature to export a PDF with an embedded .odt or .docx, that you can actually load in a regular word processor, edit and export. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bjwest@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You don't need a PDF editor to create PDF's, you can print to PDF in any program that can print, including LibreOffice Writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alexdeathway@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) for editing, like for reformatting pdf content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pantherina@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago Pdfs were never meant for that... people dont get that and try to convince you you need to edit damn PDFs. Pdfs are a format for viewing documents, with most editing capabilities stripped. Libreoffice and MSoffice both have a feature to export a PDF with an embedded .odt or .docx, that you can actually load in a regular word processor, edit and export. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alexdeathway@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) for editing, like for reformatting pdf content. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pantherina@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago Pdfs were never meant for that... people dont get that and try to convince you you need to edit damn PDFs. Pdfs are a format for viewing documents, with most editing capabilities stripped. Libreoffice and MSoffice both have a feature to export a PDF with an embedded .odt or .docx, that you can actually load in a regular word processor, edit and export. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago Pdfs were never meant for that... people dont get that and try to convince you you need to edit damn PDFs. Pdfs are a format for viewing documents, with most editing capabilities stripped. Libreoffice and MSoffice both have a feature to export a PDF with an embedded .odt or .docx, that you can actually load in a regular word processor, edit and export. permalink fedilink source parent