Few days
ago I was trying to edit an important pdf file and didn't have any pdf editor
installed in my PC. So I looked in to some free online options. I was able to
figure out 2 good options PDFescape and PDFZen.
PDFescape
How to use:
Go to http://www.pdfescape.com/open/. Click "Upload PDF to PDFescape" to use a pdf available on the pc or click "Load PDF from Internet" to use a pdf by specifying URL .Clicking on "Upload PDF to PDFescape" will open up "Upload
File" dialog box. Click Choose File button and select the required pdf
file, click Upload button, it will take some time to upload the file. In case of loading from internet a "Load URL" dialog will be opened. When file
is loaded successfully use various editing options on the left side of
browser.
Pros:
- Create new PDF document
- Annotate Documents with stickly notes and highlights
- Powerful editing tools including Text, Image, Link,
Freehand, Whiteout, Form field, Line Arrow, Rectangle, Circle, Checkmark
- Select and copy text from editor
- Page editing includes Move, Delete, Rotate right,
Rotate left, Append, Crop, Deskew, Restore All
- Form filling
- Password protect pdf files
- Documents sharing
- Saving and printing
- No watermarks
- PDF upload using URL or file from computer
- Supported Browsers : Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+,
Chrome, Safari 2+, Opera 9.5+
Cons:
- Changes made by whiting out any text field added by Acrobat XI is lost when saved.
- No option to add signature but as a workaround image can be used.
- Opens document with 100 or fewer pages. Only Premium members can open files containing up to 200 pages.
- Tab is not working in text, need to press space multiple times.
- No Google Drive or DropBox support
- No facebook, linkedin, twitter or email support, however sharing option generates a link which can be shared to any network. So this support is not entirely missing.
- Moving of text and sticky note after creation sometimes doesn't work.
PDFZen
How to use:
Go to https://pdfzen.com/static/open .
Click "Open File" button, it will open up "Open PDF"
option. Either specify a url or file from computer to open, wait for some time
before the file is opened. Editing options will be available on the top of the
browser, Actions option is available on top right corner.
Pros:
- Editing options include text, comment, highlight, draw.
- Ability to move comments and text.
- Document sharing using Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Fax and email.
- Supports PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, ODF and RTF.
- Can download original or updated document.
- Google Drive support.
- Support to duplicate the document.
- Can upload large PDF files, tested up to 50 MB.
Cons:
- No DropBox support.
- Comments added are only visible through PDFZen.
- No ability to resize the signature.
- No support for text and comments coloring.
- No printing support
- No support to add geometrical objects like line, rectangle, circle etc.
- No page editing support.
- Unsuccessful loading of most pdf files.
- No page number information.
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