PDF Control

Private PDF editing for desktop, browser, and self-hosted servers.
Merge, split, compress, sign, redact, convert, and automate — without sending documents to someone else’s cloud by default.

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Why PDF Control

• Stay in control of your files — process locally on desktop or on infrastructure you run.
• 50+ PDF tools — edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and more.
• Desktop + web + API — same platform for interactive work and automated pipelines.
• Bilingual-ready UI — language tooling and localization support included (including EN/AR toggle work).
• Automation — no-code workflows in the UI, plus REST APIs for integrations.
• Self-hosted friendly — Docker and local development via Task.

Quick start

Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf

Open http://localhost:8080.

Local development

Requires JDK 25, Node.js, and Task.

task install
task dev

• Backend: http://localhost:8080
• Frontend: http://localhost:5173

Useful commands:

Command	Purpose
task --list	List available tasks
task check	Lint, typecheck, and test
task frontend:dev	Frontend only
task backend:dev	Backend only
task desktop:dev	Desktop (Tauri) development

See DeveloperGuide.md for architecture and contribution details.

Repository

• GitHub: https://github.com/MohOneX/PDF-Control
• Issues: https://github.com/MohOneX/PDF-Control/issues

Attribution

PDF Control is based on the open-core Stirling PDF project. Upstream branding, docs, and SaaS offerings remain with their respective owners. This repository customizes branding, UI, and local product experience as PDF Control.

License

Open-core. See LICENSE for details.