lpdf

Local-first PDF desktop tooling built with Tauri (Rust backend + React frontend).

lpdf is designed for privacy and speed: files stay on your machine and are processed locally.

Features

• Edit PDF workspace with page previews and annotation tooling
• Merge PDFs (including page-level merge/reorder)
• Organize pages (reorder/remove pages from one file)
• Delete pages
• Compress PDF
• Protect PDF with password and permissions
• Unlock protected PDF with password
• Convert PDF to Word (.docx) with fallback engine support
• Add text or image watermark (all pages or selected ranges)

Repository Layout

• lpdf-linux/ - active Linux implementation
  • ui/ - React + Vite + Bun frontend
  • ui/src-tauri/ - Rust command layer
• docs/ - architecture, development, and API references

Quick Start (Linux)

1) Install system dependencies

sudo apt install poppler-utils ghostscript qpdf libreoffice pandoc

Optional:

sudo apt install pdfium

Cross-platform dependency notes

• Linux: libreoffice and pandoc are installed with apt.
• macOS: install with Homebrew (brew install --cask libreoffice and brew install pandoc).
• Windows: install LibreOffice and Pandoc from official installers and ensure both are in PATH.
• Mobile (Android/iOS): system CLI binaries are not reliably available; use a server-side conversion provider for PDF->Word.

2) Install app dependencies

cd lpdf-linux/ui
bun install

3) Run desktop app

bunx tauri dev

4) Verify

bun run test
bun run build
cd src-tauri && cargo test

Install as End User (Linux)

After a tagged release is published, install with package managers:

• Debian/Ubuntu:

curl -fsSL https://<owner>.github.io/<repo>/install/setup-apt.sh | bash

• Fedora/RHEL:

curl -fsSL https://<owner>.github.io/<repo>/install/setup-rpm.sh | bash

AppImage artifacts are also published for portable fallback installs.

Documentation

• docs/architecture.md
• docs/development.md
• docs/api/tauri-commands.md
• docs/release.md
• CONTRIBUTING.md
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• SECURITY.md

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup, coding standards, and pull request workflow.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.