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Programs to edit PDF for free
Looking for gods programs to edit PDF for free from your computer? Then I suggest you take advantage of the solutions that you find reported below. There are for Windows, MacOS e Linux.
LibreOffice (Windows / macOS / Linux)
If you are looking for a free solution that allows you to freely edit PDFs, I can only recommend you LibreOffice. It is a zero-cost and open source productivity suite - according to many the best free alternative to Microsoft Office -, which allows not only to export any document in PDF format but also to edit files of this type already existing. It is compatible with Windows, macOS and Linux and is completely in cittàn.
To download LibreOffice on your computer, connect to the official website of the program and click on the button Download version xx. Download completed if you are using Windows, april il .msi files obtained and, in the window that is shown to you on the desktop, click on the button Run. Next, hit the button NEXT, select the option Typical and click on the buttons NEXT, Install, Yes e end, in order to conclude the setup.
Stai using MacOSInstead, open the package .dmg got it, move theLibreOffice icon in the folder Applications on your Mac, right-click on it and select the item apri twice in a row, in order to start the program going to circumvent Apple's limitations towards applications from non-certified developers (an operation that must be carried out only at the first start). Proceed, therefore, to completely close the software, using the key combination cmd + q.
Also on Mac, after having completed the above steps, go back to the LibreOffice website and download the cittàn translation of the suite (on Windows it is integrated "as standard", so it is not necessary), by clicking on the button Translated user interface.
When the download is complete, open the new one package .dmg got it, right click onLibreOffice Language Pack executable inside it, select the item apri from the menu that is shown to you and press the buttons apri e Install. In Seguito, select the voice /Applications/LibreOffice.app from the window that appears and click the button Install.
If you are notified in completing the steps above that you do not have high enough privileges to continue, click the button Yes, identify me, enter the Password of your user account on macOS in the window that opens and click on the button OK (twice in a row), to complete the installation of the LibreOffice language pack.
Once the installation is complete, start LibreOffice, selecting the appropriate one collegamento that you find in Start menu (on Windows) or click on the relevant icon ask the Launchpad (on macOS), then click on the entry Open file that you find in the upper left part of the displayed window and select the PDF document of your interest.
After doing this, it will launch Draw, the application of the suite dedicated to the creation of printable documents. You can then edit the PDF using the icons located on the left and top sidebar: le geometric shapes and arrows to insert indications and circled elements in the document, the letter "T" to add custom text fields and so on. Instead, to edit the PDF text (where possible), simply select it with the mouse.
When done, you can save your edited PDF by clicking on the menu Fillet located at the top left and then choosing the item Save da quest'ultimo.
Microsoft Edge (Windows 10)
Stai using a PC with your installato Windows 10, you don't necessarily have to resort to using third-party tools to edit your PDF files. To succeed in the enterprise, in fact, you can also consider relying on the use of Microsoft Edge, the default browser of the operating system, which, not everyone knows, also includes a document viewer of this type with several useful tools for editing PDFs.
To be able to use it for your purpose, first open the PDF in relation to which you are interested in going to act, by double clicking on its icon. If Edge isn't your default PDF viewer, do the following instead: right click on the file and select items Open with> Microsoft Edge give the menu answer.
Once the PDF is displayed, to be able to edit it, use the tools you find on the toolbar at the top: by clicking on the button Design you can freely draw on the document by clicking on it Clear you can remove the inserted drawings while clicking on the button with the circular arrow you can rotate the document. Then there are buttons to change the view of the document and to increase and decrease the zoom.
When the changes are complete, to save the changes you have made to the file click on the button with the floppy disk that you always find on the toolbar and that's it.
PDFill FREE PDF Tools (Windows)
If you don't need to work on the text of the documents, I highly recommend that you take a look at PDFill FREE PDF Tools. It is one of the best programs to edit PDF available for free on Windows. It allows you to merge and divide documents belonging to the categories in question, convert them into images, encrypt and decrypt them (by removing the owner password), rotate or rearrange their pages and apply watermarks to them.
To download it to your computer, connect to its official website and click on the button first Download now found under the heading Get FREE basic version and then on the same button located in the center of the page that opens.
