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Stirling-PDF
unclaimed listingactively maintainedFree coreMIT
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
by Open Source Community · New publisher
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Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF is an open-source project by Stirling-Tools: #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere. Indexed here so it can be found — not resold.
It is free. Get it from the upstream repository: https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
From the project's own README (excerpt, reproduced for discovery under its null license):
Stirling PDF - The Open-Source PDF Platform
Stirling PDF is a powerful, open-source PDF editing platform. Run it as a personal desktop app, in the browser, or deploy it on your own servers with a private API. Edit, sign, redact, convert, and automate PDFs without sending documents to external services.
Key Capabilities • Everywhere you work - Desktop client, browser UI, and self-hosted server with a private API. • 50+ PDF tools - Edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and more. • Automation & workflows - No-code pipelines direct in UI with APIs to process millions of PDFs. • Enterprise‑grade - SSO, auditing, and flexible on‑prem deployments. • Developer platform - REST APIs available for nearly all tools to integrate into your existing systems. • Global UI - Interface available in 40+ languages.
For a full feature list, see the docs: https://docs.stirlingpdf.com
Quick Start
Then open: http://localhost:8080
For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our Documentation Guide.
Resources • Documentation • Homepage • API Docs • Server Plan & Enterprise
Support • Community: Discord • Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
This project uses Task as a unified command runner for all build, dev, and test commands. Run task dev to get started running the editor, run task to see the most common commands, or see the Developer Guide for full details.
For adding translations, see the Translation Guide.
License
Stirling PDF is open-core. See LICENSE for details.
Preview
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05Versions
Full history →| Version | Channel | Released | Notes |
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| 0.0.0 | stable | Aug 20, 2026 | Indexed listing — see the upstream repository for real release history. |