PdfDing
★ 1.9kA self-hosted alternative to Docusign
About
PdfDing is a self-hosted PDF management application for people who want to organize, view, annotate, and edit PDFs across multiple devices. It is presented as a minimal, fast, and easy-to-set-up...
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Features
- browser-based PDF viewing
- resume reading position
- workspaces
- collections
- multi-level tagging
- PDF editing
- PDF signatures
- highlights and comments management
- Markdown notes
- two-factor authentication
Details
- Last Updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- Created
- Nov 27, 2024
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-composehelm
- Authentication
- oidc-sso2fa
- Backup & Export
- native-export
- Runtime / Stack
- DockerK8S
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud Required
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Theming
- Dark modeCustom themes
- Deployment
Deployment: no container deployment found
Run PdfDing yourself
Pick how much you want to manage.
netcupBest matchFull control
A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
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A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
DigitalOceanFull control
A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
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