Master PDF Editor VS ScanTailor

Master PDF Editor Reviews

1. Pluof    

   over 2 years ago
   The best

   Full Features!

   🏁 Competitors: PDFsam, Sejda, Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader, Adobe Acrobat DC, Smallpdf

   👍 Pros:    Open-source|Running on linux|Fast|Scan|Create pdf|Good price|Secure and easy to use|Search feature|Ocr|Works with 4k hidpi|Edit pdf|Add comments|Digital signature|Create interactive pdf|Create snapshot|Align options|Edit and create forms|Backup file automatic creation|Add and remove pages|Compatibility with canon scanners|Single price (not by subscription)|Work perfect with linux (ubuntu)|Keyboard shorcuts

   👎 Cons:    Cannot use custom themes|Problem with custom page cropping in scanner on linux (solution on the way)|No exciting new features in semi-annual updates

ScanTailor Reviews

Master PDF Editor mentions (11)

• I can't find any good PDF editor. Is there an Android or Linux app, or maybe PWA that is capable of inserting images in a PDF, allowing writing with pen and keyboard (and I want that text to be searchable so OCRd)?

  Master PDF for Linux, you can try it for free, it will insert a watermark on saved documents. Source: over 1 year ago

• Hiccups after Changing to Mint

  Foxit: If only doing comments and basic stuff, use Foxit Reader. They have a linux version, been using it for years, it's pretty good. If you want full features to edit anything about a PDF, sadly foxit doesn't do it. MasterPDF is probably your best bet. https://code-industry.net/masterpdfeditor/. Source: over 1 year ago

• pdfviewer with tabs and save session

  Have you tried Master PDF? It's on Flathub too. If you need the editing features, use masterpdf4 (also on AUR). I usually install masterpdf5 via Flathub for convenience if I don't need to do major edits, and use masterpdf4 for major edits only (installing masterpdf5 on Flathub meant the two versions doesn't interfere with each other's settings). Source: about 2 years ago

• PDF form tools for Linux (Acroform or XFA)

  Try PDF Master Editor (free for non commercial use). Currently my personal choice when it comes to complex PDF editing. The price and the licensing terms are VERY attractive. Source: over 2 years ago

• Question from a noob - best pdf tool?

  If you need to be able to fully edit multiple page pdf document(move/remove existing images inside the page, edit existing text etc.) and do it more convenient way than Inkscape+Pdf arranger method, I can only recommend a proprietary(a.k.a. nonfree) tool called Master Pdf Editor. Source: over 2 years ago

ScanTailor mentions (9)

• Z-Library to Let Users Share Physical Books

  There's also https://scantailor.org/ (and a maintained fork at https://github.com/4lex4/scantailor-advanced ) which semi-automates unwarping and other corrective tasks in scanned books. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Is there a way to convert "photographed text" in to just "text" in a .pdf file?

  Scantailor (https://scantailor.org) is the tool for self-scanned books that exist in images (png, jpg, etc). However, I usually use Irfanview with PDF plugin (https://irfanview.com - download both Irfanview and the Plugins from this home page) I have elsewhere in r/PDF shown how you can do batch splitting of two-page scans, clean up muddy pages (yellowed or browned) . In the Reddit search box, search for... Source: about 1 year ago

• Is anyone backing up/reploading Archive.org's scanned books to Libgen, etc.?

  Scantailor https://scantailor.org/ might be useful. Source: about 1 year ago

• Where do you BUY your ebooks from?

  Scantailor is a good open source option that has a lot of features centered towards this process. Source: over 1 year ago

• OCRmyPDF: Add an OCR text layer to scanned PDF file

  I use OCRmyPDF on a regular basis to OCR journal articles my library sends me. I've found it works great on English but (with appropriate language packs installed) works poorly on Greek and Hebrew. It also makes no effort to understand the layout of pages (e.g., tables). The project is fantastic, though. I've often considered building a web frontend that cleans up PDFs and then OCRs them using OCRmyPDF. For... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago