PdfCraft

Open-source Acrobat-style PDF workbench written in Rust, with page tools, forms, signing and redaction.

Open source

Active

PDF: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Opens and saves PDFs; the project has not yet compared its rendering with Acrobat
DOCX: saves only, partial fidelity. Word export is shipped; Office import is missing

Facts

Made by: ArtCraft
Website: getartcraft.com/apps/pdfcraft
License: License: Open sourceMIT OR Apache-2.0
Pricing: Free
Platforms: Windows
macOS
Linux
Self-hosted
Command line
Self-hostable: Yes
Works offline: Yes
Account required: No
Telemetry: The project states there is no account, no telemetry and no cloud processing.
Maturity: Alpha (early, expect gaps)
Source code: github: storytold/pdfcraft
Maintenance: Status: ActiveLast commit Oct 8, 2026

Adobe Acrobat Pro
Situational. Best for following an open-source Acrobat clone.
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Repository checks, newest first; last checked Oct 8, 2026. Checks older than 90 days are kept as one per week.

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Checked	Last commit	Latest release	Stars	State
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 8, 2026	v0.4.0	3,769	Open

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