PdfCraft
A free PDF workbench for reading, annotating, filling forms and organizing documents.
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About PdfCraft
PdfCraft is a native Rust PDF reader and editor from the ArtCraft team. Its documented workflows include searching, annotations, forms, combining and splitting pages, passwords, redaction and basic digital signatures.
It is in alpha. Existing-text editing and conversion still have gaps, including no Office-to-PDF import and Word export that loses layout. The project states that it works offline without an account or cloud.
Strengths
- Reads, searches, annotates and organizes PDFs
- Fills forms and offers basic signature workflows
- Works offline without an account
Limitations
- Alpha with unreliable existing-text editing in some cases
- No Office-to-PDF conversion
- Word export can lose document layout
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under MIT OR Apache-2.0.
- License
- MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Developer
- storytold contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line. Windows, macOS and Linux desktop builds; browser build can be hosted on a static server. CLI and MCP controls are also documented.
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- A free PDF workbench for reading, annotating, filling forms and organizing documents.
- Categories
- PDF tools
- Last verified
- Added