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When comparing PDFescape vs LibreOffice Draw, the Slant community recommends PDFescape for most people. In the question“What are the best PDF editors?” PDFescape is ranked 13th while LibreOffice Draw is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose PDFescape is:
Very easy to use, with a simple interface.
Specs
Accessibility VerificationNo
AnnotationWhiteout, Add Text/Images/Freehand/Link/Form Fields, Comment; Highlight; Markup
Exports.pdf
FormsYes
ISO CompliancyNo
Imports.xls
OCRNo
PDF DRMYes
PlatformsWeb, downloadable on upgrade
Rich MediaNo (Just images)
e-SignaturesNo
Accessibility VerificationNo
AnnotationNo
Exports.uof;uot;uos;uop; .dif; .swf; .xpm; .xml; .xls;xlw;xlt; .wmf; .txt; .tif;tiff;sxm; .svm; .svg; .slk; .rtf; .ras; .pxl; .psw; .ppt;pps;pot; .png; .pgm;pbm;ppm; .pdf; .pdb; .pct; .odt;fodt;ods;fods;odp;fodp;odb;odg;fodg;odf; .mml; .met; .jpg;jpeg; .html;htm; .gif; .eps; .emf; .docx;xlsx;pptx; .doc;dot; .dbf; .csv;txt; .bmp; .xls;xlw;xlt; .doc;dot; .sxm; .sdw;sgl;vor; .sdc; .sda;sdd;sdp
FormsNo
ISO CompliancyNo
Imports.wpd; .wk1; .wks; .123; .cdr; .cmx; .xpm; .xml; .xls; .xlw; .xlt; .xbm; .wps; .wmf; .wb2; .txt; .tif; .tiff; .tga; .sxw; .stw; .sxc; .stc; .sxi; .sti; .sxd; .std; .sxm; .svm; .svg; .slk; .sgv; .sgf; .rtf; .ras; .pxl; .psw; .psd; .ppt; .pps; .pot; .png; .plt; .pgm; .pbm; .ppm; .pdf; .pdb; .pcx; .pct; .pcd; .pages; .odt; .fodt; .ods; .fods; .odp; .fodp; .odb; .odg; .fodg; .odf; .mml; .met; .jtd; .jtt; .jpg; .jpeg; .hwp; .html; .htm; .gif; .eps; .emf; .dxf; .docx; .xlsx; .pptx.doc; .dot; .dif; .dbf; .csv; .txt; .cgm; .bmp; .602; .sxm; .sdw; .sgl; .vor; .sdc; .vor; .sda; .sdd; .sdp; .vor; .ase; .vsd
OCRNo
PDF DRMNo
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Rich MediaNo
e-SignaturesNo
LicenseMPL-2.0
Real-time collaborationNo
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Pros
Pro Easy, fast, and free
Very easy to use, with a simple interface.
Pro Fully usable before upgrading (upgrade has desktop version)
A lot of editing can be done on the free account, but you can upgrade to more features.
Pro Available online and works on all popular browsers
PDFescape is available online and works on Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 2+, Chrome, Opera 9.5+.
Pro SWF Flash file export
Pro Free and open source
LibreOffice is available for free with code available here. It's licensed under LGPL v3 with new contributions dual-licensed under MPL.
Cons
Con Has ads
Displays advertisements (in a sidebar on the right - no popups etc).
No cons yet!