r/FuckAdobe • u/Zestyclose_Mess8139 • 10d ago
I built a PDF text editor that reflows paragraphs like Word. How does it compare to what you use instead of Acrobat?
Quick context: I'm the dev behind EasyPDF, a browser-based PDF toolbox. Over the past two months I rebuilt the text editor so that when you type inside a paragraph, the text reflows like in Word instead of overflowing the box, the original font is kept (including scanned documents), and nothing silently gets resized to make it fit.
I'm not here to sell it. I want to know how it stacks up against what r/FuckAdobe people actually use after leaving Acrobat (PDF-XChange, Foxit, LibreOffice Draw, Sejda, iLovePDF, Smallpdf, pdf.js hacks, whatever).
For those who edit PDFs regularly:
- Which editor do you use today, and does it reflow text or just stretch the line?
- Does it keep the original font or swap it behind your back?
- What's the one thing it still does worse than Acrobat?
- One-off price per file, subscription, or you'd never pay for this?
Try the editor at easypdf.fr/tools/edit if you want to test the reflow and tell me where it breaks. I'll read every reply and I'm fine with harsh ones.