Being able to write, highlight, draw or annotate PDF files in Linux is an extremely important feature that most users will need at least once in their time using GNU/Linux.
A simple, familiar and logical program to edit PDF files in Linux is LibreOffice Draw.
# ubuntu, debian, pop
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install libreoffice
# arch, manjaro
sudo pacman -Syu libreoffice-fresh
# rhel, fedora, centos
sudo yum update -y || sudo dnf update -y
sudo yum install libreoffice-base libreoffice-draw -y
libreoffice –draw file.pdf
Example usage:
![Open, annotate and edit PDF files in Linux](https://sick.codes/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Open-annotate-and-edit-PDF-files-in-Linux-1-1024x524.png)
Writing on PDF files in Linux:
![Write text on PDF files in Linux](https://sick.codes/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Write-text-on-PDF-files-in-Linux.png)
Freedraw lines, shapes, boxes, lines and highlight PDF files on GNU/Linux
![Draw on PDF files in Linux](https://sick.codes/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Draw-on-PDF-files-in-Linux-1024x630.png)