Alternatives

PaperKnife alternatives for AI agents.

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

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PaperKnife

Privacy-first PDF utility (Zero-Server Architecture). Merge, split, compress, and edit PDFs 100% locally on your device. No uploads, no servers, no tracking.

100
Quality
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Trust
1.3K
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#1

ImageToolbox

Similarity 135Trust 97Excellent 100

🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options

13K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingKotlinPDF
$ npx skills add T8RIN/ImageToolbox
#2

Readest

Similarity 134Trust 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.

21K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add readest/readest
#3

Stirling PDF

Similarity 133Trust 91Excellent 100

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

81K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
#4

Papermark

Similarity 131Trust 93Excellent 100

Papermark is the open-source DocSend alternative with built-in analytics and custom domains.

8.6K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add papermark/papermark
#5

Embed Pdf Viewer

Similarity 130Trust 93Excellent 100

A PDF viewer that seamlessly integrates with any JavaScript project

4.2K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add embedpdf/embed-pdf-viewer
#6

Docuseal

Similarity 127Trust 95Excellent 100

Open source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️

17K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingRubyPDF
$ npx skills add docusealco/docuseal
#7

Pypdf

Similarity 126Trust 94Excellent 100

A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files

10K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add py-pdf/pypdf
#8

Pdfcpu

Similarity 125Trust 90Excellent 100

PDF tooling for Go and the command line.

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

React Pdf

Similarity 125Trust 95Excellent 100

📄 Create PDF files using React

17K starsJun 9, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add diegomura/react-pdf
#10

Free Programming Books Zh CN

Similarity 125Trust 88Excellent 90

:books: 免费的计算机编程类中文书籍,欢迎投稿

117K starsJul 15, 2024 pushdocument-processingPDFClaude Code
$ npx skills add justjavac/free-programming-books-zh_CN
#11

Zotero Pdf Translate

Similarity 124Trust 97Excellent 100

Translate PDF, EPub, webpage, metadata, annotations, notes to the target language. Support 20+ translate services.

11K starsJun 10, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate
#12

Documenso

Similarity 124Trust 95Excellent 100

The Open Source DocuSign Alternative.

13K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add documenso/documenso
#13

Zettlr

Similarity 124Trust 95Excellent 100

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

13K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add Zettlr/Zettlr
#14

React Pdf

Similarity 124Trust 95Excellent 100

Display PDFs in your React app as easily as if they were images.

11K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add wojtekmaj/react-pdf
#15

Pikepdf

Similarity 123Trust 92Excellent 100

A Python library for reading and writing PDF, powered by QPDF

2.7K starsJun 9, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add pikepdf/pikepdf
#16

Invoicerr

Similarity 123Trust 87Excellent 86

Invoicerr is a freelance-focused invoicing app that lets you create quotes, generate invoices, track payments, and collect secure signatures.

696 starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add invoicerr-app/invoicerr

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