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PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft Alternatives

PDF toolkit / document manipulation

PDFCraft is a privacy-focused, browser-based PDF toolkit that provides 90+ tools for editing, converting, merging, splitting, and securing PDF files entirely client-side using WebAssembly.

8.3kTypeScriptAGPL-3.0active · last push 2mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

alam00000/bentopdfGitHub

client-side privacy-first toolkit; choose for a similar in-browser experience if you prefer its set of tools.

The Privacy First PDF Toolkit

14.7k
JavaScript
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
potatameister/PaperKnifeGitHub

client-side local PDF utility with zero-server architecture; choose for a similar privacy-focused browser tool.

Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking.

1.4k
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active4mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFGitHub

self-hosted web app with server-side processing; choose if you want multi-user access or server-side integration.

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

90.0k
Java
NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
snapotter-hq/SnapOtterGitHub

self-hosted file processing server with PDF and other formats; choose if you need an API-driven pipeline.

Open-source, self-hosted file-processing tool. Convert, compress, OCR, transcribe & run local AI across image, video, audio, PDF & documents, via UI, REST API & pipelines. Your files never leave your network.

2.4k
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
pdfcpu/pdfcpuGitHub

Go CLI/library for high-performance scriptable PDF operations; choose if you need terminal-based tooling.

PDF tooling for Go and the command line.

8.8k
Go
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

coolwanglu/pdf2htmlEXGitHub

unmaintained CLI for high-fidelity PDF-to-HTML conversion; choose if that specific conversion is your entire need.

Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or format.

10.6k
HTML
NOASSERTION
archived3.4y ago
firecrawl/anydocGitHub

modern CLI/library for converting documents to Markdown; choose if you need clean Markdown output with minimal dependencies.

Convert Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF to clean Markdown. Built in Rust, with Node.js and Python bindings.

19.8k
Rust
MIT
active2mo ago
datalab-to/markerGitHub

high-accuracy PDF-to-Markdown/JSON converter; choose if you need structured output for ML rather than general editing.

Convert PDF to markdown + JSON quickly with high accuracy

39.0k
Python
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago

End-user tools

Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.

ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditorsGitHub

full desktop office suite with PDF editing; choose if you need a heavyweight office app.

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

5.3k
AGPL-3.0
active5mo ago
DDULDDUCK/every-pdfGitHub

Electron desktop PDF toolkit; choose if you prefer a native desktop app over a web app.

✍️ A powerful, all-in-one desktop PDF toolkit to edit, convert, merge, and secure your documents. Built with Electron, Next.js, and Python.

1.2k
TypeScript
MIT
active5mo ago
SteveTheKiller/KillerPDFGitHub

Windows-native PDF editor with OCR and annotation; choose for a desktop GUI on Windows.

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

3.6k
C#
GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
torakiki/pdfsamGitHub

lightweight desktop app for split/merge/rotate; choose if you only need these operations on the desktop.

PDFsam, a desktop application to split, merge, mix, rotate PDF files and extract pages

4.5k
Java
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
wmjordan/PDFPatcherGitHub

Windows PDF toolbox GUI for bookmarks, pages, extraction; choose for a feature-rich desktop PDF utility.

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

12.6k
C#
none
active2mo ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named pdfcraft among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how pdfcraft rates them is a separate judgement, made when pdfcraft is analysed in its own right.

alam00000/bentopdfGitHub

calls pdfcraft “Direct peer: browser-only PDF toolkit with 90+ tools; choose it if you prefer its UI/feature organization over BentoPDF.”

The Privacy First PDF Toolkit

14.7kJavaScriptactive
Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFGitHub

calls pdfcraft “a client-side browser toolkit, choose it when you need PDF tools without any server upload.”

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

90.0kJavaactive
SteveTheKiller/KillerPDFGitHub

calls pdfcraft “Runs fully in-browser, so no Windows install needed but you lose desktop app 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

3.6kC#active
foliojs/pdfkitGitHub

calls pdfcraft “A browser-based PDF toolkit app; cannot be integrated into a codebase.”

A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser

10.7kJavaScriptactive
pdfcpu/pdfcpuGitHub

calls pdfcraft “choose when you want an all-in-browser PDF toolkit with 90+ tools, no backend.”

PDF tooling for Go and the command line.

8.8kGoactive
Hopding/pdf-libGitHub

calls pdfcraft “A browser-based PDF toolkit app, not a library.”

Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment

8.6kTypeScriptdormant
oomol-lab/pdf-craftGitHub

calls pdfcraft “Browser-based PDF toolkit with 90+ end-user features, not a swappable library for developers.”

PDF craft can convert PDF files into various other formats. This project will focus on processing PDF files of scanned books.

6.2kPythonactive