Once the download is complete, open the .exe file obtained and, in the window you see appear on the desktop, first click on the button Yes and on that Next. Then put the check mark next to the item I accept the terms in the License Agreement and complete the setup by clicking on the button again Next (twice consecutively) and then on the buttons install e Finish.
If during setup you are asked to install Ghost script e . Net Framework, accept. These are two free software - clean, which do not contain toolbars or other promotional content - necessary for the correct functioning of PDFill FREE PDF Tools.
Once the installation is complete, to use PDFill FREE PDF Tools, all you have to do is start it, selecting the relevant one collegamento which was just added to the Start menu, and click on one of the buttons on its main screen, the ones listed below, to select the function of your interest.
- Merge PDF files - to merge two or more PDF files into one;
- Split or Reorder Pages - to divide a document or reorder the pages in it;
- Encrypt and Decrypt Options - to add or remove password to PDF files (does not remove password when opening);
- Rotate or Crop PDF Pages - to rotate or cut PDF pages;
- Reformat Multiple Pages - to change the format, margins and other properties of the pages of a PDF document;
- Add Header and Footer - to add headers and footnotes to PDF documents;
- Add Watermark by Text - to add text watermarks to PDFs;
- Add Watermark by Image - to add graphic watermarks to PDFs;
- Convert Images to PDF - to convert a series of images into a PDF file;
- Convert PDF to Images - to convert a PDF into a series of images;
- PDF Form Field Operations - to delete, extrapolate or make "flat" the data present in the PDF forms;
- Convert PostScript into PDF - to convert PostScript files to PDF;
- Add PDF Information - to change the title, author and other information of the PDF files;
- Scan into Image or PDF - to scan documents such as images or PDF files;
- Create Transparent Image - to create transparent images.
Once you have selected the instrument of your interest, choose the documents on which to operate, adjust the relative options of use and that's it.
Preview (macOS)
If none of the PDF editing programs I have already suggested convinced you in a particular way and you own a Mac, you will surely be happy to discover that you can possibly consider relying on the use of Preview. In case you don't know, it's the default application on Apple-branded computers for viewing and editing images and PDFs.
To be able to use it, open the document you wish to act on by simply double clicking on its icon. If Preview is not the default application for opening PDFs, right-click on the file of your interest and select, from the context menu, the items Open with> Preview.
Once the document is open, click on the icon with the pencil which is located at the top right, so as to enable the display of the bar with the editing tools. Using the buttons on the toolbar in question you can then draw lines, insert texts, signatures, geometric shapes, etc.
If, on the other hand, you need to rotate the pages that make up your PDF, you need to click the button with the square and the arrow that you find in the upper part of the window, while pressing the button with theHighlighter adjacent and on its menu you can highlight the text and underline it.
Once the changes are complete, simply close the document by pressing the circular button with the "x" placed in the upper left part of the window. All changes made will be saved automatically.
Programs to edit PDF to Word
Do you need to convert your PDF files into DOC or DOCX documents and would you therefore like me to recommend useful solutions for the purpose? No sooner said than done! Below, in fact, you will find the ones that I believe to be the best programs to edit PDF to Word currently present on the square, both for Windows that for MacOS e Linux.
Word 2013 or later (Windows / macOS)
If you need to convert PDF documents to DOC or DOCX files, you can first rely on Word, the word processor included with Microsoft Office. Starting from version 2013, the program, in fact, is able to import PDFs and transform them into text documents, often without problems.
To be able to use it for your purpose, if you have already installed Word on your computer, start the program, selecting the relevant one collegamento that you find in Start menu (on Windows) or by clicking on the relevant icon in Launchpad (your macOS).
If you have not yet installed the program, to fix it, follow the instructions I gave you in my guide on how to download Word, bearing in mind that it is not a free solution (the lowest cost is the one required for subscribing to the program. Microsoft 365, equal to 7 euros / month), but it is still possible to try the program for 30 days without spending a cent and without obligation to renew.
Now that you see the Word window on your screen, click on the menu Fillet situato in alto a sinistra, selects the voice apri from the latter and open the PDF document of your interest.
