Kiss the PDF

Name: kiss-the-pdf
Author: positiveabhii

A free, open-source, privacy-first alternative to iLovePDF.

Kiss the PDF goodbye. Powerful document utilities right in your browser.

📚 Read Documentation (/docs) • 🐛 Issue Tracker • 🛠️ Propose a Tool • 🤝 Contributing

🌟 Philosophy

Our core philosophy is simple: Your files belong to you.

Free and Open Source: Everyone should have access to high-quality document tools. No paywalls.
Privacy-First: No mandatory accounts, no selling user data, no tracking.
Local Processing: Whenever technically possible, processing happens directly in your browser using Web Workers and WebAssembly (WASM). Your files never touch our servers.
Fast and Accessible: A minimal, fast user experience built with modern web standards, focusing on accessibility and responsive design.

📚 Documentation

Official user and developer documentation is available at kissthepdf.space/docs:

Getting Started: Overview of KissThePDF tools and local file processing.
All 100 Tools Spec: Technical specifications for every PDF utility.
Architecture: Deep dive into Next.js 16, TypeScript, pdf-lib, PDF.js, and Web Workers.
Development Setup: Setup instructions, build commands, and linting rules.

🏗️ Architecture

Built on a modern stack:

Next.js 16+ (App Router & Turbopack)
React 19 & TypeScript
Tailwind CSS v4
Client-Side PDF Engines (pdf-lib, pdfjs-dist, WebAssembly)

We strictly avoid unnecessary backend infrastructure. There is no database, Redis, or authentication layer. Everything is designed to be lightweight and frontend-first.

💻 Getting Started (Local Development)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/positiveabhii/kiss-the-pdf.git
cd kiss-the-pdf

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the development server
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

🤝 Contributing & Submitting Issues

We want to build 100+ document utilities! We welcome community contributions.

Read our CONTRIBUTING.md for developer workflow details.
Open an issue using our structured GitHub Issue Forms:

🛡️ Security

We take security seriously. Please review our SECURITY.md policy for privately reporting vulnerabilities via GitHub Security Advisories.

👨‍💻 Maintainer

Built and maintained by Abhi.

@positiveabhii

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.