Edit & annotate
Add text, images, drawings, highlights, comments, stamps, watermarks, and attachments.
Free · open source · local-first
Edit PDFs.
Keep them private.
A full PDF editor that runs on your computer. Edit, sign, organize, convert, redact, and clean private data—without sending your files to the cloud.
No uploads. No account. No Adobe subscription.
Windows · macOS · Linux · Python 3.10–3.12
Local processingYour document never needs to leave this device.
100%local workflow
0required accounts
Nosubscription
MITopen source
A real PDF toolbox
Everything you need.
Nothing watching you.
Everyday PDF jobs in one local workspace, from quick page changes to permanent redaction.
Fill & sign
Complete standard forms and add a typed, drawn, image, or certificate-backed signature.
Organize pages
Merge, split, reorder, rotate, crop, duplicate, compress, number, and remove blank pages.
Convert files
Move between PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, Markdown, text, EPUB, SVG, and PDF/A.
Clean private data
Inspect and remove metadata, attachments, links, annotations, form data, and other hidden details.
Redact for real
Permanently remove sensitive text, export a separate copy, and verify what remains.
Also included: local OCR, PDF protection, accessibility inspection, CLI, Python API, and FastAPI automation.
Explore every capability
Privacy is the default
Your documents are
not the product.
Desktop and source mode keep processing on your device. There is no account, document telemetry, hidden upload, or cloud conversion service.
- Work offlineOpen, edit, and export without a cloud connection.
- Keep the originalHigh-risk edits create a separate copy and recovery checkpoints.
- See what was checkedVerification reports say what passed, failed, or could not run.
YOUR DEVICE
PDF opens here
● PROCESSING LOCALLY
Self-hosted and Docker modes process files on the host you choose; that host becomes the privacy boundary.
See it, don't just trust it
One minute.
A real local workflow.
Watch a synthetic PDF get opened, searched, permanently redacted, exported, and checked again.
A silent 60-second redaction demo using a public synthetic test PDF.
What happens
- Open locallyThe app confirms its loopback-only private session.
- Find the secretTwo synthetic test matches are found before editing.
- Redact bothThe source stays untouched while a new copy is created.
- Verify the resultThe saved copy is checked until zero matches remain.
The actual product
No mockups.
Real screens.
Captured from API-backed workflows using the safe sample PDFs included in the repository.
Free and open source
Your PDF editor.
Your computer.
Try the current desktop preview, or run the full app locally from source.
Windows
Windows 10/11 · x64
macOS
Apple Silicon or Intel · macOS 11+
Linux
Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 · AppImage or DEB
Run from source
Local web app · Python 3.10–3.12
Technical preview
Desktop downloads are currently unsigned. Windows or macOS may warn or block them. Never disable OS security just to run the preview.
Verify a download →
For developers and self-hosters
Run it your way.
Start the visual editor locally, install the CLI, or reuse the Python and FastAPI layers.
Complete local app
git clone https://github.com/OthmaneBlial/pdf-editor-offline.git
cd pdf-editor-offline
pip install -e ".[dev]"
./start.shCLI and Python package
pip install pdf-editor-offline
pdf-editor-offline --versionDocker API
docker pull othmaneblial/pdf-editor-offlineProof, not vague promises
Want to inspect the evidence?
The public Trust Lab shows what the project tested, which PDF engines ran, and where support still has limits—without publishing document content.
Safe files to try
Test it without using a private PDF.
PRIVATE PDF WORK SHOULD STAY PRIVATE PDF WORK.