PDF Werkstatt Source on GitHub

Edit any PDF. Upload nothing.

Text, OCR, signatures and passwords, all processed in your browser.

A crooked, grey scan of a one-page project proposal
The same proposal after OCR, sharp, with the word Migration found by search
Scan After OCR

Sixteen tools in one tab.

From fixing one word to locking the whole file.

Try the tools on this page.

Click the line and type over it.

DiscoveryStakeholder interviews and audit
DesignVisual identity and page templates
MigrationContent transfer and QA
The Edit PDF panel of PDF Werkstatt

Pick the languages on the page.

English selected.

The OCR panel of PDF Werkstatt

Mark what nobody should read.

Invoice for , sent to . Pay to account by .

The Redact panel of PDF Werkstatt

Lock it with a password.

SettingWhat happens
EncryptionAES-256, standard security handler, revision 6
Opening passwordTyped twice, never stored
Owner passwordGenerated at random when left blank
PermissionsPrinting, copying and editing, each on or off
The Protect PDF panel of PDF Werkstatt

Take it out in six formats.

FormatYou get
PDFYour edits and the searchable OCR layer
WordEditable text, or page images that keep the look
TextUTF-8 text in reading order
ImagesJPEG or PNG pages at 72, 150 or 300 dpi
ExcelOne worksheet per page
The Export PDF panel of PDF Werkstatt

Ten fonts ship inside the app.

Page three, fixed.

TinosMetric match for Times

Built for your desk, not a server.

Online in a tab, or one file that works with the cable pulled.

Typed once, edited for years.

In the browser

Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Nothing to install.

Offline file

One HTML file, about 64 MiB, OCR included.

Processed on your device

14 OCR languages

Turkish to Persian, bundled.

Three interfaces

English, German and Turkish, in light or dark.

Drop a PDF on the page.

Free and open source. No account, no upload.

The PDF Werkstatt start screen with Open PDF and the most used tools