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PDF Viewer Editor

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Purpose
PDF Viewer Editor is a desktop application for viewing and editing PDF files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Privacy
Telemetry is off by default; when enabled, it records anonymous feature-usage counts in an inspectable in-memory buffer, and the project says nothing leaves the machine.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The project states that it is licensed under MIT.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Accessibility
The project says critical paths support WCAG 2.1 AA, keyboard navigation, and Windows Narrator, while also documenting pointer-centric gaps.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Annotation tools
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Annotations and signing
It supports annotations, visual signatures, and PAdES cryptographic signatures.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Editing
It supports page operations including extracting, splitting, replacing, cropping, combining, inserting, and rotating pages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Export
It exports PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Form creation
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Forms and mail merge
It supports filling and designing AcroForm fields and mail merge using CSV or XLSX data sources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
macOS and Linux support
Build configurations exist for macOS and Linux, but the project says those builds have not been verified on real hardware.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Notable limits
The built-in Preflight and Accessibility Checker cover subsets of their respective standards, and the project documents deferred or unavailable checks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
OCR
It runs local OCR using Tesseract.js, with English bundled and nine additional language packs available for download.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
PDF conversion
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Scanning
Scanning through a connected WIA scanner is supported on Windows; the scanner feature is unavailable on macOS and Linux.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security features
It includes password encryption using bundled qpdf and tools to redact documents or remove hidden information.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported platforms
windows,macos,linuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Text editing
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com
Windows support
Windows x64 is the only platform the project says is verified to run.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

PDF Viewer Editor Free MIT-licensed open-source desktop PDF viewer and editor Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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