Show HN: I built a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer

[bobsingor]

I built EmbedPDF: an MIT-licensed, open-source PDF viewer that aims to match all of Adobe Acrobat’s paid features… for free.
Already working:

• Annotations (highlight, sticky notes, free text, ink)
• True redaction (content actually removed)
• Search, text selection, zoom, rotation
• Runs fully in the browser, no server needed
• Drop-in SDK for React, Vue, Preact, vanilla JS

Why? Acrobat is heavy, closed, and pricey. I wanted something lightweight, hackable, and embeddable anywhere.
Demo: EmbedPDF Website: Open-Source JavaScript PDF Viewer – Fast, Customizable & Framework-Agnostic | EmbedPDF GitHub: GitHub - embedpdf/embed-pdf-viewer: A PDF viewer that seamlessly integrates with any JavaScript project
Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests welcome!

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