cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/58911678

The law firm that I work for is has finally decided that we should embrace Linux.

When of the key programs that we use a PDF Editor that has e-sign capabilities. Most people use Adobe and I use Foxit.

The problem with Foxit is that it doesn’t run natively on Linux. I have to use WINE which is already going to be a problem cause we need a program that works out of the box. Having a program work out of the box cuts down on IT support and makes it easier for everyone to use.

The features needed:

  1. Bookmark
  2. Move/delete/insert pages
  3. Redact
  4. Bates numbering
  5. E-sign
  6. Change orientation of the page
  7. Resize pages
  8. Add notes
  9. Highlight
  10. Charges in Canadian dollars
  11. Offline program
  12. User friendly

Bonus points: It’s a non-American company

The ones that I have looked at:

  1. PDF Filler (not a fan of it being almost 100% cloud based)
  2. Master PDF Editor
  3. PDF Studio

Edit: Distro would most likely be Mint or Zorin.

  • sga@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    20 hours ago

    if a combination of 2 programmes work, then pdf arranger and libreoffice draw / xournalpp / okular. both foss and free (As in beer). for stuff like rearranging pages, changing sizes or orientation, cropping or even signing, the former can do fairly easily. for highlight, redact, bookmark, signing, latter work (they are a slighlty powerful viwers essentially, whereas libreoffice draw can edit much like adobe assuming fonts are availables).

    it would make the workflow harder, but this is roughly what i use. I do not have to do pdf manipulation much, mostly read, so i have a simpler viewer (zathura in my case), which you can replace with lets say okular and get most of the latter set of features. and whenever you have to edit, you can make some shortcut (keyboard) to open current file in pdf arranger and there do former set of operations.

    if you are okay with webapp, then i think xodo should work (they have a desktop electron client as well, but i think they only give windows download options). there you get all features, but would likely have to buy licenses. do not know where they are from, but i think they maybe are from china.

    As for distro, and if you are tech support, see if you could go with a immutable distro, as that may reduce your work. (i do not want to start a distro war here so not giving any recommendation).