#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
The same browser-based PDF operations, run on your own server.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 94k
- Latest
- v3.1.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
alternatives to
Smallpdf
Online service for compressing, converting, merging, editing and signing PDF files in the browser. A closed product from Smallpdf.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling PDF | Full replacement | 94k | Other | Open core | Yes | TypeScript | v3.1.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| BentoPDF | Full replacement | 16k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | JavaScript | v2.8.8 | 2026-10-05 |
| PDF Arranger | Partial | 6k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | 1.14.0 | 2026-10-01 |
Every alternative
3 alternatives
The Privacy First PDF Toolkit
Merging, splitting, converting, compressing and signing PDFs, processed entirely in the browser.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 16k
- Latest
- v2.8.8
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split PDF documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
Desktop app for merging, splitting, rotating, cropping and reordering pages, without conversion or signing.
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About Smallpdf
- Vendor
- Smallpdf