Have you tried the latest version of OnlyOffice?
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.
Re:SumatraPDF Reader
by looperhacks on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @05:40AM
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"Open" for the cheap price of ~$230
Re:SumatraPDF Reader
by SV_BubbleTime on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:17AM
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I deal with ISO all the time, they’re cutting you a “deal” there.
Re:SumatraPDF Reader
by pelalmqvist on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @03:48AM
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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.
Re:SumatraPDF Reader
by Zufriedenheit on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @05:47AM
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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...
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.