PDFedit
Encyclopedia
PDFedit is a free
PDF
editor for Unix-like
operating system
s (including Cygwin
on top of Windows
). It does not support editing protected or encrypted
PDF files or word processor
-style text manipulation, however.
PDFedit GUI is based on the Qt 3 toolkit
and scripting engine (QSA
), so every operation is scriptable. Part of the program is also command line interface for PDF manipulation. Xpdf
is used for low level processing.
PDF is a complex format designed for publishing output, not for any further modifications. PDFedit is a low-level tool for technical users that provides structured access to the internal structure of the PDF file. It may require familiarity with PDF specifications to be able to make substantial modifications.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
editor for Unix-like
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s (including Cygwin
Cygwin
Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment...
on top of Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
). It does not support editing protected or encrypted
Encryption
In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...
PDF files or word processor
Word processor
A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....
-style text manipulation, however.
PDFedit GUI is based on the Qt 3 toolkit
Qt (toolkit)
Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software with a graphical user interface , and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as command-line tools and consoles for servers...
and scripting engine (QSA
Qt Script for Applications
QtScript is a scripting engine that has been part of the Qt cross-platform application framework since version 4.3.0.The scripting language is based on the ECMAScript standard with a few extensions, such as QObject-style signal and slot connections...
), so every operation is scriptable. Part of the program is also command line interface for PDF manipulation. Xpdf
Xpdf
Xpdf is an open-source PDF viewer for the X Window System and Motif.Xpdf runs on practically any Unix-like operating system. Xpdf can decode LZW and read encrypted PDFs. The official version obeys the DRM restrictions of PDF files, which may prevent copying, printing, or converting some PDF files...
is used for low level processing.
PDF is a complex format designed for publishing output, not for any further modifications. PDFedit is a low-level tool for technical users that provides structured access to the internal structure of the PDF file. It may require familiarity with PDF specifications to be able to make substantial modifications.