Re: free app to modify pdf files

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:57:34 +0200, sobriquet wrote :

What's the best free app to modify pdf files on android?
So not just viewing a pdf file, but actually making changes in it, like
filling out a form with additional information.
 
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I don't know the answer, so I hope someone pitches in with the answer.

However, I know of another group you can ask, which is comp.text.pdf
 <https://tinyurl.com/comp-text-pdf>
 <https://tinyurl.com/nova-comp-text-pdf>

In addition, you can easily convert a PDF to Microsoft Word where, if the
PDF is actual text (and not a bitmap image), you can edit it in MS Word.
 <https://calibre-ebook.com/download>

In addition, there are also online PDF editors....
 <https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/pdf-editor.html>

Looking for you in Skyica for an Android PDF editor
 PDFgear for Android seems to have the most free editing of PDFs I think
 Sejda PDF Editor apparently has some free editing limited by size
 iLovePDF is better for merging & splitting but it does some edits for free
 Xodo PDF Reader & Editor apparently has "some" free PDF editing features
 PDFelement by Wondershare seems to have some elements of editing for free
 Foxit PDF Editor also has "some" PDF editing for free but not much
 Adobe Acrobat Reader only has the most rudimentary of free PDF changes

Please note that while I've been using PDFs for longer than anyone here
most likely (since I started using PDFs before anyone knew about it - see
sig), I am NOT an expert on free PDF editors on Android by any means.

Those on the c.t.p group *are* experts, so I will defer to them to help.
Please do let us know what works best for you as we learn from helping.

--
When I first proposed our corporate IT department support PDF files, they
refused on the grounds that they didn't want to support yet another editing
format (they didn't understand anything about PDF, being my main point).