Topic
Open-source startups tagged #pdf
11 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #pdf. 10 pushed code in the last 30 days, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days or is archived. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
Ship status
10 of 11 pushed in the last 30 days.
The list
All 11, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stirling-PDFStirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFStill shipping | #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | 94K | Still shipping | |
 paperless-ngxpaperless-ngx/paperless-ngxStill shipping | A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents | 46.5K | Still shipping | |
 PDFMathTranslateByaidu/PDFMathTranslateStill shipping | [EMNLP 2025 Demo] PDF scientific paper translation with preserved formats - 基于 AI 完整保留排版的 PDF 文档全文双语翻译，支持 Google/DeepL/Ollama/OpenAI 等服务，提供 CLI/GUI/MCP/Docker/Zotero | 37.5K | Still shipping | |
 koreaderkoreader/koreaderStill shipping | An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices | 30.2K | Still shipping | |
 koodo-readerkoodo-reader/koodo-readerStill shipping | A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web | 28.5K | Still shipping | |
 readestreadest/readestStill shipping | Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience. | 25.1K | Still shipping | |
 docusealdocusealco/docusealStill shipping | Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️ | 18.7K | Still shipping | |
 documensodocumenso/documensoStill shipping | The Open Source DocuSign Alternative. | 15.4K | Still shipping | |
 kkFileViewkekingcn/kkFileViewStill shipping | Universal File Online Preview Project based on Spring-Boot | 14.8K | Still shipping | |
 ZettlrZettlr/ZettlrStill shipping | Your One-Stop Publication Workbench | 13.7K | Still shipping | |
 h2ogpth2oai/h2ogptGone silent | Private chat with local GPT with document, images, video, etc. 100% private, Apache 2.0. Supports oLLaMa, Mixtral, llama.cpp, and more. Demo: https://gpt.h2o.ai/ https://gpt-docs.h2o.ai/ | 11.9K | Gone silent |
Related collections
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