
PdfDing
A self-hosted PDF manager with browser extension integration

PdfDing is a self-hosted web application for managing a personal library of PDF documents. It focuses on quick capturing/importing (including via a browser extension), organizing with metadata and tags, and finding documents later via search.
Key Features
- Upload and store PDFs in a web-based library
- Browser extension workflow to send/store PDFs to your instance
- Tagging and document metadata for organization
- Full-text search across stored PDFs (OCR is not the main focus)
- In-browser PDF viewing/reading
- User authentication and multi-user support (instance-dependent)
Use Cases
- Maintain a personal “paperless” archive (manuals, receipts, articles)
- Build a searchable research library of downloaded papers
- Collect and organize PDFs captured from the web via a browser extension
Limitations and Considerations
- Feature set is focused on PDF library management (not a full DMS/workflow suite)
PdfDing is a good fit when you primarily need a lightweight, web-based way to capture and manage PDFs, with quick import flows and strong search/tagging to retrieve documents later.
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