PDF-Tools

Name: PDF-Tools Review
Item: PDF-Tools
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Eliminates manual PDF workflows and external tool dependencies by embedding document operations directly into Claude interactions, reducing friction in contr…

Fill, sign, merge, split, and extract PDFs from Claude Desktop and other MCP hosts. Maintained by the Open Document Alliance.

Extract text and data from multiple PDF reports to compile into a single summary document.
Merge customer contract PDFs with signature pages into one finalized agreement file.
Split a large PDF manual into separate chapters for easier distribution to team members.

147 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Eliminates manual PDF workflows and external tool dependencies by embedding document operations directly into Claude interactions, reducing friction in contract review, compliance processing, and data extraction tasks.

Best for

Document-heavy teams handling contracts, invoices, or regulatory filings who need to automate extraction and signing workflows within Claude.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools

By Open-Document-Alliance

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me extract text and data from multiple PDF reports to compile into a single summary document

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars147Last updated2026-08-05LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-05 · scanner v1

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3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 147 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 147 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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