## What Reworks the free-tier home hero (`WelcomeBanner` + `SetupChecklist`) to match marketing's reworked top card: a compact product header over numbered getting-started steps, dropping the marketing chrome. ## aim attachments/assets/75a80e5f-119e-46bb-80e7-fc4b9a62e5b6" /> <img width="1098" height="646" alt="01-aim-marketing-demo" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/681ca1b8-219e-4afe-9748-89435aafd440" /> ## old hero <img width="1800" height="1338" alt="02-before-old-hero" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a396cec0-4752-4ac0-9951-9a49f9d50ea7" /> ## new screenshots <img width="1800" height="626" alt="03-after-onboarding-card" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/59332111-6c49-438d-af6d-200d99bf0f8f" /> <img width="1800" height="180" alt="04-after-deployed-header" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ea631e6c-7878-4159-aaf7-1f0c2bd795ce" /> <img width="1024" height="1396" alt="05-after-install-modal-list" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/125d0a11-d799-40f0-bd8b-42f5dedcfe6d" /> <img width="1024" height="858" alt="06-after-install-modal-docker" src="https://github.com/user- ## Changes - **Compact dark header:** brand mark + "PDF Editor" + social-proof stats (`30M downloads · 60+ PDF operations · Free forever`) + a single **Open in browser** CTA (→ `EDITOR_URL`). - **Dropped** the decorative editor mock, marketing title/subtitle/"Open-source" badge/perks, the two extra banner buttons, and the checklist's dismiss/progress/done tracking. - **Numbered nav steps** (①②③) — each opens its in-app surface: | # | Step | Goes to | Change | |---|------|---------|--------| | ① | Download the editor | `editor` view | was an external `stirling.com/download` link → now in-app | | ② | Confirm your policies | `policies` view | live active/recommended counts retained | | ③ | Invite teammates | `users` view | **replaces** "Connect your sources" (sources dropped to match the demo) | - **Enterprise rung** unchanged (Start Trial / Get Quote → procurement). ## Notes - **Shared hero** — self-hosted sees it too (per decision). - **One deliberate deviation from the demo:** the header CTA is blue (brand primary) rather than the demo's white button. Trivial to flip — say the word. - Behaviour change: the hero is now a quick-start (navigational) rather than a completion checklist — the dismiss control + per-step done chips are gone to match the demo. - Supersedes the incremental #6944 ("add Open in browser" 3-button version) — that can be closed in favour of this. - Portal `tsc` clean; `unusedTranslations` green (removed orphaned welcome/onboarding keys, added the new ones).
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 dev to get started running the editor, run task to see the most common commands, 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.

