# LibreOffice Draw

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/libreoffice-draw/

5 people recommended LibreOffice Draw in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a free drawing app that edits PDFs after import and is capable enough for long-term everyday use.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Edits imported PDFs like native files (2 comments in the sample): "imports a PDF, edit it as if it were a file in its own format" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676007)) "I've had excellent luck with LibreOffice Draw as a PDF editor" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47671580))
- Capable, satisfying use over years (2 comments in the sample): "The last ten years I am more that happy with Lazpaint or Libreoffice Draw." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49430524)) "LibreOffice Draw is quite capable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47645526))

## Other drawing apps people recommend

- [Krita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/krita/): 69 recommend, 6 mixed, 10 criticize
- [Aseprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aseprite/): 22 recommend, 4 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Procreate](https://hackerapproved.com/p/procreate/): 19 recommend, 3 mixed, 0 criticize
- [LibreSprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libresprite/): 6 recommend, 3 mixed, 4 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LibreOffice Draw", https://hackerapproved.com/p/libreoffice-draw/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.