I'm a full-stack engineer and open-source advocate passionate about building privacy-first solutions that democratize access to powerful tools. With experience at YC-backed startups (Finlens W20, Mercor) and as founder of Tezfood, I've built scalable applications serving 50,000+ concurrent users. BentoPDF represents my commitment to digital privacy and accessibility—creating professional-grade PDF tools that anyone can use without compromising their data. I believe essential document processing should be free, fast, and completely private. As a solo maintainer working on BentoPDF in my spare time, I'm dedicated to keeping this project 100% free and open-source forever.
BentoPDF is a privacy-first, open-source PDF toolkit containing 100+ professional-grade tools for document manipulation—all running entirely in your browser. Designed to replace expensive desktop software like Adobe Acrobat, BentoPDF offers a complete suite of PDF utilities using WebAssembly technology. This ensures zero data transfer to external servers, guaranteeing 100% privacy for sensitive documents. Key Features: • Universal Conversion: Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), HTML, Markdown, and images (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, HEIC, TIFF) to/from PDF • Advanced OCR: Extract text from scanned documents with Tesseract.js • Content Editing: Watermarking, redaction, form filling, metadata editing • Structure Management: Merge, split, overlay, crop, rotate, reorder pages • Military-Grade Security: Encryption, decryption, digital signatures—all client-side • Self-Hostable: Fully containerized (Docker) for enterprise deployments Used by individuals, students, and organizations worldwide who value privacy and need professional PDF tools without subscription fees or data collection. BentoPDF runs 100% offline after initial load, making it perfect for sensitive work environments. In just 3 months of our launched we have crossed 10K+ stars on Github and have crossed 300k+ downloads on Docker
Enable full-time development of BentoPDF. Currently maintained solo in spare time while working full-time elsewhere. With $50k/year, I can: ship features 5x faster, provide same-day bug fixes, add enterprise features (SSO, LDAP), expand to 200+ tools, create video tutorials, build mobile apps, implement AI features, and maintain 99.9% uptime. Your support makes independent, privacy-focused development sustainable.
Cover costs for: • Cloud hosting and CDN • Demo server for testing • Build infrastructure (CI/CD) • Domain and SSL certificates • Development tools and licenses
Any amount helps! Your contribution shows appreciation for the 100+ free tools BentoPDF provides and encourages continued development. Even $5/month makes a difference when multiplied by supporters like you. Thank you for believing in privacy-first, open-source software!