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PDF-Tools MCP Server

Name: Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools
Rating: 3.9 (1 reviews)
Author: Open-Document-Alliance

Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools

Score: 73.2 Rank #3458 MCP Server

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Fill, sign, merge, split, and extract PDFs from Claude Desktop and other MCP hosts. Maintained by the Open Document Alliance.

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Overview

Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools is a JavaScript tool licensed under MIT. Fill, sign, merge, split, and extract PDFs from Claude Desktop and other MCP hosts. Maintained by the Open Document Alliance. Topics: claude, pdf-filler, pdf, pdf-tools, claude-desktop, electronic-signature, mcp, mcpb, model-context-protocol, pdf-forms.

Ranked #3458 out of 24846 indexed tools.

Ecosystem

JavaScript MIT

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Score Breakdown

Stars 15% 160

160 stars → growing community

Freshness 25% 29d ago

Last commit 29d ago → recently updated

Issue Health 25% 47%

14/30 issues closed → many open issues

Contributors 10% 6

6 contributors → small team

Dependents 25% 0

No dependents → no downstream usage

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PyPI Downloads N/A

Forks 25

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License MIT

Weights: Freshness 20% · Issue Health 20% · Dependents 22% · Stars 10% · Contributors 8% · How we score →

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Details

Stars: 160
Forks: 25
Open Issues: 16
Closed Issues: 14
Contributors: 6
Dependents: —
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
Last Commit: 29d ago

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From the README

# PDF Tools for Claude Desktop and Local MCP Hosts

The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge,
split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file operations.

Instead of just opening a PDF, PDF Tools lets Claude fetch PDF URLs to your
machine, inspect documents visually, fill forms, save reusable profiles, add
signature/date zones, merge and split files, reorganize pages visually, extract
structured data, and return document content to your chosen MCP host for analysis.

This package targets Claude Desktop and other local MCP hosts today. It does not yet include a remote connector for Claude Cowork / web-hosted Claude.

## Install

### Claude Desktop

1. **[Download the latest `.mcpb` from Releases](https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/releases/latest)**
2. Double-click the `.mcpb` file to install it in Claude Desktop

The extension is also available in the Claude Extensions directory.

Claude Desktop settings include an **Allowed P

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