stirling-pdf
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Description:
PDF utility
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.4.6@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 18, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: pdf productivity self-hosted web-app document-management
Install: brew install --cask stirling-pdf
About:
Stirling PDF is a robust, locally-hosted web application for advanced PDF manipulation. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for splitting, merging, converting, and securing documents without sending data to external servers. This self-contained utility prioritizes privacy and security, making it ideal for handling sensitive information.
Key Features:
  • Privacy-focused local processing
  • Comprehensive tool suite (split, merge, convert, OCR)
  • Web-based user interface
  • Self-hosted deployment
  • Multi-format conversion support
Use Cases:
  • Securely merging or splitting sensitive documents locally
  • Converting PDFs to/from various formats (Word, images, HTML)
  • Adding passwords, watermarks, or digital signatures to PDFs
  • Performing OCR on scanned PDF documents
Alternatives:
  • qpdf – Command-line tool focused on structural PDF manipulation, lacks GUI and broad feature set
  • Adobe Acrobat – Proprietary, subscription-based, requires cloud processing for many features
  • Sejda – Online service with desktop version, but free tier has limitations and privacy concerns
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Feb 12, 2026 1:48am 2.4.6 0 VERSION_BUMP ecd28f36
Feb 7, 2026 1:43am 2.4.5 0 VERSION_BUMP a0f321bd
Feb 5, 2026 1:37am 2.4.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 20ed3df6
Feb 1, 2026 1:50am 2.4.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 36fdad0e
Jan 30, 2026 1:52am 2.4.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 948ae051
Jan 29, 2026 1:49am 2.4.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 0d68cbd9
Jan 24, 2026 1:44am 2.4.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 79fdfcbe
Jan 22, 2026 1:55am 2.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 566b6bc1
Jan 15, 2026 11:15pm 2.3.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 56c696f1
Jan 12, 2026 10:32pm 2.2.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 2a98e39a
Jan 10, 2026 1:45am 2.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 1ddb41a8
Dec 18, 2025 11:00pm 2.1.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 6e470c04