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Raven<p>ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0 released with a redesigned interface, new diagram viewer, support for Markdown files, OCR for PDFs, collaborative PDF form editor, enhanced content controls</p><p><a href="https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/onlyoffice-docs-9-0-released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/on</span><span class="invisible">lyoffice-docs-9-0-released</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/onlyoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlyoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/pdfeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdfeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/officesuite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>officesuite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/documentviewer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentviewer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/document" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>document</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/spreadsheet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spreadsheet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/presentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opendocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendocument</span></a></p>
Monoka<p>Can anyone help to create a Flatpak?</p><p>It's about PDF4QT, an open source PDF editor, and the developer Jakub asks if anyone can help creating the Flatpak: <a href="https://github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/issues/212#issuecomment-2494572018" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/212#issuecomment-2494572018</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/askmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/askfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfediverse</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flathub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flathub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flatpak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flatpak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FlatpakApps" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FlatpakApps</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@flathub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>flathub</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kde</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@qt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qt</span></a></span></p>
Monoka<p>Open source <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a>. Jakub Melka released <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a> 1.4, the first version that is able to edit text, graphics within a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdf</span></a> </p><p>--<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@doctormo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>doctormo</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdobeAcrobat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdobeAcrobat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Acrobat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acrobat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MasterPDFEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasterPDFEditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFStudio</span></a></p>
Monoka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@mKa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mKa</span></a></span> FYI, here the developer of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jakub_Melka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jakub_Melka</span></a> explains his work on the editing of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> streams (images, text) and the progress in this regard:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/issues/42#issuecomment-2083375691" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/42#issuecomment-2083375691</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a></p>
Monoka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@mKa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mKa</span></a></span> To my knowledge there are two real <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>. Both are not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>. I am using <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Qoppa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qoppa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFStudio</span></a> (<a href="https://www.qoppa.com/pdfstudio/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">qoppa.com/pdfstudio/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) which has all the features I need. There is also <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MasterPDFEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasterPDFEditor</span></a> (<a href="https://code-industry.net/masterpdfeditor/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">code-industry.net/masterpdfedi</span><span class="invisible">tor/</span></a>). In terms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>, no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> editor exists. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a> (<a href="https://jakubmelka.github.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jakubmelka.github.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) aims at getting there, but it is not yet there. The other frequently suggested programs are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> Draw and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inkscape</span></a>, but both don't preserve/edit the PDF, but import/export it.</p>
Monoka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@swatantra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>swatantra</span></a></span> Yes, things like editing text in a PDF, removing text, adding/changing objects/images, blackening text, rotating/changing the canvas etc. require actual PDF editors. </p><p>BTW, the open source project <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a> seems to be working on it (editing of text and objects): <a href="https://github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/issues/42#issuecomment-2083375691" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/42#issuecomment-2083375691</span></a> : "In first version, images will be editable, text will be editable, very limited editing of paths (setting of appearance, color etc.), and move these graphic items via drag and drop."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFEditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Monoka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@swatantra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>swatantra</span></a></span> Unfortunately, both, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Okular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Okular</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFSAM</span></a>, are not suitable for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> editing. There is a substantial lack of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>. There are two commercial products: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Qoppa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qoppa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFStudio</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MasterPDFEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasterPDFEditor</span></a>. The only open source project is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDF4QT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF4QT</span></a>, but it is not there yet: <a href="https://jakubmelka.github.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jakubmelka.github.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDFeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDFeditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GnomePapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GnomePapers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evince</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QoppaPDFStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QoppaPDFStudio</span></a></p>
Psylocibus<p>It has been a revelation for some friends of mine so maybe it's worth mentioning it.<br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/pdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdf</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/pdfeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdfeditor</span></a></p>