Stirling PDF - The Open-Source PDF Platform
Stirling PDF is a powerful, open-source PDF editing platform. Run it as a personal desktop app, in the browser, or deploy it on your own servers with a private API. Edit, sign, redact, convert, and automate PDFs without sending documents to external services.
## Key Capabilities
- **Everywhere you work** - Desktop client, browser UI, and self-hosted server with a private API.
- **50+ PDF tools** - Edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and more.
- **Automation & workflows** - No-code pipelines direct in UI with APIs to process millions of PDFs.
- **Enterprise‑grade** - SSO, auditing, and flexible on‑prem deployments.
- **Developer platform** - REST APIs available for nearly all tools to integrate into your existing systems.
- **Global UI** - Interface available in 40+ languages.
For a full feature list, see the docs: **https://docs.stirlingpdf.com**
## Quick Start
```bash
docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf
```
Then open: http://localhost:8080
For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our [Documentation Guide](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/#documentation-guide).
## Resources
- [**Documentation**](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com)
- [**Homepage**](https://stirling.com)
- [**API Docs**](https://registry.scalar.com/@stirlingpdf/apis/stirling-pdf-processing-api/)
- [**Server Plan & Enterprise**](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Paid-Offerings)
## Support
- **Community** [Discord](https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU)
- **Bug Reports**: [Github issues](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues)
## Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
For development setup, see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md).
For adding translations, see the [Translation Guide](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md).
## License
Stirling PDF is open-core. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.