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Open Source #pdf Projects

Discover open source software tagged with pdf.

PdfDing

PdfDing

Self-hosted PDF manager, viewer, and editor with multi-device sync, tagging, and an in-browser reader; deployable via Docker.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
ConvertX

ConvertX

Self-hosted online file converter supporting 1000+ formats including documents, images, video, audio, and e-books.

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CloudConvertCloudConvert
Sioyek

Sioyek

Cross-platform PDF viewer focused on textbooks and research papers with smart navigation, marks, bookmarks, and bibliography jumping.

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Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
KillerPDF

KillerPDF

KillerPDF is a lightweight, fully portable PDF editor for Windows. Edit, merge, annotate, and sign PDFs locally with no subscription, accounts, or hidden telemetry anywhere on your computer.

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Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Paperless-ngx

Paperless-ngx

Self-hosted document management system with OCR, full-text search, and automatic tagging for your paper documents.

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Google DriveGoogle Drive
Bookshelf

Bookshelf

A self-hosted ebook library that runs on Cloudflare R2 or a local Node server, with in-browser EPUB and PDF readers and per-profile reading positions.

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KindleKindle
PrintCraft

PrintCraft

Open-source PDF workbench in pure Rust — read, organize, combine, split, comment and secure PDFs.

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Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
AI-assisted
EasyInvoicePDF

EasyInvoicePDF

Free, browser-based invoice generator with live PDF preview, customizable templates, multi-currency support, and no sign-up required.

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FreshBooksFreshBooks
EmbedPDF

EmbedPDF

A PDF viewer that seamlessly integrates with any JavaScript project

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Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe Acrobat Reader
Pympress

Pympress

Lightweight GTK PDF presenter for dual-screen setups, showing current slide, next slide, and presenter notes on separate displays.

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Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Apogee

Apogee

Private, in-browser AI summarizer for articles, videos, and PDFs that runs entirely on-device via WebGPU, WebAssembly, or a local Ollama instance.

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Merlin AIMerlin AI
AI-assisted
SumatraPDF

SumatraPDF

Lightweight, free PDF, eBook, and comic reader for Windows that launches instantly and stays out of the way; multi-format support with minimal interface.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Koodo Reader

Koodo Reader

Cross-platform ebook reader supporting PDF, EPUB, MOBI, comics and more, with sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and Web.

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Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat