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Products that do what PaperAge – Easy and secure paper backups of (smallish) secrets does

Take any plaintext input, encrypt it using Age, and generate a printable PDF with a QR code that's easy to scan back in. Oh, and this is my first Rust project so some the code might not be the best.

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   Papermark▲794

   Open source DocSend alternative for secure document sharing

   2023 · papermark.com

2. 2A1
   Age 1.0 – Simple, modern and secure file encryption▲494

   2021 · github.com

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   PaperGen▲305

   Write long-form papers with citations, charts, and more

   2024

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   Paperless.io▲286

   Boost productivity with document automation & e-signatures

   2022

5. 5QO
   Qrkey – Offline private key backup on paper▲76

   2025 · github.com

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   Paperr▲268

   An elegant writing tool for web

   2015

7. 7PR
   PDFlower – Reflow PDF papers for small-screen reading▲216

   2017 · pdflower.com

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   Lightweight PDF▲151

   A free PDF compressor for Mac

   2019

9. 9AG
   A graph paper generator that renders vector PDFs in the browser▲107

   Jul 2026 · freegraphpaper.net

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    Smart Reader:QR,Barcode▲115

    QR,Barcode generator, Image encryption with message.

    2021

11. 11PA
    Papyrus – A simple paper backup tool▲26

    2023 · github.com

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    Paperr▲94

    Blazing fast, SEO-friendly blog in minutes

    2023

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    SafeNotes▲71

    Securely annotate and store your PDF documents

    2019

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    PaperVault.xyz▲8

    Store secrets on encrypted paper with m-of-n keys.

    Mar 2026

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    Flipp▲52

    Private PDF Tools That Never Upload Your Files

    Jun 2026 · unfollowaman.tech

16. 16EA
    Ezcrypt – A file encryption tool (simple, strong, public domain)▲37

    2024 · codeberg.org

17. 17PI
    PDFMergely – In-browser PDF tools that never upload your files▲18

    Jun 2026 · pdfmergely.com

18. 18P1
    Pdf2md – 10MB Rust PDF-to-Markdown Tool with a Free API▲10

    May 2026 · pdf2md.deepdiy.net

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    Privacy First Tools - Free and Private▲10

    Free online tools for images, PDFs & more - 100% private

    Feb 2026

20. 20PP
    Papermill Press – An AI-friendly markup language for PDF generation▲18

    If you’ve generated PDFs from HTML, you’ll know the pain: headless Chrome in Docker, CSS hacks, content that flows over pages or table boundaries and other quality issues. The fundamental problem is that HTML was designed for screens, not print. We built Press, a markup-based document language where pages, content flows, and assets are first-class concepts. Content can flow across frames, columns, and pages without manual pagination. Pages are created dynamically based on the available content. Press templates separate layout from content. You can send markdown, Press markup, or a mixture of…

    Jun 2026

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    FreeToolsfr▲7

    Free Online PDF, Image & QR Code Tools

    Jan 2026

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    XERIA▲8

    Secure, personalize, send and trace PDF documents

    Jul 2026 · xeriasoft.com

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    CanvaTools▲3

    Free Browser-Based PDF Editor, QR Code Generator & OCR Tools

    Jul 2026 · canvatools.net

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    smllr▲6

    Free, private tools that run in your browser/client-side

    Jul 2026 · smllr.cc

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