ZSzshn25·Apr 19, 2026
Open-source, free version of this is Stirling PDF https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF where you can do very accurate OCR while keep the formatting.
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Stirling-PDF
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
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19 sourcesStirling PDF https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF is a free self-hosted PDF tool that can do very accurate OCR while keeping the formatting.
In Amazon is discontinuing Kindle for PC on June 30thI find Stirling to be one of the best ones out there. Open source and has been in development for a couple of years, at least - https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/
In Show HN: Pdfwithlove – PDF tools that run 100% locally (no uploads, no back end)How does that compare to https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF ?
In Got tired of bad PDF WebApp so we made a Free, Open-Sourced, Private AlternativeI'll hijack this to plug Stirling PDF[0], I have it running on a Raspberry Pi with docker compose and from time to time it's incredible helpfull to edit PDFs without sending them to a third party.
- [0] https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
In Open source and self hostable/private file converterStirling PDF? https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
In Ask HN: Where are the good Markdown to PDF tools (that meet these requirements)?Congrats on the launch, it is interesting. Do you have plans for open source the project?
I'm a happy user of Stirling-PDF [1] which provides all my PDF needs. I do host it in my network and not accessible from internet for better privacy.
[1] https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
In A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focusTake a look at https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
This might be the tool you are looking for. Locally hosted too
In Show HN: I made a privacy-friendly and free image, audio and video converterI've been using Stirling-PDF as my go-to solution for any pdf needs and have never needed any other service. Open source gold standard for any pdf needs: https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
In I built an online PDF management platform using open-source softwareI had just setup "Stirling PDF" on my home NAS a few of weeks ago, since my SO needed to merge some documents and I'd recently read that (or a similar) HN thread.
I definitely would recommend it. It was really quick to setup; though my already having a reverse proxy with wild card TLS certs setup probably helped streamline the networking side of things.
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
In I built an online PDF management platform using open-source softwareWell it was developed initially by ChatGPT. First file I open I see repeated comments.
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/7f577a60...
In Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation toolStirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool
366 points · Open discussionMy use-case was easier than yours (OCRing scans of microfiche of typewritten pages) but I found this https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF incredibly handy.
I still had to write a bit of Python, mostly for levelling and centering the text blocks, but it really is a PDF swiss army knife.
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