This article explains how to edit a PDF on Chromebook. It includes information on several web-based PDF editors.
How to Edit a PDF on Chromebook
Most Chromebooks don’t come with a PDF editor app by default, but there are Chromebook PDF editors that you can access using your Chrome web browser. Most free PDF editors technically allow “editing” of PDF files, but few allow full editing that includes existing text, images, and other elements of the document.
The editors below are full-featured PDF editors for Chromebook.
1. One of the best online PDF editors you can use from your Chromebook is Soda PDF Online. When you open the website, simply select OpenPDF in the left navigation menu and navigate to the PDF file you want to edit. To select To display in the menu and To modify in the ribbon. You can now modify each text or image element in the document as you wish.
2. Sejda is another great online PDF editor. When you visit the site, select Edit a PDF document. Then select Download PDF-file. Find and open the PDF file you want to edit. Once opened, you can edit any text or image in the document. You can also fill in all forms, blank sections, annotate them, etc.
Notes: Sejda PDF Editor is also available for download from the Chrome Web Store if you prefer to use it as an app on your Chromebook.
3. There are not many online PDF editors that allow you to edit the existing text in the PDF file for free, but an alternative you can use is DocFly. You can use this option to convert a PDF file to Word. When you visit the site, select Click to upload your file.
Select the PDF file and you will see the file name appear in a list. Select the drop-down menu next to OpenPDF and select Convert to Word. This will turn the PDF file into a Docx file. Download the file and you can edit it in Word and then save it as a PDF if you wish.
Notes: For most PDF files, the PDF to Word conversion is very good and the document should appear exactly as it appears in PDF format. This makes it easy to update text or images and then use the document in Word format or convert it back to PDF.
Each of these solutions works well for editing PDF on Chromebook if you prefer to use a browser-based solution.
Free online PDF editors
Since Chromebook is web-based, you’re limited to browser-based PDF editors. If you only want to add text, images and other elements to your PDF document, all of the following free online PDF editors will work for you.
All of these solutions are great when you just need to fill out a PDF form someone sent you, or if you want to add new text, drawings, images, or other elements to an existing PDF document.
You can also use Google Play to install PDF editing apps on your Chromebook.
