PDF Chisel
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PDF Chisel, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PDF Chisel's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Edit text · Replace images · Multi-page navigation · Windows, macOS, Linux |
The facts
Each one read from PDF Chisel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts and subscriptions
- The maker says PDF Chisel requires no account and has no subscriptions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download formats
- The maker provides a Windows installer, macOS DMG files, and a Linux AppImage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Edit history
- The app supports undo and redo, with Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z keyboard shortcuts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Image replacement
- Users can replace embedded images with PNG or JPEG files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- PDF Chisel is open source under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- The README says there are no network calls and auto-update is disabled by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The maker says files stay on the user's computer and the app needs no internet connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The app runs natively on Windows, macOS with Intel or Apple Silicon, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Page navigation
- The app supports navigating and zooming across pages, with a thumbnail sidebar for previews.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- PDF Chisel is an offline desktop PDF editor for editing text and replacing images in PDFs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security model
- The project README describes disabled Node integration, enabled context isolation and sandboxing, enforced CSP, and typed IPC validation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product site links to GitHub to report a bug.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Text editing
- Users can double-click text in a PDF and type changes in place.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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