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Asked: 2010-12-12 18:55:59 +0800 CST

Is there a way to enable commenting adobe PDF?

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I have a PDF file, and I'd like to comment in adobe style. Is there a way to enable that somehow, or are there any alternatives?

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8 Answers

  1. It might be a licensing issue.

    Linux Adobe Reader 9 Document Properties --> Security Tab --> "Commenting: NOT ALLOWED"

    Even thought the PDF has no security, commenting is still NOT allowed. Might be a licensing issue since the original was created using open source tools, not Acrobat.

    "PDF Producer: Apache FOP Version 1.1" -- Commenting Not Allowed.
    "PDF Producer: Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 10.0" -- Commenting Works.

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18894689/adding-enable-for-commenting-adobe-reader-using-acrobat

    http://support.itextpdf.com/node/24

    Platform: Linux Mint with Adobe Reader 9.

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  2. Best Answer

    There is a feature to add annotations using the default gnome evince, but the tool doesn't have the feature switched on in Ubuntu 10.10, so you have a choice between:

    pdfedit - Dedicated tool for editing pdf files.

    flpsed - Useful, but not as polished.

    inkscape - Importing the pdf, adding your visible notes and exporting back to pdf, downside is, they're not real pdf notes.

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  3. Foxit Reader allows pretty advanced commenting.

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  4. okular is the default KDE editor (though using it with Unity/Gnome is not a problem), is very polished and provides the requested functionality. After opening your PDF, enable "Review" in the "Tools" menu and a toolbar will appear with buttons for notes, highlighting, etc.

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  5. Try Xournal

    You can Comment, Highlight, Underline, Draw.......

    Install by typing 

    $sudo apt-get install xournal
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  6. For text comments I suggest to use PDF Annotator (available in Ubuntu software center) - very easy application which allows saving in PS or PDF formats.

    Regards, Vincenzo

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  7. Not a desktop app, but Adobe has released Acrobat.com, which is essentially an online office suite, but it can read and make pdfs (a limit of 5 made per month for free, I think). I would assume that they have commenting as part of the suite and it would be acrobat style.

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  8. If you can wait for a while the new Acrobate X you can comment your document. I tried in windows and work's perfect.

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