Editing PDF files is usually clunky and hard to operate. PDF Editor solves this with an easy, canvas-based editing experience — and makes exporting the edited PDF a simple one-click action.

FabNinjas built a Laravel-based PDF editor (MVC architecture) backed by a Python FastAPI microservice that reads and breaks PDF pages down into canvas elements, giving users a rich, Vue-powered editing surface to add text, shapes, and annotations directly on top of their PDF.

• Load the PDF for edit — upload a PDF; the Python service breaks its pages down into canvas elements rendered in the editor
• Editor tools library — content selector, shapes (square, circle, etc.), add/edit text, eraser, color selector, stroke size controller, and zoom in/out
• Canvas-based PDF editing — auto-detects and re-renders the PDF's fonts so edits blend in naturally with the original content
• Save the edited PDF state — save progress with the Save button, with full undo/redo support
• Download — export and download the edited PDF with one click

• Architecture: MVC architecture, Python micro-service
• Frontend: Blade, Vue.js
• Backend: Laravel
• Database: MySQL
• Integrations & API: Python FastAPI for PDF page reading and breakdown into canvas
• Hosting / Infrastructure: Hostinger VPS