Alternatives

Folio alternatives for AI agents.

Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.

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Folio

PDF library for Go: layout engine, HTML to PDF, forms, signatures, barcodes, and PDF/A. Apache 2.0.

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#1

Pdfcpu

Similarity 131Trust 90Excellent 100

PDF tooling for Go and the command line.

8.7K starsJun 9, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add pdfcpu/pdfcpu
#2

Maroto

Similarity 130Trust 95Excellent 100

A maroto way to create PDFs. Maroto is inspired in Bootstrap and uses gofpdf. Fast and simple.

2.7K starsJun 2, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add johnfercher/maroto
#3

Gotenberg

Similarity 124Trust 94Excellent 100

A developer-friendly API for converting many document formats into PDF files, and more!

12K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add gotenberg/gotenberg
#4

Go Wkhtmltopdf

Similarity 124Trust 87Strong 84

Golang commandline wrapper for wkhtmltopdf

1.2K starsOct 30, 2025 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add SebastiaanKlippert/go-wkhtmltopdf
#5

Itext Java

Similarity 123Trust 91Excellent 100

iText for Java represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enhance PDF documents, iText can be a boon to nearly every workflow.

2.2K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add itext/itext-java
#6

Itext Dotnet

Similarity 122Trust 91Excellent 99

iText for .NET is the .NET version of the iText library, formerly known as iTextSharp, which it replaces. iText represents the next level of SDKs for developers that want to take advantage of the benefits PDF can bring. Equipped with a better document engine, high and low-level programming capabilities and the ability to create, edit and enha

1.9K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingC#PDF
$ npx skills add itext/itext-dotnet
#7

Docconv

Similarity 122Trust 84Strong 73

Converts PDF, DOC, DOCX, XML, HTML, RTF, etc to plain text

1.8K starsJul 1, 2024 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add sajari/docconv
#8

Unipdf

Similarity 121Trust 89Excellent 100

Golang PDF library for creating and processing PDF files (pure go)

3.1K starsMay 27, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add unidoc/unipdf
#9

Paperless Ngx

Similarity 120Trust 98Excellent 100

A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents

42K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
#10

OCRmyPDF

Similarity 120Trust 98Excellent 100

OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched

34K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF
#11

Govips

Similarity 120Trust 92Excellent 100

A lightning fast image processing and resizing library for Go

1.6K starsJun 7, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add davidbyttow/govips
#12

Koreader

Similarity 120Trust 98Excellent 100

An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices

27K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdocument-processingLuaPDF
$ npx skills add koreader/koreader
#13

Koodo Reader

Similarity 120Trust 98Excellent 100

A modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web

27K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptPDF
$ npx skills add koodo-reader/koodo-reader
#14

Markitdown

Similarity 120Trust 96Excellent 100

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

156K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown
#15

Canvas

Similarity 120Trust 91Excellent 98

Vector graphics in Go

1.8K starsMay 8, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoPDF
$ npx skills add tdewolff/canvas
#16

Readest

Similarity 120Trust 98Excellent 100

Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

22K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add readest/readest

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