Stirling-Tools

    Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

    #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

    95.5K stars
    10.0K forks
    95.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 8 days ago, with 300 contributors on GitHub.

    The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +365 stars on Jun 24, coincided with release v2.13.2.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a locally hosted web-based application for comprehensive PDF manipulation and editing using Docker.
    • Ensures privacy by processing files in-memory or client-side without persistent server storage, enhancing security and control.
    • Use for automating complex PDF workflows with custom pipelines combining multiple editing and conversion tasks.
    • Use for integrating PDF editing and conversion capabilities into external scripts or enterprise systems via its API.
    • Use for secure enterprise environments requiring features like single sign-on, authentication, and database backup.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    From the README

    Stirling-PDF is a robust, locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool using Docker. It enables you to carry out various operations on PDF files, including splitting, merging, converting, reorganizing, adding images, rotating, compressing, and more. This locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements.

    All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server memory only during task execution, or temporarily reside in a file solely for the execution of the task. Any file downloaded by the user will have been deleted from the server by that point.

    All documentation available at https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/

    Excerpt from the Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 18: -2

    +5,968 stars over 79 days across 7 snapshot days.

    Forks

    10.0K+1.9K

    Open issues

    503-59

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