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Products that do what I built an 11MB offline PDF editor because mobile Acrobat is 500MB does
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I built EmbedPDF: an MIT-licensed, open-source PDF viewer that aims to match all of Adobe Acrobat’s paid features… for free. Already working: - Annotations (highlight, sticky notes, free text, ink) - True redaction (content actually removed) - Search, text selection, zoom, rotation - Runs fully in the browser, no server needed - Drop-in SDK for React, Vue, Preact, vanilla JS Why? Acrobat is heavy, closed, and pricey. I wanted something lightweight, hackable, and embeddable anywhere. Demo: https://app.embedpdf.com/ Website: https://www.embedpdf.com/ GitHub:…
2025 · github.com
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Edit PDFs privately—no uploads or Adobe subscription
8d ago · othmaneblial.github.io
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I created this tool to make it quick and easy to sign PDF contracts, without having to deal with installing additional software and without worrying that my PDFs will get uploaded to a third party. It supports the bare minimum for my most common usecases. It is not intended to be a full-featured PDF editor. Features include filling PDF forms, inserting images and text, and rotating PDFs. Check it out by either picking a PDF of your own - https://photown.github.io/private-pdf/, or with a preloaded sample PDF -…
2023 · github.com
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Most PDF editors just overlay text boxes. CrabPDF modifies the actual text inside the file. Nothing leaves your computer... no server, no account, works offline.
Apr 2026 · crabpdf.com
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Private PDF tools that work 100% offline in your browser
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
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