Next, click on your button OK (to accept any alterations to the layout of the file), select the item Save with name from the menu Fillet and save the file by choosing the format DOC o DOCX. Easier than that?
Other solutions
If you are looking for alternatives to transform your PDFs into Word files, I suggest you take into consideration the additional solutions that I have reported to you in the list below.
- Doxillion Document Converter (Windows / macOS) - program through which it is possible to convert various types of documents from one format to another and which obviously also allows you to transform PDFs into Word files. It's free, but for personal use only. If used for commercial purposes, the appropriate license must be purchased (at a cost of $ 19,99).
- PDFMate PDFConverter (Windows / macOS) - free and easy-to-use software that allows you to convert PDFs to other types of files, including Word documents. It also allows you to fine-tune the output settings. It is free, but eventually it is available in the Pro variant (at a cost of 43,86 euros), which offers extra functions.
- PDFelement (Windows / macOS) - this is software that allows you to view, edit, create and convert PDFs in an incredibly simple way. Basically it is free, but it imprints a watermark on the output documents and provides other limitations, which can be circumvented by switching to the paid version (with prices starting from 77,23 euros / year and 165,64 euros one-off).
Programs to edit PDF online
You don't want or can't download new software on your computer and would like me to suggest you some programs to edit PDF online? No sooner said than done. In fact, below you will find those that I believe to be the best solutions in the category, which can be used directly from the browser. Put them to the test now.
PDFescape
The online PDF editing service that I invite you to try is PDFescape. It allows you to edit PDF documents directly from your browser, without having to install anything on your computer. Registration is not mandatory (but by creating an account you can save uploaded documents online) and it is free. The only thing to take into consideration is that it only allows you to upload files with a maximum size of 10 MB, which must not consist of more than 100 pages.
To use PDFEscape, connect immediately to its main page and load the document to be edited, dragging it into the box with the writing on it Drop PDF Here. Alternatively, you can upload the file "manually" by clicking on the button first Choose file and then on the button Upload.
Next, use the PDFescape toolbar, visible on the left, to make any necessary changes. The bar is divided into three tabs: in the one called Insertion you can find the buttons to insert texts, images, drawings and other customized elements inside the document; in that call Annotate find the highlighter and annotation functions there; in that call Page you will find useful functions for editing PDF pages, rotating them, cutting them and deleting them.
When you are satisfied with the result, click ongreen icon with double arrow always placed on the left, in order to download the edited PDF to your computer.
Other solutions
Are you looking for other online services through which you can edit your PDF files? In that case, I invite you to take a look at the solutions you find in the following list.
- PDF fox - Free and very easy to use web service, which allows you to edit PDFs by adding geometric shapes, rotating pages, etc. It does not require registration, but by logging in it is possible to save the history of the edited documents.
- PDF Buddy - it is a Web service that allows you to modify the PDF files that are given to you "at the table", adding texts, removing pages and much more. It is not mandatory to register, but by creating an account you can keep your files online. In addition, it is basically free, but by subscribing to one of the paid plans (with prices starting at $ 5,99 / month) you can take advantage of some extra features.
- DocHub - another online service that allows you to make changes to various types of documents, including PDFs. It's free, but you need to register in order to use it. Note that it is also available in a paid variant (at a cost of $ 4,99 / month), which allows you to unlock some additional features.
App to edit PDF
As anticipated at the beginning of the guide, if you do not have a computer at hand, you can consider taking advantage of the app to edit PDF, usable directly from smartphones and tablets Android and iPhone / iPad. Below, therefore, you will find the ones that I believe to be the best.
- Exodus PDF (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - app considered as one of the most complete free solutions for editing PDFs in the mobile environment. In fact, it allows you to write on documents, add arrows, highlights and much more. Plus, it integrates with Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud storage services.
- Foxit PDF (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - this is an application that allows you to easily edit PDF files by inserting annotations, highlights etc. It is free but, to unlock some advanced features, such as the ability to protect files with certificates, you need to switch to the paid version through in-app purchases (at the base cost of 11,49 euros).
- Fillet (iOS / iPadOS) - is the default file manager of iPhone and iPad, but it also includes a PDF file viewer and ad hoc tools through which you can make various changes to documents of this type.
