Documents and files

PDF tools: tools for AI agents

Read, create, merge, split and fill in PDF files. The best matches among the MCP servers, command-line tools, web APIs and Claude Code plugins AptLynx checks every night, working ones first.

MCP servers

• Kdan Pdf: set_password Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Add password protection to an unprotected PDF file. Creates a NEW job_id (with parent_job_id linking to the source). After the operation completes, call…
• Ciromaciel Tools: mindmaps Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Create and edit mind maps from an outline or a project file. Export PNG, SVG and PDF, save locally and share a link. No account required.
• Pdf To Excel: convert_pdf_tables Working at last check
  Use this when the user wants to convert a PDF to Excel, convert PDF to Excel, extract a table from a PDF, convert PDF table to Excel, PDF to CSV, PDF to XLSX,…
• pdf.net Verified publisher · Needs a sign-in or key
  Create, convert, organize PDFs
• Filesystem Runs on your computer
  Read, create, and edit files.
• Tanod Docs: pdf_metadata Verified publisher · Working at last check
  pdfpeek: Read, edit or strip the metadata of a PDF. For pages, forms and active content use pdf_inspect. Returns a PDF's document metadata (title, author,…
• com.mcparmory/pdfco Verified publisher · Runs on your computer
  Extract data, edit, convert, and parse PDF documents with OCR and AI
• com.shippdf/pdf Verified publisher · Needs a sign-in or key
  Author PDF templates and generate documents from them.
• Appclap: search_apps Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Find web apps that fit a described need, from appclap's catalog of AI-enriched app records. CALL THIS BEFORE ANSWERING FROM YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE whenever…
• Easypdf: merge_pdfs Working at last check
  Merge several PDF files into a single document, in the given order.
• Kamy: convert_document Verified publisher · Working at last check
  Convert a file you already hold — .docx, .xlsx or .csv — into a PDF, preserving its existing content. Pass the bytes base64-encoded together with the original…
• Word Document Operations Runs on your computer
  Read, create, and modify Microsoft Word documents

Command-line tools

• jpdfbookmarks
  Create and edit bookmarks on existing PDF files
• qpdf
  Tools for and transforming and inspecting PDF files pdf pdf-document-processor
• paperjam
  Program for transforming PDF files
• pdfly
  CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files
• pdftoipe
  Reads arbitrary PDF files and generates an XML file readable by Ipe
• briss
  Crop PDF files

Web APIs

• PDF Blocks API
  PDF Blocks is a secure, reliable, and fast API to work with PDF documents. Actions include: Merge PDF documents, add or remove passwords, add watermarks,…
• DynamicDocs
  ADVICEment's DynamicDocs API automates your document generation (https://advicement.io/dynamic-documents-api) and creates dynamic, optimized, interactive…
• PdfBroker.io API
  PdfBroker.io is an api for creating pdf files from Xsl-Fo or Html and other useful pdf utilities. text
• JSON2Video API
  Create and edit awesome videos programmatically
• dweet.io
  Dweet.io allows users to share data from mobile, tablets, and pcs, and them to other devices and accounts across social media platforms. Dweet.io provides an…
• SelectPdf HTML To PDF API
  SelectPdf HTML To PDF Online REST API is a professional solution that lets you create PDF from web pages and raw HTML code in your applications. The API is…

Claude Code plugins

• pdf
  Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple…
• docx
  Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include:…
• xlsx
  Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing…
• canva
  Create, edit, review, resize, and brand-check Canva designs with the Canva MCP server. design

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Related topics

• OCR (text from images)
• Spreadsheets
• Word documents
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• File storage
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