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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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OverviewReleases

Version history

29 releases· tracked since May 12, 2026

  1. v1.8.91

    Detected on October 14, 2026

  2. v1.8.80

    Detected on October 6, 2026

  3. v1.8.71

    Detected on September 28, 2026

  4. v1.8.70

    Detected on September 26, 2026

  5. v1.8.61

    Detected on September 24, 2026

  6. v1.8.6

    Detected on September 22, 2026

  7. v1.8.5

    Detected on September 16, 2026

  8. v1.8.4

    Detected on September 8, 2026

  9. v1.8.3

    Detected on September 4, 2026

  10. v1.8.2

    Detected on September 1, 2026

  11. v1.8.1

    Detected on August 30, 2026

  12. v1.8.0

    Detected on August 28, 2026

  13. v1.7.5

    Detected on August 24, 2026

  14. v1.7.4

    Detected on August 22, 2026

  15. v1.7.3

    Detected on August 16, 2026

  16. v1.7.1

    Detected on August 6, 2026

  17. v1.7.0

    Detected on August 2, 2026

  18. v1.6.6

    Detected on July 29, 2026

  19. v1.6.4

    Detected on July 18, 2026

  20. v1.6.3

    Detected on July 14, 2026

  21. v1.6.2

    Detected on July 12, 2026

  22. v1.6.1

    Detected on July 2, 2026

  23. v1.6.0

    Detected on June 28, 2026

  24. v1.5.1

    Detected on June 16, 2026

  25. v1.4.3

    Detected on June 9, 2026

  26. v1.4.2

    Detected on June 7, 2026

  27. v1.4.1

    Detected on May 22, 2026

  28. v1.4.0

    Detected on May 18, 2026

  29. v1.3.2

    First tracked version

    Detected on May 12, 2026

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OpenAltFinder Score
56/100
Project Health (50%)
68/100
License (20%)
60/100
Self-hostable (20%)
0/100
Recency (10%)
100/100
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Project Details
License
GPL-3.0
Self hostable
No
Repository details
Version
v1.8.91
Created
4/16/2026
Stars
4,143
Forks
331
Open issues
51
Last commit
10/14/2026

Updated 10/19/2026, 12:00:39 AM

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