I don't want to hijack the thread but isn't BentoPDF open source and does all that and more for free? https://www.bentopdf.com
Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
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Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#32I don't want to hijack the thread but isn't BentoPDF open source and does all that and more for free? https://www.bentopdf.com
First thing is it was released much after BreezePDF was.
You could make the same argument with Adobe or any other PDF software. Why doesn't everyone use all use BentoPDF? Things like brand, and simply what shows up when they search on Google are factors.
Also, Bento doesn't have a desktop app a regular person can download. You have to download the GitHub. Non-developers won't do that.
Additionally, each tool is separate. It's not all in one editor. That's a UX consideration. BreezePDF, everything is in one editor interface. It added a lot of development complexity but makes the UX better in my opinion.
I tried Bento and some of their tools are very slow, cause of large downloads to the client. BreezePDF is much faster.
Good for them making an open source tool though. Lots of options out there and everyone can choose for themselves.
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#33Is this a viable alternative to the Adobe PDF app on Windows? I'm looking for an alternative for our company to replace Adobe's bloatware.
I've been using pdfgear to some success.
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#34Well, all the agents, including free and even local ones could do this for less money and without AGPL violations.
Just tell them what you need to change/merge and they literally do it just fine. Or they could write reusable python/whatever scripts for you.
These days $12/month for a vibe-coded PDF editor running locally is a robbery.
Also, let me quote:
> BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf
> PDFCraft (3.6k stars): https://github.com/PDFCraftTool/pdfcraft
> PDFLince (31 stars): https://github.com/GSiesto/pdflince
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#35Well, all the agents, including free and even local ones could do this for less money and without AGPL violations. Just tell them what you need to change/merge and they literally do it just fine. Or they could write reusable python/whatever scripts for you. These days $12/month for a vibe-coded PDF editor running locally is a robbery. Also, let me quote: > BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf…
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#36Well, all the agents, including free and even local ones could do this for less money and without AGPL violations. Just tell them what you need to change/merge and they literally do it just fine. Or they could write reusable python/whatever scripts for you. These days $12/month for a vibe-coded PDF editor running locally is a robbery. Also, let me quote: > BentoPDF (12.3k stars): https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf…
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What exactly? Agents do that for me, if I want to do something manually - I have, for example, Bento.
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#37I don't want to hijack the thread but isn't BentoPDF open source and does all that and more for free? https://www.bentopdf.com
First thing is it was released much after BreezePDF was. You could make the same argument with Adobe or any other PDF software. Why doesn't everyone use all use BentoPDF? Things like brand, and simply what shows up when they search on Google are factors. Also, Bento doesn't have a desktop app a regular person can download. You have to download the GitHub. Non-developers won't do that. Additionally, each tool is separ…
> Lots of options out there and everyone can choose for themselves.
You are shilling your stuff at a wrong place, I think. Better apply to YC or, I dunno, go public. Also add some nice catch phrases (e.g. "Blazing Fast", "Production Ready") and emojis here and there.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
First thing is it was released much after BreezePDF was. You could make the same argument with Adobe or any other PDF software. Why doesn't everyone use all use BentoPDF? Things like brand, and simply what shows up when they search on Google are factors. Also, Bento doesn't have a desktop app a regular person can download. You have to download the GitHub. Non-developers won't do that. Additionally, each tool is separ…
> Lots of options out there and everyone can choose for themselves. You are shilling your stuff at a wrong place, I think. Better apply to YC or, I dunno, go public. Also add some nice catch phrases (e.g. "Blazing Fast", "Production Ready") and emojis here and there.
Show HN is show your product. That's what I'm doing. It's not an open source forum. The only shilling is mentioning other products on someone else's post...
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#39Notice the IMO poor behavior of the author on the previous thread. [1] Search for 'philjohnson'. This post removes the contentious word "free" but still does not convey that no sign-up is required but you are apparently limited to 3 files without signup. Reading the previous thread was a turn-off enough for me to warn you. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47555636
Free is still in this post. It's free to use, you can use the editor as much as you want with 40+ tools. Just a limit of 3 exports.
Imagine a pizza place that allows you to pick from 40+ toppings but you can only order a margherita ;) /s
Re: Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Free is still in this post. It's free to use, you can use the editor as much as you want with 40+ tools. Just a limit of 3 exports.
Imagine a pizza place that allows you to pick from 40+ toppings but you can only order a margherita ;) /s
Bad analogy
Imagine a pizza place where you can try three slices for free before you order one?
Or that you can make a pizza at the shop, add and remove topping as you wish until you're satisfied?