PdfZero

Spec sheet

What it does

PdfZero is an open-source PDF editor for editing text in PDFs in a browser.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Privacy

The README says files are processed locally in the browser, with no uploads, backend, tracking, or analytics.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies PdfZero as MIT licensed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Annotation tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Notable limits

The README says adding, replacing, and removing images is coming soon, and describes current text editing as an overlay-and-repair exporter rather than full object-level editing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

OCR

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Offline use

The README says PdfZero works offline.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Optimization

PdfZero lists browser-native object stream compression and a PDF/A compliance check.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Page tools

The listed page tools include merging, splitting by page range, reordering, rotating, and extracting pages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Planned features

OCR and AI font matching are marked as coming soon.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security tools

The README lists AES-256 password protection, password removal, permanent redaction, and text watermarks.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and contributions

The README invites pull requests and asks contributors to open an issue before major changes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

webRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Technology

The listed implementation libraries include pdf-lib, PDF.js, Tesseract.js, React, Zustand, and Vite.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Text editing

Users can edit existing text in place, add text boxes, and change font family, size, color, bold, and italic.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every PdfZero plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• PDF editors#68 of 1027.6