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Mozilla just notified me today that Firefox can edit PDFs (for free)

Posted on 2/17/25 at 8:40 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 8:40 am
Messing around with it and it seems legit.

Should basically solve the needs of most people for basic PDF editing.

Can enter text, move it, and deleted it easier than my Kofax program.

Has a "signature" took to basically draw your signature.

Can highlight, insert pictures, print, save, etc.
Posted by UltimaParadox
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2008
47215 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 9:51 am to
Firefox has come full circle as the one of the few alternatives to chromium based browsers as google tries every which way to remove any type of flexibility in their platform.

Hoping more people move back to Firefox to keep it alive
This post was edited on 2/17/25 at 9:52 am
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 2:38 pm to
I got the same message about a week ago, tried for about five seconds, couldn’t make it work, then promptly forgot about it

Now that you’re saying it’s working, I’ll have to go back and give it another go.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19991 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:13 pm to
No thanks. Then i'd have to use firefox. Their CEO showed their true colors. No way am I going to support that.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
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450282 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:25 pm to
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Now that you’re saying it’s working, I’ll have to go back and give it another go.


It's very basic but useful.

Like I said, the text functions are vastly superior to the KofaxPDF software I paid for (although admittedly the primary use is for different purposes).

You can even drag to place the text and resize it (I tested it on a plea form PDF). Nothing earth shaking but lots of features for a free browser.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28996 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:31 pm to
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No thanks. Then i'd have to use firefox. Their CEO showed their true colors. No way am I going to support that.

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Posted by CAD703X
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Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:34 pm to
i'll give you an upvote for this one, SFP
Posted by 3deadtrolls
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Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:35 pm to
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Firefox has come full circle as the one of the few alternatives to chromium based browsers as google tries every which way to remove any type of flexibility in their platform.

Hoping more people move back to Firefox to keep it alive


Google throws a bunch of money to Mozilla every year to keep the antitrust issues at bay.

I like Firefox over Chrome. I've used it since it was Firebird.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19991 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:45 pm to
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Mozilla has advocated for big government censorship and classifying opinions as hate speech and then calling for governments to punish people for hate speech.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28996 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:02 pm to
Got a link?
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19991 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:06 pm to
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Got a link?


LINK

They are also big advocates of forcing everyone to have a global digital ID to use the internet. The ID would be trackable and fully monitored by any govt. You can search for those articles if you wish.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
2449 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:13 pm to
Depends which CEO.
One was anti-privacy and pro censorship and pushed the product accordingly(open web sockets, hardware identifiers, “fraud detection”, etc.) the next one didn’t think gays should marry.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28996 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:28 pm to
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Mozilla has advocated for big government censorship and classifying opinions as hate speech and then calling for governments to punish people for hate speech.
I don't see anything remotely close to this interpretation of whatever you've read. I see calling for openness re social media ads... who is paying and how much, and transparency about the algorithms and how people are targeted by them.
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They are also big advocates of forcing everyone to have a global digital ID to use the internet. The ID would be trackable and fully monitored by any govt. You can search for those articles if you wish.
Again, not seeing anything close to this. Mozilla of course does have a stance on digital ID because identification is critical to using many online services. It's important. But can't find a peep on Mozilla advocating for forcing everyone to use ID to use the internet, nor anything about wanting everyone to be tracked and fully monitored by governments.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19991 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:33 pm to
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I don't see anything remotely close to this interpretation of whatever you've read. I see calling for openness re social media ads... who is paying and how much, and transparency about the algorithms and how people are targeted by them.


Then you didn't spend any time reading the 100s of articles about the CEO's statements and clarifications. They called for people they didn't agree with to be banned from the internet and not just censored. Their words "censorship is not enough."

Mozilla even fired a CEO because the CEO didnt support California gay marriage. Thankfully that brought us Brave.

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Again, not seeing anything close to this. Mozilla of course does have a stance on digital ID because identification is critical to using many online services. It's important. But can't find a peep on Mozilla advocating for forcing everyone to use ID to use the internet, nor anything about wanting everyone to be tracked and fully monitored by governments.


Literally spend 5 minutes searching and you'll find all you want to know on this. They regularly call for more government tracking and censorship.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28996 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:47 pm to
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Then you didn't spend any time reading the 100s of articles about the CEO's statements and clarifications.
I read the one you linked and several others referencing the same blog post.
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They called for people they didn't agree with to be banned from the internet and not just censored.
Why don't you link this instead of the very tame one you provided?
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Their words "censorship is not enough."
Can't find this quote anywhere. Using DDG.
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Literally spend 5 minutes searching and you'll find all you want to know on this. They regularly call for more government tracking and censorship.
I've spent the last 30 and don't see dick about what you're saying. Mozilla regularly fights against governments that want to force censorship and tracking tools into browsers.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
29858 posts
Posted on 2/17/25 at 5:52 pm to
He and I had a very similar exchange a few months ago. Not sure that it’s going to help, though

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