Is Stirling-PDF free?

Check its license. It has its own license: read it before using it for work.

Is Stirling-PDF still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v3.3.0, 11 days ago.

How widely used is Stirling-PDF?

Widely used. 97k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

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Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v3.3.0, 11 days ago.
How widely used?: Widely used97k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 96,642
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗stirling.comThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗ · In the browser ↗

Download for macOS

3.3.0 Conversion upgrades, bug fixes and several minor improvements · 11/5/2026 ↗

Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 275.5 MB · 6,763 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v3.3.0/Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.dmg"
open "Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (1)

Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.app.tar.gz

tar.gz · Universal · 275.3 MB · 486 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v3.3.0/Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.app.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.app.tar.gz"

Run it with Docker

A self-hosted app: Docker runs it on your computer and you open it in the browser. Needs Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine on Linux). Run docker compose commands inside the cloned repo folder.

Alternative: DockerNeeds Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Parts list

1×JDK runtime
1×Docker tool
1×Gradle package manager

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Good to know

Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: .github/scripts/package.json, devTools/package.json, engine/pyproject.toml, frontend/package.json and 4 more

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Branch: main

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.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

.github/workflows/backend-build.yml

.github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml

.github/workflows/build.yml

.github/workflows/check-generated-models.yml

.github/workflows/check-licence.yml

.github/workflows/check-openapi.yml

README.md

build.gradle

engine/pyproject.toml

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