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I'm looking for a free way to edit my PDF files on my Mac.
EDIT: I should precise (thank to "Doug Harris") that I need to edit old PDF files without having the original texts. These are some of my work for a few years, and I don't wannna have to retype everything...
waszkiewicz
Posted 2009-10-20T14:09:41.937
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Some good but non-free programs:
Pagehand is a Mac OS X Program which allows you to save your documents as PDF and later edit them again. It can not open all PDFs though, if they were created with different programs.
PDFpen looks promising (from SmileOnMyMac, creators of TextExpander), although it's relatively expensive.
brandstaetter
Posted 2009-10-20T14:09:41.937
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Pagehand link is dead – alper – 2019-11-24T12:42:53.507
PDFPen is great! – Chealion – 2009-10-20T14:39:18.360
Actually PDFpen is the kind I need. Not free, but really great from what I can see. – waszkiewicz – 2009-10-20T18:44:51.870
but pdfpen is not free – joe – 2009-10-20T20:43:10.197
3Why not pay for good software? Programmers gotta put food on the table... – Barry Brown – 2009-10-21T08:44:53.850
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Skim is a free PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
joe
Posted 2009-10-20T14:09:41.937
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I already use that one, really good in my opinion, but not "editing" enough... Deserves a positive point anyway, for the quality, and actually my question wasn't complete enought... – waszkiewicz – 2009-10-21T07:13:33.707
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You don't say what sort of editing you need to do. The standard Mac Preview app has tools for annotating PDFs -- drawing circle, boxes, arrows, highlighting text.
Doug Harris
Posted 2009-10-20T14:09:41.937
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...and reordering pages, assembling multiple PDF, extracting some pages... – mouviciel – 2009-10-20T15:32:57.657
Hey you're right. I should precise that my goal is to restructure some old PDF files build on my PC a few years ago. I don't want to redo the whole thing. So I guess PDFpen is the good option for me. But thanks for your advice. – waszkiewicz – 2009-10-20T18:46:31.587
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If you want a free online PDF editor (Safari & Firefox compatible):
Also:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/
(Or)
joe
Posted 2009-10-20T14:09:41.937
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you have asked for free program and you liked non-free program ;) – joe – 2009-10-20T20:44:06.060
I know, I'd love one that does the same as PDFpen for free, but I guess it would be a dream, wouldn't it? – waszkiewicz – 2009-10-21T07:10:20.813