Alternatives

Pdfsam alternatives for AI agents.

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

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Pdfsam

PDFsam, a desktop application to split, merge, mix, rotate PDF files and extract pages

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#1

KkFileView

Similarity 133Trust 100Excellent 100

Universal File Online Preview Project based on Spring-Boot

14K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add kekingcn/kkFileView
#2

OpenPDF

Similarity 131Trust 100Excellent 100

OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL.

4.3K starsJun 3, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add LibrePDF/OpenPDF
#3

Stirling PDF

Similarity 129Trust 100Excellent 100

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

81K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
#4

Mit Deep Learning Book Pdf

Similarity 125Trust 100Excellent 100

MIT Deep Learning Book in PDF format (complete and parts) by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville

14K starsFeb 3, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add janishar/mit-deep-learning-book-pdf
#5

Grimmory

Similarity 123Trust 100Excellent 100

Grimmory is an independent community fork of Booklore.

3.4K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add grimmory-tools/grimmory
#6

Itext Java

Similarity 122Trust 100Excellent 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
#7

Markitdown

Similarity 121Trust 100Excellent 100

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

152K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown
#8

MinerU

Similarity 121Trust 100Excellent 100

Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.

67K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add opendatalab/MinerU
#9

Docling

Similarity 121Trust 100Excellent 100

Get your documents ready for gen AI

61K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add docling-project/docling
#10

Paperless Ngx

Similarity 121Trust 100Excellent 100

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

42K starsJun 13, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
#11

OCRmyPDF

Similarity 121Trust 100Excellent 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
#12

Koreader

Similarity 120Trust 100Excellent 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 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingLuaPDF
$ npx skills add koreader/koreader
#13

Koodo Reader

Similarity 120Trust 100Excellent 100

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

27K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptPDF
$ npx skills add koodo-reader/koodo-reader
#14

Readest

Similarity 120Trust 100Excellent 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 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add readest/readest
#15

Docuseal

Similarity 120Trust 100Excellent 100

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

17K starsJun 8, 2026 pushdocument-processingRubyPDF
$ npx skills add docusealco/docuseal
#16

Sumatrapdf

Similarity 120Trust 100Excellent 100

SumatraPDF reader

17K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingCPDF
$ npx skills add sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf

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