PDF Modifier MCP server
Modify PDF text, replace with regex, and analyze layout while preserving fonts.
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PDF Modifier tools
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How PDF Modifier compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 2
- more than 75% of 28,688 servers
Release history: 3 versions in the registry since 2026-10-13, latest 2026-10-27, typically one every 13 days.
Install PDF Modifier in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add pdf-modifier -- uvx pdf-modifier
What the publisher says
From the PDF Modifier repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
PDF Modifier
CLI + MCP server + Web UI for PDF text replacement with font style preservation.
Quick start
pip install pdf-modifier
# CLI
pdf-mod modify input.pdf output.pdf -r "Draft=Final"
# MCP server (for Claude/Cursor/Codex)
claude mcp add -s user pdf-modifier -- uvx pdf-modifierInterfaces
Features
- Text replacement — find and replace with font style preservation (family, weight, size, color)
- Regex support — pattern-based bulk replacements (--regex)
- Hyperlinks — create clickable links or neutralize existing ones
- Batch processing — apply same replacements to multiple files
- Web UI — drag & drop PDF upload, structure browser, page preview with zoom, text highlighting
- MCP tools — readpdfstructure, inspectpdffonts, listpdfhyperlinks, modifypdfcontent
Development
# Setup
make setup
# Run tests
make test
# Full check (lint + type + test)
make check
# Start dev stack (Docker)
make up
# API: http://localhost:8000 | Web: http://localhost:8080
# Start servers locally
make run api # FastAPI dev server
make run frontend # SvelteKit dev serverDocumentation
- Full documentation site
- Architecture Decision Records
- Troubleshooting
- Lessons learned
License
MIT
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
PDF Modifier: common questions
- Is PDF Modifier MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the PDF Modifier safety report
- How do I install PDF Modifier?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does PDF Modifier need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is PDF Modifier maintained?
- The last commit was 22 days ago (2026-10-13). The latest release is v1.10.1.
- How does PDF Modifier compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); github stars 2 (more than 75% of 28,688 servers). Full comparison.