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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202617 facts
PDF Editor
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Free and open-source
Free
No paid tier · AGPL-3.0
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Annotation tools
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Digital signatures
- It supports cryptographic PDF signatures using a user's PKCS#12 certificate or a self-signed certificate.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Windows downloads are provided as an installer or a portable ZIP, and the portable build requires no installation or administrator access.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- It can edit existing PDF text in place and move, resize, replace, or delete images.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Form filling and full text reflow are out of scope.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- OCR
- OCR supports searching and extracting text from scanned or image-only PDFs, but does not write an OCR text layer back into the document.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The app runs on the user's computer, and documents are not uploaded to a cloud service.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Page tools
- It can merge PDFs, split them into ranges, and rotate, delete, reorder, extract, or insert pages.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Password protection
- It supports AES-256 open-password encryption and PDF permission settings for actions such as printing, editing, and copying.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- PDF Editor is a free, open-source desktop app for viewing and editing PDFs on Windows.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The maker says PDF permission flags are not a security boundary; the open password is the only cryptographic protection.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker asks users to report vulnerabilities privately through GitHub's private vulnerability reporting and says it will respond as soon as reasonably possible.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windowsgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Text editing
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Update check
- The app checks GitHub's public releases API once a day without sending an account, identifier, or document information, and the automatic check can be disabled.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
