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StripItPdf

Inspect PDF overlays, keep the content, and save a clean copy.

A native PDF layer editor with a desktop interface and a new headless command-line workflow. Inspect first, then save to a separate output file.

PDF example ↓GitHub ↗

LOCAL APP / VERIFIED EXAMPLE

PDF example

Sample files

WHAT IT DOES

Under the hood.

  • Image and optional-content layer inspection
  • Diagonal overlay filtering
  • Selectable text preserved

THE LOCAL EDITION

Small fixes. Better tools.

  • Qt-free CLI build and inspection mode
  • MuPDF 1.28 compatibility
  • Output overwrite protection

✓ Two-page PDF text preservation verified

TAKE IT FURTHER

Run it locally.

Download the improved source, extract it, and open a terminal in the project folder. The included guide covers dependencies and verification.

Download source ↓Read local guide ↗

Local improvements are included in this download. The GitHub link opens the original public repository.

QUICK START
scripts/build-cli.sh
scripts/run-cli.sh input.pdf --inspect
scripts/run-cli.sh input.pdf cleaned.pdf