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PdfCraft Online – Free PDF Editor & Acrobat Alternative

Preparing PdfCraft…

First visit downloads the editor once (≈12 MB). After that it opens instantly from your browser cache. Nothing you draw is uploaded.

Free · Open source · In your browser

The open-source Acrobat alternative, running right here. Read, organize, combine, split, comment on, fill and protect PDFs — and your files never leave your device.

  • Official PdfCraft web build, unmodified
  • Runs locally with WebAssembly in your browser
  • Open source (MIT or Apache-2.0), made by ArtCraft team

About the app

What is PdfCraft?

PdfCraft is a free, open-source PDF workbench that recreates the Adobe Acrobat workflow. It is written from the ground up in Rust by the ArtCraft team and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and in the browser — which is how you can use it on this page without uploading a single file.

It is alpha software. Viewing, searching, organizing, combining and splitting, comments, forms, passwords and redaction work today; editing the existing text in a PDF, OCR beyond Latin script and Office conversion are still thin or missing.

PdfCraft is one of the Crafting Apps, alongside VectorCraft, the free Illustrator alternative.

PdfCraft features

Acrobat’s PDF tools, rebuilt from scratch in Rust

Read anything, beautifully in PdfCraft

Read anything, beautifully

Kerning, right-to-left and complex scripts, vertical Japanese, colour emoji and transparency render as the author intended.

Find and copy in PdfCraft

Find and copy

Search as you type and copy text in the right reading order, even across columns and right-to-left runs.

Organize pages in PdfCraft

Organize pages

See every page at once, then rotate, delete, insert and reorder them, with undo that survives saving.

Combine and split in PdfCraft

Combine and split

Merge any number of PDFs or split one every n pages, with links, bookmarks and form fields kept working.

Forms and comments in PdfCraft

Forms and comments

Fill and create interactive forms, and add notes, highlights, shapes, ink and threaded replies.

Light and dark themes in PdfCraft

Light and dark themes

Continuous, two-up and distraction-free Read mode, in themes made for long reading sessions.

Screenshots: PdfCraft contributors, MIT OR Apache-2.0.

Get started

How to use PdfCraft online

  1. 1

    Let it load once

    The first visit downloads PdfCraft (about 12 MB). After that your browser keeps it, so it opens in a moment.

  2. 2

    Open a PDF

    Drop a PDF onto the window or click Open file. It is read by your browser, not uploaded anywhere.

  3. 3

    Pick a tool, then save

    Organize pages, combine, split, comment, fill forms or protect the file, then save the result to your computer.

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PdfCraft vs Acrobat and online PDF tools

FeaturePdfCraft OnlineAdobe Acrobat Pro (desktop)Typical online PDF tools
PriceFreeSubscriptionFree with limits
Runs in the browserSeparate web tools
Files stay on your device
No account neededOften
Open source
Organize, combine and split
Fill and create formsVaries
Edit existing textLimitedVaries
MaturityAlphaIndustry standardMature

Most online PDF tools process your files on their servers; PdfCraft does everything in your browser, like a desktop app, with nothing to install.

Desktop app · version 0.8.0 · released 2026-10-14

Download PdfCraft

Prefer a native app? Every link goes straight to the official GitHub release by ArtCraft team.

PdfCraft for Windows

How to install

  1. Download the .msi installer that matches your PC (x64 for almost all Intel and AMD computers).
  2. Double-click it and follow the setup steps; PdfCraft appears in the Start menu.
  3. Prefer not to install? Unzip the portable build anywhere and run PdfCraft from that folder.

PdfCraft for macOS

How to install

  1. Download the universal .dmg and open it.
  2. Drag PdfCraft into your Applications folder.
  3. Open it from Applications or Launchpad. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.

PdfCraft for Linux

How to install

  1. AppImage: make it executable (chmod +x pdfcraft-*.AppImage) and run it.
  2. Flatpak: flatpak install --user pdfcraft-*.flatpak
  3. Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install ./pdfcraft-*.deb — Fedora: sudo dnf install ./pdfcraft-*.rpm

PdfCraft for FreeBSD

How to install

  1. Unpack the tarball and run the pdfcraft binary inside it.

Verify your download

Compare the file’s SHA-256 hash with SHA256SUMS.txt from the release. On macOS or Linux run shasum -a 256 <file>; on Windows run certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256. Older versions and release notes are on the GitHub releases page .

PdfCraft FAQ

Is PdfCraft free?

Yes. PdfCraft is free, open-source software (MIT or Apache-2.0), and this page lets you use its web version without paying, installing anything or creating an account.

Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?

No. PdfCraft is a WebAssembly app that runs in your browser. Files you open are read locally and saving downloads them to your computer — unlike most online PDF tools.

Can PdfCraft merge and split PDFs?

Yes. Combine files merges any number of PDFs, giving each one a bookmark; Split divides a document every n pages or before pages you choose; Extract copies selected pages into a new file. Links, bookmarks and form fields keep working.

Can I edit the text in a PDF?

Only in a limited way so far. Reliable editing of existing text — especially Chinese, Japanese, Korean and right-to-left scripts — is on PdfCraft’s list of things still missing.

Is this the official PdfCraft website?

No. PdfCraft is made by the ArtCraft team (getartcraft.com). This is an independent page that hosts the unmodified official web build so you can use it instantly.

Can I download PdfCraft as a desktop app?

Yes. Signed builds for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD are linked in the download section below, straight from the official GitHub release.

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