VeilPDF: Recover, Protect, and Investigate PDFs Locally

#security #opensource #pdf #cli

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.

🔗 https://github.com/Gaurav-x111/veilpdf