BentoPDF
Powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 61% of tracked projects; popularity more than 85%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 16k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.8.8 · 29 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is BentoPDF actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 449 commits, of which 114 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 38 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 66% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v2.8.8, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that BentoPDF depends on a third-party service to work fully. It is self-hosted, but not self-contained: if that external service changes its terms or disappears, your instance is affected.
BentoPDF ranks #8 of 18 in Document Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What BentoPDF actually does
BentoPDF is a self-hosted document management tool designed for handling PDF operations directly within your web browser. It provides a client-side environment to merge, edit, and process files while keeping your data local. The software is distributed under the AGPL-3.0 licence and packaged for containerised deployment.
Best fit: It suits individuals and teams who need to manipulate sensitive documents locally without uploading files to third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence places copyleft requirements on your modifications if you expose the service over a network, which may not suit all commercial environments.
Deployment notes
Since it relies on Docker and Node.js, you will typically run it behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination and configure persistent volumes if you need to retain application state.
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