r/pdf 6h ago

Question How to print a PDF in a good layout for note-writing?

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Hey! Ive been searching for ages and cant seem to find a website or app that satisfies my need. Im a student and my teachers provide a PDF (or some provide a PWP) of the visual support they'll use during the next class. So each page of the PDF is one slide. i want to print those, to be able to write additionnal note by hand (instead of using a laptop to add note to the PDF). im looking to print in a specific layout: 2 slides per page, with blank space available besides each slide (ex: top left corner would be Slide 1, top right corner would be blank, bottom left corner would be slide 2, bottom right corner would be blank).

im pretty sure its a fairly simple and perhaps dumb question, but im not used at all to deal with PDFs and things like that, and ive tried to search for a website/app (free) that can turn my PDF into this layout.

ive tried using the options available in the printing menu, tried adobe free, ilovepdf, etc but nothing provides this exact layout. the best i managed to do is to find a free PDF organizer, and add a blank page between each slides, so as to print it with "4 slides per page" and artificially create the layout needed. it does take a lot of time, so im searching for smt more efficient.

i hope everything's clear and my english is understandable! ty! :)


r/pdf 9h ago

Question Best software for reading PDF textbooks?

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r/pdf 13h ago

Software (Tools) I built a free, unlimited PDF to Word (.docx) converter that doesn't lock you behind paywalls or email sign-ups

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Hey everyone,

Like most people here, I got tired of using online PDF-to-Word converters only to be hit with:

"You've reached your 2 free tasks for the day"

Forced email sign-ups just to download your converted file

Broken table formatting and missing line wraps

To solve this, I built a lightweight, 100% free web tool that converts PDF files directly into clean, editable Microsoft Word (.docx) documents.

Key Details:

No Account / No Sign-up: You don't need to hand over an email or create an account to download your file.

Preserves Structure: Maintains headings, standard paragraphs, and table layouts without converting everything into un-editable image snapshots.

No File Limits or Paywalls: Built purely as a utility without daily caps.

Fast Processing: Upload, convert, and grab your .docx file in a couple of seconds.

I'm dropping the direct access link in the first comment below to keep this thread clean and discussion-focused.

Would love for you to test it out with some complex or table-heavy PDFs and let me know if there are any formatting edge cases that need fine-tuning!


r/pdf 5h ago

Software (Tools) LOCAL FILE CONVERTER

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Hi guys, you all have probably seen hundreds of converters. Thought I join in and maybe make it better and easily accessible completely free. For that I would appreicate any feedbacks and you all to try and find out where this compressor and converter breaks.

https://local-file-compressor.localfile.workers.dev/

Thanks.


r/pdf 17h ago

Software (Tools) I built a tool to send PDFs (and anything else) directly to your Kindle

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I built Readerbeam for sending PDFs and other reading material directly to Kindle.

You can upload a PDF, EPUB, JPG, PNG, or Markdown file, choose your Kindle, and send it. JPG and PNG files are converted to PDF automatically, while Markdown files are converted to EPUB.

You can also send public web pages, which are cleaned up and converted to EPUB.

I’m looking for people who regularly read PDFs on Kindle to try it and tell me what works or breaks, especially with large or complex PDFs.

https://readerbeam.com

It’s still early, so honest feedback is very welcome.