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JakubMelka/PDF4QT

Open source PDF editor. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/JakubMelka/PDF4QT · homepage · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

87/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 64
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 133.5
  • age_days: 2619
  • days_rel: 80
  • days_push: 11
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1459 stars · 140 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

PDF4QT is an open-source PDF editor, viewer, and rendering library written in C++ with Qt, implementing PDF 2.0 functionality. It ships a C++ library, several GUI applications, and a command-line tool for viewing, editing, signing, and manipulating PDF documents.

Use cases

  • edit pdf documents
  • view pdf files on windows and linux
  • fill and sign pdf forms electronically
  • convert pdf to audiobook with text to speech
  • compare two pdf documents
  • manipulate pdf pages from the command line
  • inspect internal pdf structure
  • compress and optimize pdf files

When to choose

  • you need a free alternative to commercial PDF editors
  • you want a C++ PDF rendering library to embed in your own application
  • you need PDF signing, encryption, or form filling on Windows or Linux
  • you want scriptable PDF processing via a command-line tool

When to avoid

  • you need full XFA form support (only simple readonly static XFA is supported)
  • you need a web-based or mobile PDF solution
  • you require PDF 2.0 completeness as it is still a work in progress

Facets

application · maturity active

pdf pdf-viewer gui cli cryptography ocr pdf desktop-applications files cross-platform windows cpp pdf-editor pdf-rendering pdf-library digital-signatures form-filling qt linux

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Member repositories

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For agents

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