Legal Tech
Stirling PDF
Self-hosted Docker-based PDF toolkit running locally. Merge, split, convert, OCR, compress, sign, and more — all offline and private. No data leaves your server.
## What it does
Stirling PDF is a self-hosted Docker-based PDF manipulation tool. It provides a web UI for all common PDF operations including merge, split, convert, compress, OCR, signing, and more — all processed locally.
## Key features
- Self-hosted via Docker
- Merge, split, convert, compress PDFs
- OCR text recognition
- PDF signing and watermarking
- Completely offline and private
- Web-based UI (localhost)
- Custom Tessdata language support
## Platform
Docker, Self Hosted, Web UI (localhost).
## Pricing
100% Free (Open source, self-hosted).
## Rating
9/10 — Best self-hosted PDF toolkit. Running locally on this system at :8860.
## Notes
Already running on this system at localhost:8860. Tessdata includes eng+msa. Excellent for private legal document processing.
Stirling PDF is a self-hosted Docker-based PDF manipulation tool. It provides a web UI for all common PDF operations including merge, split, convert, compress, OCR, signing, and more — all processed locally.
## Key features
- Self-hosted via Docker
- Merge, split, convert, compress PDFs
- OCR text recognition
- PDF signing and watermarking
- Completely offline and private
- Web-based UI (localhost)
- Custom Tessdata language support
## Platform
Docker, Self Hosted, Web UI (localhost).
## Pricing
100% Free (Open source, self-hosted).
## Rating
9/10 — Best self-hosted PDF toolkit. Running locally on this system at :8860.
## Notes
Already running on this system at localhost:8860. Tessdata includes eng+msa. Excellent for private legal document processing.
| Website Url | https://www.stirlingpdf.com |
| Platforms | Docker, Self Hosted, Linux, Web (localhost) |
| Pricing | Free (Open source, self-hosted) |
| Category | PDF Tools |
| Rating | 9 |
| My Notes | Self-hosted Docker PDF toolkit. Already running locally at :8860. |