Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor

41•philjohnson•1h ago

Edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and 30+ more tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. Now with a desktop app (macOS/Windows/Linux) and a CLI/SDK for developers.

Comments

beh•54m ago

Is this any different from your other submission of the same tool[0] or simply a duplicate?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962

philjohnson•45m ago

Last year there were a couple features, but it was pretty limited. In the year since, I've added a ton more features, created desktop app and CLI. So it was a major overhaul since last time, which is why I posted it again

hilliardfarmer•37m ago

That was 10 months ago!!!

kykat•53m ago

Tried to convert to docx, got failed to import js module error.

pixel_popping•29m ago

CC hasn't caught this :p

philjohnson•24m ago

Sorry about that! Fixing now

maxloh•51m ago

Several open-source alternatives already exist. All are powered by pdf-lib, with the first two also utilizing PyMuPDF.

- BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf

- PDFCraft (3.6k stars): https://github.com/PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft

- PDFLince (31 stars): https://github.com/GSiesto/pdflince

Since this project likely uses the same stack, I’m not sure what the selling point of a more limiting product is.

philjohnson•27m ago

Well, if you aren't a developer you're not going install a PDF editor by going to GitHub, especially if having a desktop app means downloading the code yourself. Also, all of these you listed were created within the last 6 months, which is after when BreezePDF was initially created anyways. Lots of options out there, everyone can choose however they see fit!

ramon156•21m ago

These aren't real arguments for/against your project. The body is also AI generated. I do not see a reason why I would want to try out your version, seeing as you don't care about writing a welcoming body.

philjohnson•19m ago

I'm not sure what you mean by "body"

fabioz•47m ago

I usually go for https://simplepdf.com/ (gets the job done, files never leave the browser either).

philjohnson•13m ago

If you try BreezePDF, feel free to give feedback!

thangalin•47m ago

Related: My FOSS tool allows uploading PDF files to a private server for annotating within a browser. Annotations are saved server-side in JSON format, which can be viewed and modified by anyone with the URL.

https://repo.autonoma.ca/repo/notanexus/blob/HEAD/README.md

The software uses PHP and PDF.js for displaying and annotating. Screenshot:

https://i.ibb.co/gL39qGdc/notanexus.png

madhacker•38m ago

my goto -> pdf24

philjohnson•13m ago

If you try BreezePDF, feel free to give feedback!

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