Show HN: CrabPDF – privacy-first PDF editor that edits real text

Category: devtools

Tags: pdf-editor, privacy-first, in-browser

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

CrabPDF is a browser-based PDF editor that allows users to edit text, run OCR, find and replace, and redact documents entirely locally without uploading files. Its privacy-first, no-backend approach is interesting for handling sensitive documents while still offering practical editing features.

Target audience: backend devs, data engineers, general users

Repository: https://crabpdf.com/

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