Signature PDF
Sign and manipulate PDFs with collaboration, organization, compression and metadata editing.
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Commit activity more than 35% of tracked projects; popularity more than 31%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 831 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.9.2 · 3 Dec 2025 |
| Repo updated | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP, deb, Docker |
Is Signature PDF actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 126 commits, of which 53 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 18 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v1.9.2, is about 10 months old.
Signature PDF ranks #12 of 18 tracked document management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Signature PDF actually does
Signature PDF is a self-hosted document management tool designed for handling portable document format files. It provides features for applying digital signatures, editing metadata, compressing file sizes, organising pages, and collaborating on documents.
Best fit: It suits teams or individuals needing a private, self-hosted workspace to sign, compress, and organise document collections without relying on third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits slowing maintenance activity, which may result in delayed security patches or bug fixes. It also competes in a crowded ecosystem with more mature alternatives.
Deployment notes
You can deploy it using Docker or standard deb packages, typically requiring persistent storage volumes for uploaded documents and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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Developer-friendly API to interact with powerful tools like Chromium and LibreOffice for converting numerous document formats (HTML, Markdown, Word, Excel, etc.) into PDF files, and more.