I have to fill in some forms and email it but the forms are a xerox of a file, saved as a PDF. So, most PDF reader and fillers are unable to recognize I'm trying to type on the document. I also need to provide a signature on the document but it's doesn't have to be a certified signature( I ran into this with adobe). Anyone know of any good software to use?

I had some luck with master pdf editor 5 but it gave the file a watermark that I had remove with libre office, and I still couldn't sign it.

  • piccolo [any]
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    5 months ago

    Xournal++ is my recommendation. It can annotate any pdf pretty easily. Just import the pdf, sign it, then export as pdf

  • neo [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    I believe Firefox can do everything you ask. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/features/pdf-editor/

  • hello_hello [comrade/them]M
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    5 months ago

    You can use libreoffice draw for basic edits. Why not try out KDE Okular for PDF signing?

    • homhom9000 [she/her]
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      5 months ago

      I tried out Okular but it required an online certificate for signatures

      • Chronicon [they/them]
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        5 months ago

        yeah there's stuff built into the PDF format for doing signatures like, securely, but if you just need to draw on the PDF, not provide a verifiable electronic signature, then that should be easier. I've also mostly used Xournal++ for this sort of thing, you can draw or type over the pdf just fine.