Is there a free tool which will let me type onto PDFs and then save, or at least print, them?

I have a large number of paper forms which I need to complete. I'd like to scan them in, then type the answers onto them in the relevant spaces and print them out, rather than writing on them with a pen (my handwriting is terrible).

I can scan and generate PDFs without a problem, but I'm looking for a free tool which will let me type text over the top of the scanned PDF, and let me at least print the final output. Saving would be good too but isn't essential.

I'm running Windows 7. Any suggestions? Would the Adobe Acrobat free trial let me do this? I could scan the forms as images and set them up as background images in Word but I've got hundreds of pages and I'd like something quicker and simpler.

Solution 1:

Try also PDF-XChange Editor: free, light and complete!!

Solution 2:

I use FormulatePro for Mac. It is open source. I've used it and the output is pretty good, but it is pretty basic software.

For Windows there is Blueberry PDF Form Filler. It is free, but I haven't used it myself.