- Updated: March 28, 2026
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Free In‑Browser PDF Editor Hits Hacker News
Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitloginShow HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor (breezepdf.com)20 points by philjohnson 52 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 commentsEdit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and 30+ more tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. Now with a desktop app (macOS/Windows/Linux) and a CLI/SDK for developers.help maxloh 1 minute ago | next [–] Open source alternatives:- BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf- PDFCraft (3.6k stars): https://github.com/PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft- PDFLince (31 stars): https://github.com/GSiesto/pdflincereplybeh 4 minutes ago | prev | next [–] Is this any different from your other submission of the same tool[0] or simply a duplicate?[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962replykykat 3 minutes ago | prev [–] Tried to convert to docx, got failed to import js module error.reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search: [{},{“Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin”:”Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor (breezepdf.com)20 points by philjohnson 52 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 commentsEdit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and 30+ more tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. Now with a desktop app (macOS/Windows/Linux) and a CLI/SDK for developers. help\n\nmaxloh 1 minute ago | next [–]\nOpen source alternatives:- BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf- PDFCraft (3.6k stars): https://github.com/PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft- PDFLince (31 stars): https://github.com/GSiesto/pdflincereplybeh 4 minutes ago | prev | next [–]\nIs this any different from your other submission of the same tool[0] or simply a duplicate?[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962replykykat 3 minutes ago | prev [–]\nTried to convert to docx, got failed to import js module error.reply”,”Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit”:””,”login”:””,”Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor (breezepdf.com)”:”Show HN: Free, in-browser PDF editor (breezepdf.com)”,”maxloh 1 minute ago | next [–]\nOpen source alternatives:- BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf- PDFCraft (3.6k stars): https://github.com/PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft- PDFLince (31 stars): https://github.com/GSiesto/pdflincereply”:”20 points by philjohnson 52 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments”,”beh 4 minutes ago | prev | next [–]\nIs this any different from your other submission of the same tool[0] or simply a duplicate?[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962reply”:””,”kykat 3 minutes ago | prev [–]\nTried to convert to docx, got failed to import js module error.reply”:”Edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and 30+ more tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. 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