๐ Stirling PDF: The Ultimate Open-Source PDF Platform
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๐ฅ What is Stirling PDF?
Stirling PDF is a powerful, open-source PDF editing and management platform. Use it as a desktop app, in your browser, or deploy it on your own servers with a private API. Edit, sign, redact, convert, and automate your PDFs without ever sending documents to external services. Complete privacy and full control.
๐ Key Features
- ๐ Everywhere you work — Desktop client, browser UI, and self-hosted server with a private API.
- ๐ ️ 50+ PDF tools — Edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and much more.
- ⚡ Automation & workflows — No-code pipelines directly in the UI, with APIs to process millions of PDFs.
- ๐ข Enterprise-grade — SSO, auditing, and flexible on-premise deployments.
- ๐ป Developer platform — REST APIs available for nearly all tools to integrate Stirling PDF into your existing systems.
- ๐ 40+ languages support — Global interface for users and international teams.
๐ Quick Start
Getting Stirling PDF up and running is dead simple. With a single Docker command:
docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf
Then open your browser to http://localhost:8080 and you're done.
For desktop and Kubernetes installation options, check out the Full Documentation.
๐ Why Choose It?
- ๐ Total privacy — Everything stays on your server, no external data.
- ๐ค Automation — Visual no-code workflows and REST APIs for integration.
- ⚡ Performance — Built to process large volumes of documents efficiently.
- ๐ Active community — Discord support, open-source contributions, and continuous updates.
๐ Explore Stirling PDF
- ๐ Official Documentation
- ๐ Homepage
- ๐ก API Docs
- ๐ Stirling PDF on GitHub