Follow-up to #6598 (squash-merged into `SaaS`). These are the policy refinements made after that merge, against the current `SaaS` tip. ## Changes - **Simplify Security config + plain-language info buttons** — Redact config reduced to the PII field; Sanitise has no config (JavaScript-removal only) with a non-technical info button; per-tool info buttons reworded to match the tool-steps style. - **Hide 'Flatten PDF pages to images' from the watermark policy config** — new `PolicyWatermarkConfig` wrapping the watermark settings with the flatten checkbox gated off. - **Flatten-to-image on by default for redact + watermark** — both normalise `convertPDFToImage: true` on mount. - **Self-heal a stale backing folder** — `ensurePolicyFolder` recreates a backing folder whose `folderId` no longer resolves (preferring the backend's stored automation), instead of hanging Edit Settings on a permanent "Loading…". - **Version the input file on 'new version' output mode** — completed runs whose policy output mode is `new_version` replace the input file with a versioned child (origin tool `automate`) rather than adding a separate file; falls back to a new file if the input is gone. `outputMode` is plumbed through `PolicyState`, the local-cache default, and backend reconciliation. ## Verification - `typecheck:proprietary` + `typecheck:core` clean - policy + hooks vitest: 17 passing - eslint + prettier clean on all changed files
Stirling PDF - The Open-Source PDF Platform
Stirling PDF is a powerful, open-source PDF editing platform. Run it as a personal desktop app, in the browser, or deploy it on your own servers with a private API. Edit, sign, redact, convert, and automate PDFs without sending documents to external services.
Key Capabilities
- Everywhere you work - Desktop client, browser UI, and self-hosted server with a private API.
- 50+ PDF tools - Edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and more.
- Automation & workflows - No-code pipelines direct in UI with APIs to process millions of PDFs.
- Enterprise‑grade - SSO, auditing, and flexible on‑prem deployments.
- Developer platform - REST APIs available for nearly all tools to integrate into your existing systems.
- Global UI - Interface available in 40+ languages.
For a full feature list, see the docs: https://docs.stirlingpdf.com
Quick Start
docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf
Then open: http://localhost:8080
For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our Documentation Guide.
Resources
Support
- Community Discord
- Bug Reports: Github issues
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
This project uses Task as a unified command runner for all build, dev, and test commands. Run task install to get started, or see the Developer Guide for full details.
For adding translations, see the Translation Guide.
License
Stirling PDF is open-core. See LICENSE for details.

