PDF manipulation / conversion toolkit
BentoPDF is a self-hostable, privacy-first client-side PDF toolkit for editing, converting, merging, and processing PDF files entirely in the browser.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Direct peer: browser-only PDF toolkit with 90+ tools; choose it if you prefer its UI/feature organization over BentoPDF.
PDFCraft is a free, privacy-focused PDF toolkit that runs entirely in your browser. With 90+ professional tools, you can edit, convert, merge, split, and secure your PDF files without ever uploading them to a server.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Server-side Java PDF web app; choose it if you need a self-hosted PDF tool that works on any device without relying on browser WASM processing.
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
TypeScript/React PDF generation library with a template designer; choose it for programmatic, design-driven PDF creation instead of an all-in-one toolkit.
Open-source PDF generation library built with TypeScript and React. Features a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and powerful generation capabilities. Create custom PDFs effortlessly in both browser and Node.js environments.
Low-level PDF generation library; choose it for programmatic server-side PDF creation without UI or editing features.
A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
JavaScript library to create and modify PDFs; choose it when you need a lightweight, embeddable library for PDF operations in your own code.
Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment
React-based PDF generation library; choose it for building PDFs declaratively in React components rather than using a browser UI.
📄 Create PDF files using React
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Lightweight PDF viewer component; choose it when you only need to embed a PDF viewer in a JavaScript project, not a full toolkit.
A PDF viewer that seamlessly integrates with any JavaScript project
React PDF viewer component; choose it if you only need to display PDFs in a React app.
Display PDFs in your React app as easily as if they were images.
Specialized PDF-to-other-format converter focused on scanned books; choose it for scanned-document conversion rather than general PDF manipulation.
PDF craft can convert PDF files into various other formats. This project will focus on processing PDF files of scanned books.
Dedicated PDF-to-HTML converter preserving layout; choose it for high-fidelity HTML conversion instead of the broader toolkit.
Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or format.
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Desktop office suite with PDF editing; choose it if you want PDF manipulation within a full office productivity application, not a browser toolkit.
Open-source office suite pack that comprises all the tools you need to work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and PDF forms on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Desktop GUI PDF toolbox for bookmarks, cropping, and page manipulation; choose it for a native Windows-oriented utility rather than a browser app.
PDF补丁丁——PDF工具箱，可以编辑书签、剪裁旋转页面、解除限制、提取或合并文档，探查文档结构，提取图片、转成图片等等
Desktop PDF viewer focused on reading papers and textbooks; choose it if you need a specialized reading application, not a PDF editing toolkit.
Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papers
These projects were analysed and named bentopdf among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how bentopdf rates them is a separate judgement, made when bentopdf is analysed in its own right.
calls bentopdf “a full-featured self-hosted PDF toolkit, choose it when you prefer an AGPL-licensed alternative to Stirling.”
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
calls bentopdf “In-browser PDF toolkit with privacy focus, no desktop integration.”
Free and open-source PDF editor for Windows. View, annotate, OCR, merge, split, edit text, draw, sign, fill forms, print, flatten, and open password-protected PDFs without a subscription. Install or run portable. GPLv3