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ComPDF
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Cross-platform PDF SDK and cloud API for viewing, editing, converting and AI-processing documents in apps.
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The New GitBook
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Documentation platform for publishing accurate, AI-ready docs sites, with Git sync and an MCP server for AI tools.
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No public pricing
Free trial available
No public pricing
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦PDF viewer and editor SDKs
- ✦Multi-platform support (web, server, desktop, mobile)
- ✦Cloud open API and self-hosted deployment
- ✦PDF conversion and generation
- ✦Forms, security and redaction
- ✦AI document parsing and extraction
- ✦Publish structured documentation sites
- ✦Git sync for docs-as-code workflows
- ✦AI setup agent to build and import docs
- ✦GitBook MCP server for AI access
- ✦Enterprise controls
- ✦Free tier to start
Use cases
- →Embed PDF viewing/editing into apps
- →Automate document conversion via API
- →Extract data from documents with AI
- →Publish product and API documentation
- →Maintain docs-as-code with Git sync
- →Make docs consumable by AI assistants
- →Import existing docs into a hosted site
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