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List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs (feddit.org)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Courtesy to Twitter user XdanielArt (date of publication: 8 June 2024)

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 4 days ago (5 children)

For PDF "your browser" should be the default recommendation. Firefox allows to add text and images now. Gimp can also be used to edit PDF.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Browser is nice. On Linux though, Okular is superb (except for its occasional problems with forms).

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm really disappointed not to see Okular there. It's FOSS, and it's very cozy and useful.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Started using it recently and i agree!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

What does Okular do that Firefox doesn't? I've used it on some distros because it was the default but I don't know the advantage compared to using my existing browser.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah the PDF category is weird / lacking. LibreOffice Draw and Inkscape can both edit PDFs and are missing as well. Xodo looks like some mobile app only or SaaS product.

Edit: Xodo does have a free desktop PDF reader but seems like they're certainly focused on selling their subscription based PDF editor

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Isn't it dangerous now that PDFs can run javascript? (Who had that idiotic idea, anyway?)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Xodo and Xchange are both feature rich, lightweight, and easy to use programs. Browser view is fine for a peek but quickly feels clunky.