KillerPDF
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KillerPDF, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From KillerPDF's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | GPLv3 open-source software · No account or subscription required · Windows installer and portable edition |
| KillerPDF | Free | Free, open source under GPLv3 · No account or subscription required |
The facts
Each one read from KillerPDF's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Annotation tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Command line
- Core operations including merge, split, decrypt, flatten, print, OCR and batch resave can run headlessly from PowerShell or cmd.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- KillerPDF is available as a compact installer and a portable edition; the portable edition includes its runtime and can run without installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The app supports signing with a Certum SimplySign cloud certificate.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says the app was built for PDF problems encountered by clients and users, including forms that will not fill or flatten and damaged or encrypted files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- KillerPDF is free software under the GPL-3.0 license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Document processing, including OCR, runs locally, and the site says no telemetry is sent.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OCR
- On-device OCR supports 19 languages, with additional language models downloaded on demand.checked 11 Oct 2026
- PDF conversion
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- PDF tools
- Features include inline text editing, annotations, form filling, signatures, page merging and splitting, comparison, printing and flattening.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says KillerPDF has no ads or telemetry and performs PDF work locally; update checks and downloads of updates or extra OCR models use the internet.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KillerPDF is a Windows PDF viewer, annotator and light editor for viewing, editing, OCR, organizing, comparing, filling and signing PDFs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The site lists Windows 10/11 x64; the installer requires the Microsoft .NET 10 Desktop Runtime, while the portable edition includes its own runtime.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Signing
- Digital signing supports PFX or P12 certificates and the Windows certificate store, uses SHA-256, and embeds the certificate chain.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to a public GitHub issues page to request features or report bugs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Text editing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker identifies himself as Steve the Killer and describes himself as a field technician and developer.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows 10/11 x64checked 20 Sep 2026
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