Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to iPDFCat
pdf watermark
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. iPDFCat launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Implement scanyourpdf.com in JavaScript. No backend servers needed.
2022 · lookscanned.io · its alternatives →
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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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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 · its alternatives →
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A reliable, intuitive and productive PDF tool for ChromeOS
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! It kept surprising me how much of a hassle it is to generate a PDF with decent HTML5 rendering from my SaaS apps. I tried several free libs and APIs but ended up with botched rendering a lot of times. So I set out to simplify this chore by creating an AWS hosted HTML to PDF conversion API that's based on Chrome. This API will allow a dev to just send the HTML to our API and get a PDF in response without having to worry about running and managing Chrome somewhere in their infra. I just finished the first version of my landing page and hosted pdf generation API…
2018 · its alternatives →
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Free PDF tools that never leave your browser
Aug 2026 · freefixpdf.com · its alternatives →
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PodPDF▲7I'm a backend, infra dev for a IoT based European startup for few years. After years of ups and downs with distributed computing ideas and being amazed by it, I badly needed a side project to exercise them on my own. For one, this is more of a exploration in that direction, but I also want to see if PDF API SaaS business still has legs.
Jan 2026 · podpdf.com · its alternatives →
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ihatepdf ▲12Privacy-first productivity suite that works entirely offline
Dec 2025 · ihatepdf.cv · its alternatives →
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Enable your website visitors to fill, annotate, merge and edit PDF files without leaving your website. Use the iframe, Javascript script or React component.
2023 · simplepdf.github.io · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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LeedPDF▲8Free PDF Annotation Tool that feels like sketching on paper
2025 · leed.my · its alternatives →
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iHatePDF▲348 PDF tools that run in your browser, not on a server
Sep 2026 · ihatepdf.org · its alternatives →
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peadf▲3Edit, white out and share PDFs as links that never change
Aug 2026 · peadf.com · its alternatives →
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This is a simple free tools to automate watermarking image, video and pdf. Some free tools - https://apiwatermark.com/free-image-watermark - https://apiwatermark.com/free-video-watermark - https://apiwatermark.com/free-pdf-watermark Initially to help watermarking ecommerce products. Any feedback is appreciated
Aug 2026 · apiwatermark.com · its alternatives →
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Smooth PDF annotation that feels like paper. Now on Mac
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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Fast, Secure, and 100% Free Browser-Based PDF Tools.
Jul 2026 · easyfreepdf.com · its alternatives →
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