Combine PDFs 3.0 is a free, open-source application to combine PDFs and to extract information from them.
See also:- PDF Editing & Creation: 50+ open source/free alternatives to Adobe Acrobat--on Codswallop.
- See the Publication and design Page converted by the service on March 11, 2008. Note that the Flash menu at the top is going nuts, while the links in the body all seem to function.
- PDF Form Designer is a free cross-platform alternative, for creating PDF forms in new and existing PDF files, on Techie Buzz.
- FillAnyPDF.com is a website where you upload your PDF form and link to it so other people can fill it out and sign it online. No software is needed. Any PDF form can be used, even if it's not "interactive,"
*Why bother?If you're doing serious work, you will not have time to fool with this stuff. But sometimes, you might want simply to accomplish a single task without having to purchase a large commercial application. That's when it might serve to look for a free alternative. Otherwise, it's good to know that free alternatives to all of the big commercial applications exist, if for no other purpose than to keep providers like Adobe on their toes.
Screencast-o-Matic is a new browser-based screencast utility that includes free hosting. The heavy-iron commercial screencasting applications, Camtasia and Adobe's Captivate, contain more features. But the increasing number of free alternatives, including Screencast-o-Matic, may be all that a developer needs.
