.PDF software that doesn't cost 20.00 a month?

[Santilli]

Hi
I'm always getting forms made in .PDF that require me filling them out. Mainly from doctors.

Does anyone have a program that works to fill out forms that doesn't cost a monthly tuition fee?

I just got done filling out a form with PDFFiller, and at the end, it asks me for a subscription.
:rrrrrrrr!!!!:::

Thank you

 

[Chewy509]

Does Acrobat Reader or Foxit PDF reader not work for you?

 

[sedrosken]

Chewy, he asked in context of filling out forms, so something that can edit PDFs would be needed -- usually the editing functionality is what costs money.

I've got to be honest, I just use SumatraPDF for reading them, then print them out, fill them out, and scan them back in, myself. I've heard Google Docs might be able to edit them?

 

[Santilli]

That works part way. The PDF is made with the first page that is editable, but the rest are pictures of documents, and can't be edited.
Your attack, Sedrosken, looks like the way to go...

 

[Chewy509]

That makes more sense if the PDF wasn't constructed correctly to allow text input with save/print, why he needs a tool with editor functionality.

The other suggestions are the way to go then.

 

[mubs]

Is there a tool that will run locally and strip a pdf file of all protection? There are websites that do this, but a file is protected in the first place because it is sensitive, and I wouldn't want to upload such sensitive info websites I don't know anything about. I use qpdf.exe all the time to strip the pw for files where the pw is known (like CC & bank statements), but it will not remove security that prevents deleting unwanted pages in the pdf, etc.

 

[Mercutio]

I bought a Passware license a zillion years ago that handles PDFs and MS Office file formats. I think I paid $50 for the basic license.

 

[Mercutio]

A neat trick for dealing with protected PDFs is to print them out to a Microsoft XPS document. This strips any protection they have. It's then straightforward to write them back to a PDF if you want or need them in that format instead.

 

[mubs]

Thanks Merc.