PDF Cabin View source

Your free, open source PDF workspace

Your PDFs.Your space.

A comfortable place to edit, organize, and finish your documents. All on your own device.

Use online Get PDF Cabin

No account. No document uploads.

Use browser tools online. Replace existing PDF text and images in the desktop app.

PDF Cabin / Your workspace
PDF Cabin editing a sample project brief, with a text selection and editing controls.
A real workspace. Your documents, on your device.
Made for local workNo document uploads
Explore the workspace
Your files stay on your device Windows, Linux & macOS Open source · MIT licensed

From open to done

Open. Edit. Save.
All in your space.

Change a heading. Put the pages in order. Fill out a form and send a clean copy. PDF Cabin brings the everyday pieces together in one calm, local workspace.

One workspace. A few good ways in.

Select a view to explore.

Direct text and image editing in PDF Cabin.

Edit what is already there

A better word.
A better position.

Change existing text and images directly in the desktop app. Drag an object into place, adjust its style, or remove it. Undo is right there when you need it.

Explore the user guide

The everyday toolkit

Keep the useful things close.

See features & limits

Edit & create

Replace text and images, start with a blank page, or turn PNG and JPEG files into a PDF.

Arrange & combine

Drag pages into order, rotate or remove them, merge files, and extract the pages you need.

Fill & review

Fill forms, leave native PDF comments and highlights, and add a drawn signature.

Read & recognize

Find text, follow bookmarks, compare page text, or recognize English text from a scan.

Save & export

Keep an edited PDF, export page images or plain text, and prepare a document for printing.

Find your flow

Work across document tabs with their own Undo and Redo. Choose a light or dark workspace.

A little more peace of mind

Your documents
don't need a detour.

PDF processing happens locally. There is no account to create and no document upload step. The source is open, so you can see how it works and make it your own.

Built in the open

Make it your workspace

Make yourself at home.

Download the PDF Cabin desktop preview for your computer.
Free to use. Open source. No subscription.

DESKTOP PREVIEW · v0.3.0
Release notes & all downloads Prefer the source? Run it yourself

On your phone or tablet

Mobile tools. Your files stay on your device.

Mobile supports reading, adding content, pages, forms, comments, exports and English OCR. Replacing existing PDF text or images requires desktop.

A few things to know

Before you
make yourself at home.

Can I use PDF Cabin online?

Yes. Choose Use online to open the browser workspace without installing anything. Add text and images, arrange or merge pages, fill forms, add comments, export files, and run English OCR. Documents stay in your browser; save your work before closing or refreshing the tab.

Replacing existing PDF text or images requires the desktop app and its local PDF engine.

How do I install the desktop preview?

Download the build that matches your computer. Preview builds are unsigned, so your operating system may ask for additional approval. Only use release files from the official PDF Cabin repository.

  • Windows x64: open the .exe installer and follow its prompts.
  • macOS: choose Apple Silicon or Intel to match your Mac, then open the .dmg and move PDF Cabin into Applications. If blocked, review the app in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
  • Linux x64: mark the AppImage executable, then open it. Your distribution may require FUSE support.

Source code and release details are available on GitHub.

Does it work with every PDF?

PDFs vary. Direct editing currently supports top-level text and image objects up to 30 MB. Paragraph reflow, nested content, some font encodings, and scanned-text replacement have limits. OCR exports English text; it does not create a searchable PDF layer.

Office conversion, secure redaction, encryption, and certificate-based signing are not included. A drawn signature is a visual mark. See the feature coverage for the full picture.

Where are my documents and recent files kept?

Documents are processed on your device. Recent files and unsaved work live in the current session, so save your work before closing the app. The recent-file list is not a backup.

Can I contribute or report a problem?

Please do. Open an issue on GitHub with what you expected and what happened. Use a synthetic or non-sensitive sample if a PDF is needed. The project is MIT licensed and contributions are welcome.