potatameister/PaperKnife
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Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking. observed · 2026-09-25
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 19
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 267
- days_rel: 247
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
1465 stars · 102 forks observed · 2026-09-25
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PaperKnife is a privacy-first PDF utility that merges, splits, compresses, encrypts, signs, and sanitizes PDFs entirely on-device with no server uploads. It ships as an Android app (Capacitor), a web app/PWA, and works fully offline.
Use cases
- merge pdf files without uploading them
- compress a pdf offline
- split pdf pages locally on android
- remove metadata from a pdf for privacy
- password protect a pdf without a server
- convert pdf to jpg or png locally
- sign a pdf electronically offline
When to choose
- you handle sensitive documents like IDs, contracts, or bank statements and don't want them uploaded anywhere
- you need PDF tools that work fully offline on Android or in the browser
- you want an open-source, ad-free, tracker-free alternative to online PDF sites
When to avoid
- you need advanced PDF editing like OCR, form filling, or collaborative editing
- you require batch server-side processing of large document volumes
- you need iOS or desktop native apps
Facets
application · maturity active
pdf image-processing cryptography privacy gui pdf privacy files cross-platform browser cross-platform offline-first zero-server pwa capacitor pdf-manipulation fdroid client-side android web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/potatameister/PaperKnife · fetched 2026-09-25 · 7184310b2b89
- homepage: https://potatameister.github.io/PaperKnife/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f6a1b408383e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| potatameister/PaperKnife | main | 69 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="potatameister/PaperKnife")
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