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Spec sheet

Product
PDF Editor is a free, open-source desktop app for viewing and editing PDFs on Windows.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Platforms
Prebuilt and tested builds target Windows x64; the maker says building from source on other platforms may work but is not packaged or tested there.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Annotation tools
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Digital signatures
It supports cryptographic PDF signatures using a user's PKCS#12 certificate or a self-signed certificate.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Distribution
Windows downloads are provided as an installer or a portable ZIP, and the portable build requires no installation or administrator access.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Editing
It can edit existing PDF text in place and move, resize, replace, or delete images.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Notable limits
Form filling and full text reflow are out of scope.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Offline use
The app runs on the user's computer, and documents are not uploaded to a cloud service.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Page tools
It can merge PDFs, split them into ranges, and rotate, delete, reorder, extract, or insert pages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Password protection
It supports AES-256 open-password encryption and PDF permission settings for actions such as printing, editing, and copying.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security limitation
The maker says PDF permission flags are not a security boundary; the open password is the only cryptographic protection.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported platforms
windowsRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Text editing
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Free and open-source Free No paid tier · AGPL-3.0 Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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