9 comments

  • p_ing 13 hours ago
    > You agree not to use LuxPDF to process any material that is unlawful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable.

    So I can't take Hunie Pop images and convert them to PDF?

    The site says the tool is open source but I can't find a link to said source. It also doesn't indicate which open source license is being used (presumably one is). Don't forget to put .DS_Store in your .gitignore.

    And the site itself is like daggers in the eyes. Black text on white background. The dark mode hipsters will change their tune in their 30s.

    What PDF revision do you support? I figure this is based on pre-existing open source libraries which typically means 1.6, max.

    You should make a connector for Power Automate.

    • BitPirate 6 hours ago
      Took me a while, but I found the repository: https://github.com/VSRemoter/LuxPDF
      • p_ing 5 minutes ago
        Yeah, I had found it, hence my .DS_Store comment ;-)
    • siliconpotato 58 minutes ago
      > offensive or..objectionable

      Offence and objection are totally subjective. Even unlawful is very dependent on which particular country you are in.

  • PseudoComputer 13 hours ago
    Hey guys, we're building LuxPDF.com, an ongoing project to develop the most transparent PDF WebApp in the world. We just launched (so expect some bugs, UI problems etc.), and our site is currently in early-stage development. We offer over 15+ PDF Tools, all completely free, all open-sourced, all client-side, with no registration needed, no file size limits, and no batch processing limits.

    We built this because we're students, so we constantly used these PDF WebApps to convert, and compress PDF Files, files that contained very sensitive information like names, financial information, etc. We were so frustrated with current WebApps because they required logins, had restrictions if you were on their free plan, were closed source etc. So we built LuxPDF to try and solve the problem of bad PDF WebApps in 2025.

    The only source of funding we seek is just donations through BuyMeACoffee/Sponsors. All we're asking simply is, if you value what we do, we warmly welcome your support, whether it's just recommending our site to a friend or colleague, finding bugs, suggesting new features, or donating through BuyMeACoffee. Any donators/sponsors will have their names/banner and a custom message of their choice listed on the webapp, as a Thank You.

  • byyll 59 minutes ago
    • cxr 2 minutes ago
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  • qhwudbebd 1 hour ago
    In case your first instinct (like mine) was to browse through the implementation, the javascript is at https://github.com/VSRemoter/LuxPDF/blob/main/script.js
  • teleforce 6 hours ago
    Is it just only me that is wondering why Microsoft does not provide a productivity tool to rival Adobe virtual monopoly on PDF viewing and editing?

    Just include this PDF software in the 365 subscription and see how many are still subscribing to the bane of Adobe PDF software suites.

    • daveoc64 4 hours ago
      Adobe threatened Microsoft with an antitrust lawsuit when Microsoft wanted to add PDF export functionality to Office 2007.

      I can't imagine how Adobe would react if they built a whole PDF solution!

      • teleforce 3 hours ago
        Thanks for the info.

        Nothing happened when Microsoft added the PDF export functionality to Office, it's an empty threat after all.

        Last year apparently OnlyOffice 8.1 has added PDF native editing in their software suites.

    • sitzkrieg 5 hours ago
      they complete somewhat in some niche cases. eg edge can handle encrypted and even classified pdf workloads

      but run of the mill editing stuff? dream on lol

  • CommanderData 1 hour ago
    Well done, hopefully gains traction. The alternative websites you talk about are an absolute nightmare to navigate only to find a suprise login or subscription.
  • another_twist 6 hours ago
    Oh thank you so much. These are common and very annoying pain points.
  • BitPirate 6 hours ago
    Alternative: Stirling PDF
    • smeggysmeg 6 hours ago
      I desperately wish Stirling wasn't a webapp. Having to setup and launch a web server and browser to edit a PDF on my computer seems insane. We skipped the "foss, local app" stage, where Adobe dominates, and jumped straight to the web service model.
  • pona-a 4 hours ago
    I don't want this to sound like an accusation, but did you vibe-code this? The site's style is looking very similar to what you might get from Claude.