Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Pdfscale
Bash Script to scale and/or resize PDFs from the command line. Uses ghostscript (gs) to create a scaled and/or resized version of the pdf input.
Pdfscale is a bash script that scales and resizes PDF files from the command line using Ghostscript. It allows users to modify PDF dimensions and scale through simple command-line commands, making it useful for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pdfscale launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Easily resize PDF pages, scale paper, and adjust the dimensions of your PDF documents.
2024 · pdfequips.com · its alternatives →
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I needed to generate invoices in a Node.js app. jsPDF is 229KB. I only needed text, rectangles, lines, and JPEG images. So I wrote tinypdf: <400 lines of TypeScript, zero dependencies, 3.3KB minified+gzipped. What it does: - Text (Helvetica, colors, alignment) - Rectangles and lines - JPEG images - Multiple pages, custom sizes What it doesn't do: - Custom fonts, PNG/SVG, forms, encryption, HTML-to-PDF That's it. The 95% use case for invoices, receipts, reports, tickets, and labels. GitHub: https://github.com/Lulzx/tinypdf npm: npm install tinypdf
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A tool for visualizing differences between two pdf files. - serhack/pdf-diff
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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pdftilecut lets you sub-divide a PDF page(s) into smaller pages so you can print them on small form printers. - oxplot/pdftilecut
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The PDF editor where content reflows as you edit — columns resize, page breaks adjust, and every export is Tagged PDF/UA-1, with PDF/A-3a or PDF/UA-2 one toggle away. Free in your browser.
May 2026 · reflowpdf.com · its alternatives →
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darken (or lighten) a PDF. Contribute to rootVIII/pdfinverter development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PDFX.pro▲55Privacy-first PDF converter: shrink your pitch deck PDFs
2024 · pdfx.pro · its alternatives →
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I wanted a way to read PDFs at night and not burn my retinas out so I whipped together this super simple website with Claude to solve my problem. It uses Mozilla's pdf.js library to load and render a PDF and then inverts the colors with CSS. It has basic controls like zoom in, zoom out, reset zoom, previous and next page. There are some keyboard shortcuts that you can find by toggling the "q" key.
2025 · pdfdark.com · its alternatives →
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collatepdf is a quick-and-dirty Python script I wrote for my own needs to collate multiple PDFs into one (essentially for printing purposes) with the following features: * an optional cover page, * automatic table of contents generation with global page numbering, * automatic page resizing to ensure all pages in the collated PDF have the same dimensions, * an overlay bar on each page with the current file name and global page number. This is alpha-quality software (no tests, minimal documentation etc). Use at your own risks. Hope some will find it useful!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Batch Excel into clean PDFs and save hours.
Jul 2026 · crazysmartpdf.com · its alternatives →
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Compress PDFs instantly in your browser
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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May 2026 · pdf2md.deepdiy.net · its alternatives →
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I have always searched for a simple tool which can convert a MD document to a well styled small PDF, just like a GitHub Readme. This was inspired by TinyPDF https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46316968 I also used this project to get familiar with agentic coding, which I had dreaded before. mdpdf supports: - using the included PDF fonts to generate tiny valid PDFs - outputs as A4 or Letter depending on your locale - plenty of common MD syntax: code blocks, inline code, lists, tables, and jpg and png images That's it. It covers probably most of the use cases and can help to…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Edit, compare, redact, OCR, compress and convert PDFs to Word or Excel on your device. RevPDF is free on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Jan 2026 · revpdf.com · its alternatives →
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Edge PDF▲5Drastically shrink PDFs privately in your browser via Wasm.
Dec 2025 · edgepdf.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Free PDF tools that work 100% in your browser
May 2026 · pdfsmartcore.com · its alternatives →
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- A tool to scale PDF files to a specific paper size, such as A2, B2 alternatives
- TinyPDF – 3kb pdf library (70x smaller than jsPDF) alternatives
- PDF Squeezer alternatives
- PDF-Diff - Visualize any differences between two PDFs alternatives
- Pdftilecut – cut PDF pages into tiles alternatives
- PDFZero alternatives
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