Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Hermes PDF Reader
Open. Read. Nothing else.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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BreezePDF lets you edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and use 30+ more PDF tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. I built it because when people search Google for common PDF tasks, many of the tools they find upload documents to a server. I wanted an option that keeps files local instead. I posted an earlier version on HN last spring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 At the time it only supported a small set of features. Over the last 10 months I rebuilt large parts of it and expanded it to…
2025 · breezepdf.com · its alternatives →
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ReadHere▲146Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →
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Chat with PDF▲201Chat with any PDF for free with no limitations or login
2023 · paperguide.ai · its alternatives →
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TalkingPdf.io▲129Talk to PDFs - ask, summarise & find info effortlessly
2023 · talkingpdf.io · its alternatives →
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ChaturGPT▲161Let ChatGPT read all your PDFs and answer your queries
2023 · chatur.mysticlabs.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey, I've made a pdf reader with ai assistance, you can quickly ask questions about the text and the images, and it will have context about all of your reading material so you can ask questions freely, try it now, I'm in open beta to find bug and get feedback. upcoming features: - Highlighting - Highlighting with Notes - Bibliography - Automatic Reference file opening - Improved UX and robustness currenlty alot of bugs so please let me know if you found any. feedback appreciated
2025 · pdf-hub.com · its alternatives →
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Conveniently find, navigate and read PDFs on your phone
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I built SimplePDF Copilot: an AI assistant that can interact with the PDF editor. It fills fields, answers questions, focuses on a specific field, adds fields, deletes pages, and so on. It's built on top of SimplePDF that I started 7 years ago, pioneering privacy-respecting client-side pdf editing, now used monthly by 200k+ people. As for the privacy model: the PDF itself never leaves the browser. Parsing, rendering, and field detection all run client-side. The text the model needs (and your messages) goes to whatever LLM you point at. By default that's our demo proxy (DeepSeek V4…
May 2026 · copilot.simplepdf.com · its alternatives →
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Read, Edit, Convert,Fill, Sign& Organize PDFs-All for Free!
2024 · pdfgear.com · its alternatives →
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PDFTry▲4Docs processed in the browser. Your docs are yours!
Jun 2026 · pdftry.com · its alternatives →
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Sidenote▲4Chat with any doc in your browser — every answer cited
Jun 2026 · getsidenote.app · its alternatives →
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Kindle-like PDF reader with AI chat integration
Feb 2026 · echoreading.com · its alternatives →
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aiPDF is your AI assistant that can scan, understand and "chat" with all your documents. It summarises massive docs in seconds and finds any information you want. It works with any file type, web articles and even with YouTube videos!
2024 · aipdf.ai · its alternatives →
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Side Reader is a Chrome extension that lets you read and interact with PDFs directly on ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek websites. I built Side Reader because I got tired of the constant tab-switching between PDF readers and AI chat - copying text, switching tabs, pasting, repeat. It was driving me crazy. Over time, I added more features like custom highlight buttons, screenshot functionality, and local storage.
2025 · side-reader.com · its alternatives →
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Recently, I found myself having to read the book "C++ primer" and I just couldn't do it. Maybe my attention span is too little now with Claude and Codex, maybe I'm lazy... but I just couldn't get myself to focus. While reading, I needed something to do. I wanted to talk to the text, I wanted to leave notes, I wanted to use to use my keyboard to quickly flip through pages. The only good available option on a Mac was "Preview" and it was ok, but definitely not there. So I built Quincy primarily for myself. With it you can - "Talk" to the page you're reading, create a quiz about the page, and…
Jun 2026 · tryquincy.live · its alternatives →
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The all-in-one PDF reader, editor, file manager for Android
Nov 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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PortableDocs▲13PortableDocs allows you to talk to your documents. Save time by letting the website break down your documents for you and understand it by having a conversation with it.
2025 · portabledocs.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I built a PDF reader that can generate interactive visualizations right inside the document. The goal is to reduce the “intuition gap” when reading dense papers: select a concept, click Visualize, and it tries to produce a solid visual interactive app where you can rotate/zoom/step through (not just a text explanation). Upload any PDF, select text, click Visualize. Demo (no signup): https://zerodistract.com/try/pdf/67cdee74-810b-4f1b-af7d-010... Product link: https://zerodistract.com I’d love feedback, especially on what feels useful vs.…
Feb 2026 · zerodistract.com · its alternatives →
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Analyze your pdf document in seconds using AI
2024 · its alternatives →
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