Hi Everyone,

I'd like to second Valerie's suggestion of GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). It is a good, open source, free alternative to PhotoShop, and it runs on MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

Personally, I am a rabid Linux fan. I have been looking for alternatives to Adobe Acrobat for manipulating PDFs (crop, rotate, combine, OCR, sharpen, etc.) that will run on Linux because it is not possible to run Adobe products on Linux, even using Wine (Windows emulation software).

LibreOffice Draw is free, open source, and can do a lot of the things I want to do with PDFs. I'm pretty sure it will run on MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

Thanks,
Luke

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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 19:57
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Adobe Products -vs- tinywow

My esteemed listmates,

A new year and it's the Dewey's version of fast & furious!

Does your library offer any Adobe products besides Acrobat Reader?

Standard for editing pdfs?

Pro - protect, and sign documents.?

Photoshop - edit PNGs, jpgs?

Kind of pricey for a small public library for patron use.

I searched Trusted Reviews and Goolged trust but didn't find
satisfactory vetting of tinywow.com

Would tinywow or other free solutions adequately substitute for Adobe products?

Can anyone vouch for tinywow.com?

Thank you so much,

Charles.

Charlotte County Public Library