VeilPDF: Recover, Protect, and Investigate PDFs Locally
Built a small open-source tool called VeilPDF. It solves two PDF problems I've run into way too often: ✅ Garbled copy-pasted text caused by font obfuscation ✅ "Redacted" PDFs where the hidden text is still extractable
Built a small open-source tool called VeilPDF.
It solves two PDF problems I've run into way too often:
✅ Garbled copy-pasted text caused by font obfuscation
✅ "Redacted" PDFs where the hidden text is still extractable
Everything runs locally. No cloud uploads, no subscriptions.
Features:
scan → inspect fonts, metadata, PDF structure
recover → repair text extraction, with OCR fallback
protect → AES-256 encryption, watermarking, decoy text layers
forensics → find fake redactions and hidden metadata
Optional local AI support via Ollama
Built with:
Rust for the CLI
Python for PDF/OCR tooling
Zig for cryptography
Looking for people willing to test it with weird or broken PDFs and share feedback.
Originally published by Dev.to Security. Aggregated on AIWithGhost for educational purposes — full credit and traffic to the original publisher.