I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc.
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I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?
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I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?
@malte For something like that, it might be best to go for a commercial product such as Master PDF. The FOSS options I've used seem a bit, rudimentary. You can try Master PDF for free, but it has a watermark that can be removed with purchase. Xodo is subscription based (perpetual is much more than Master PDF).
Will you be needing to send it to someone else who will be using Adobe to read it? MIght want to test for compatibility regarding notes.
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I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?
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@thehappycoder I tried it and couldn't find a way to filter comments, easily check them off (shortcuts) and the comment icons got in the way of reading the text.
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@malte For something like that, it might be best to go for a commercial product such as Master PDF. The FOSS options I've used seem a bit, rudimentary. You can try Master PDF for free, but it has a watermark that can be removed with purchase. Xodo is subscription based (perpetual is much more than Master PDF).
Will you be needing to send it to someone else who will be using Adobe to read it? MIght want to test for compatibility regarding notes.
@rspfau Yes I will need to send it to someone with Adobe Reader. The risk of incompatibility is ready when you have 500 pages to go through. I tried Master PDF and couldn't find an easy way to go through the comments with shortcuts - check them off specifically.
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@thehappycoder I tried it and couldn't find a way to filter comments, easily check them off (shortcuts) and the comment icons got in the way of reading the text.
@malte Maybe you can open a ticket about that bad UX so Mozilla volunteers can improve it? That is the FOSS spirit, help the community improve
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@rspfau Yes I will need to send it to someone with Adobe Reader. The risk of incompatibility is ready when you have 500 pages to go through. I tried Master PDF and couldn't find an easy way to go through the comments with shortcuts - check them off specifically.
@malte Does it HAVE to be a PDF? I'd ask if an alternative format is available. What format is the book being created in?
https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/12gecdl/collaborative_pdf_editor_in_the_cloud_that_works/?rdt=41625 -
@malte Does it HAVE to be a PDF? I'd ask if an alternative format is available. What format is the book being created in?
https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/12gecdl/collaborative_pdf_editor_in_the_cloud_that_works/?rdt=41625@rspfau Yes, the proofreading has already been done. I would have preferred a different format, but this is what the editor went with. The layout is changed in InDesign, but that is irrelevant for my use case.
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@malte Maybe you can open a ticket about that bad UX so Mozilla volunteers can improve it? That is the FOSS spirit, help the community improve
@thehappycoder I certainly could if I knew where and how. Can you point me in the right place?
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I need a PDF reader for Linux that can handle comments well - overview list, add a comment etc. I need to go through a proof reading of a book 500 pages long, so it need to work well. Any recommendations?
@malte@radikal.social Based on your needs for proofreading a 500-page book—strong support for adding comments (e.g., text notes, highlights), viewing an overview list of all annotations (like a sidebar), and efficient navigation—JOPDF() is among my top recommendations for upcoming Linux PDF reader. It focuses on native, completely free option where possible, prioritizing reliability with large files. You'll have to wait a little while over the available Linux version, but it won't be too long. #pdf #linux #mac #windows #freeware
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@malte@radikal.social Based on your needs for proofreading a 500-page book—strong support for adding comments (e.g., text notes, highlights), viewing an overview list of all annotations (like a sidebar), and efficient navigation—JOPDF() is among my top recommendations for upcoming Linux PDF reader. It focuses on native, completely free option where possible, prioritizing reliability with large files. You'll have to wait a little while over the available Linux version, but it won't be too long. #pdf #linux #mac #windows #freeware
@PiterP Thanks for responding. Out of curiosity, did you generate the answer with the assistance of an LLM?
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@PiterP Thanks for responding. Out of curiosity, did you generate the answer with the assistance of an LLM?
@malte@radikal.social You're absolutely a smart guy!
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@malte@radikal.social You're absolutely a smart guy!
@PiterP Apparently not smart enough to get your answer! Does that mean you did?
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@PiterP Apparently not smart enough to get your answer! Does that mean you did?
@malte@radikal.social Yes, I did, because I'm not a native English speaker. Thanks for asking!
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@malte@radikal.social Yes, I did, because I'm not a native English speaker. Thanks for asking!
@PiterP That makes two of us. I thought I could recognize the "signature" of an LLM in there.
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@PiterP That makes two of us. I thought I could recognize the "signature" of an LLM in there.
@malte@radikal.social You’ve got a sharp eye.
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@malte@radikal.social You’ve got a sharp eye.
@PiterP I've become more aware of it as I've noticed that answers generated from LLM generally have lots of noise and often serious mistakes. Yours seemed to be more of a translation of your own answer, if I understand you well. If I don't know, I'm the kind of person that assumes the whole answer was LLM-generated and will normally ignore it.
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@PiterP I've become more aware of it as I've noticed that answers generated from LLM generally have lots of noise and often serious mistakes. Yours seemed to be more of a translation of your own answer, if I understand you well. If I don't know, I'm the kind of person that assumes the whole answer was LLM-generated and will normally ignore it.
@malte@radikal.social You can rely on my answer and the completely free tool I recommend, I didn't mean to generate a fake answer with LLM, just to make myself more clear. Thanks!
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@malte@radikal.social You can rely on my answer and the completely free tool I recommend, I didn't mean to generate a fake answer with LLM, just to make myself more clear. Thanks!
@PiterP I got it! You were merely using it as a translation tool
