BentoPDF
BentoPDF is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Document Management category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in JavaScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Adobe Acrobat and ships a Docker image. It has 16,146 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Document Management
- JavaScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 16,146
- Forks
- 1,437
- Open issues
- 126
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,026
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.8.10Oct 19, 2026
- Created
- Oct 12, 2025
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 1,026 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,026 |
| Latest release | v2.8.10 (Oct 19, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 60 |
| Open issues | 126 |
| Open pull requests | 46 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Oct 12, 2025 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About BentoPDF
Powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/alam00000/bentopdf.
Topics
- jpgtopdf
- pdf-converter
- pdf-generation
- pdf-viewer
- hacktoberfest
- javascript
- pdffiller
- privacy
- toolkit
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Is BentoPDF free and open source?
Yes. BentoPDF is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run BentoPDF with Docker?
Yes. BentoPDF provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to BentoPDF?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to BentoPDF include Stirling-PDF, Paperless-ngx and Docuseal. BentoPDF itself is a self-hosted alternative to Adobe Acrobat.
Is BentoPDF actively maintained?
The most recent commit to BentoPDF was on Oct 26, 2026 with 1,026 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.8.10, published Oct 19, 2026. It had 126 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.