Foxit PDF Editor+

The Foxit PDF Editor+ is an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro. It is recommended for Mac users.

  1. Requirements
  2. Advantages and Features
  3. Installation
  4. Financing
    1. Costs & Finance Modell
    2. Ordering & Billing

Requirements

  • JGU account
  • The licences can be purchased by employees, lecturers or student assitanst of the JGU. Members of external facilits as well as members of the University Medical Department are not able to purchase those licences.
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Advantages and Features

Foxit PDF Editor+ offers many features for professional PDF editing.

  • Editing PDFs:
    Change text, pictures and objects directly in the PDFs - like a Word document.
  • Create & fill out forms:
    Create, edit and fill out forms interactively - with automatic text field recognition.
  • Comment & mark:
    Highlight, add comments, stamp – ideal for corrections and review processes.
  • Merge & split PDFs:
    Combine multiple PDFs into one document or extract individual pages.
  • Security & permissions:
    Password protection, digital signatures, rights management (e.g., printing or editing restrictions).
  • Conversion:
    Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, RTF, or TXT and vice versa.
  • Cross-platform:
    Work seamlessly between Windows, Mac, and iPad—with a synchronized license.
  • User-friendly interface
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Installation

After you purchased Foxit PDF Editor+ we check if there are still licences available or if we have to order new ones. As soon as there are free licences available we can assign you one.

Log in one time at Foxit with your JGU account.

  1. Open https://www.foxit.com/de/.
  2. Click log in → Foxit account.
  3. After click on the button SSO and enter your JGU email address.
  4. You will be redirected to the login page of the JGU. Please log in.
  5. You are now logged in if there appear two letters in the orange circle. In the place where previously the log in button was.

After please contact softwarelizenzen@zdv.uni-mainz.de so that we can assign you a licence.

At the same time you can download the installation file and the software:
https://seafile.rlp.net/d/9374c6116b20472782bc/

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Financing

  • The costs will not be covered by the JGU and will need to be carried by the users or the department.
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Costs & Finance Modell

  • Price pro User and Year: 42 EUR (incl. VAT)
  • Licence Scope:
    • Licenced users can work with their licence on up till 2 devices
    • Installation also possible on private devices
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Ordering & Billing

  • Currently the orders are made by email to: softwarelizenzen@zdv.uni-mainz.de
  • Necessary informationen for the order:
    • Name and JGU acount
    • Object to be charged / cost center

 

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