Stirling-PDF AlternativesPDF Editors & PDF Readers like Stirling-PDF

Stirling-PDF is described as 'Locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files' and is a popular PDF Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Stirling-PDF for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, SaaS and Linux apps. The best Stirling-PDF alternative is PDF Arranger, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Stirling-PDF are PDFgear, PDF24 Creator, PDFsam and Adobe Acrobat DC.

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  1. PDF Arranger icon
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    Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.

    72 PDF Arranger alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  2. PDFgear icon
     60 likes

    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    54 PDFgear alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. PDF24 Creator icon
     148 likes

    PDF24 Creator is free and feature-filled PDF creation, merging and conversion tool for Windows. Its unique feature among the free PDF printer tools is an editor, which allows to easily assemble, create and modify PDF files with Drag & Drop.

    179 PDF24 Creator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. PDFsam icon
     226 likes

    Free and open source desktop application to split, merge, extract pages, rotate and mix PDF files.

    148 PDFsam alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
     204 likes

    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    320 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  6. BentoPDF icon
     12 likes

    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    69 BentoPDF alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. PDFCreator icon
     262 likes

    PDFCreator is a virtual PDF printer that converts any printable document into a PDF file. It works with all Windows applications, including Word, Excel, browsers, and design tools.

    110 PDFCreator alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Bundleware

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    • Windows
     
  8. Sejda icon
     35 likes

    Sejda helps with your PDF tasks: edit existing text, split, merge, extract, compress, export to other formats and more.

    140 Sejda alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Signature PDF icon
     9 likes

    Free open-source web software for signing (alone or with others), organizing (merge, sort, rotate, delete, extract pages, ...), editing metadatas or compressing PDFs.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebApps
    • Docker Hub
     
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    Signature PDF vs Stirling-PDF Comments
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    Does everything I need, is open source, has no dumb AI features, can be self-hosted.

    • Signature PDF is Free and Open SourceStirling-PDF is Freemium and Open Source
    • Signature PDF is LightweightStirling-PDF is not according to our users
  10. Smallpdf icon
     58 likes

    Smallpdf is the first PDF Software you will actually like. The perfect gateway to productive, portable and cost-efficient document management solutions in your everyday life.

    184 Smallpdf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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