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Stirling PDF compared with PDFCommunity
DetailStirling PDF logo Stirling PDFPDFCommunity logo PDFCommunity
What it doesA free, private PDF editor you can run on any infrastructure. Free PDF tools that run entirely in your browser with no uploads or account needed
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inUS BE
Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree: $0/month includes 60+ PDF tools, web/desktop/self-hosted access, open-source editor, and 1,000 monthly credits. Team: $99/month for 100 users, includes everything in Free plus single sign-on, team workspace, and central control. Enterprise: Custom pricing for regulated and air-gapped deploymen All tools are free with no account, subscription, or paywall. Ads support the site long-term, never appearing over your files.
Key features
  • PDF reader with lightning-fast reading
  • 60+ PDF editing tools
  • OCR to read scanned pages
  • Classification and tagging
  • Signature validation
  • PDF redaction
  • Compression
  • Routing to multiple destinations
  • API for programmatic access
  • Connectors for tool integration
  • Merge PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files
  • Compress PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files
  • Convert PDF to Word
  • Convert PDF to PowerPoint
  • Split PDF into separate files or pages
  • Password-protect PDF with AES-256 encryption
  • OCR: make scanned PDF searchable in 8 languages
  • Convert PDF tables to Excel spreadsheet
  • Extract images from PDF as JPG or PNG
What makes it different
  • Completely free editor forever with no per-seat licensing
  • Run on any infrastructure with files staying yours
  • Process thousands of PDFs with AI-powered automation
  • Every action logged and recorded for compliance
  • No file upload—everything runs in your browser on your own device
  • Completely free with no subscription or paywall
  • Your documents never reach their servers—verifiable in your browser
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)62 −1 (down) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)150
Citation Flow (Majestic)4010
Referring domains (Majestic)8728

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