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title: "Nano Pdf — Edit text in existing PDFs via natural-language prompts"
sidebar_label: "Nano Pdf"
description: "Edit text in existing PDFs via natural-language prompts"
---

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# Nano Pdf

Edit text in existing PDFs via natural-language prompts.

## Skill metadata

| | |
|---|---|
| Source | Bundled (installed by default) |
| Path | `skills/productivity/nano-pdf` |
| Version | `1.0.0` |
| Author | community |
| License | MIT |
| Platforms | linux, macos, windows |
| Tags | `PDF`, `Documents`, `Editing`, `NLP`, `Productivity` |
| Related skills | [`pdf`](/docs/user-guide/skills/bundled/productivity/productivity-pdf), [`ocr-and-documents`](/docs/user-guide/skills/bundled/productivity/productivity-ocr-and-documents) |

## Reference: full SKILL.md

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# nano-pdf

Edit PDFs using natural-language instructions. Point it at a page and describe what to change. For structural PDF work (merge, split, forms, watermarks, creation), see the `pdf` skill; for text extraction from scans, see `ocr-and-documents`.

## Prerequisites

```bash
# Install with uv (recommended — already available in Hermes)
uv pip install nano-pdf

# Or with pip
pip install nano-pdf
```

## Usage

```bash
nano-pdf edit <file.pdf> <page_number> "<instruction>"
```

## Examples

```bash
# Change a title on page 1
nano-pdf edit deck.pdf 1 "Change the title to 'Q3 Results' and fix the typo in the subtitle"

# Update a date on a specific page
nano-pdf edit report.pdf 3 "Update the date from January to February 2026"

# Fix content
nano-pdf edit contract.pdf 2 "Change the client name from 'Acme Corp' to 'Acme Industries'"
```

## Notes

- Page numbers may be 0-based or 1-based depending on version — if the edit hits the wrong page, retry with ±1
- Always verify the output PDF after editing (use `read_file` to check file size, or open it)
- The tool uses an LLM under the hood — requires an API key (check `nano-pdf --help` for config)
- Works well for text changes; complex layout modifications may need a different approach
