Petal
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Petal lets you edit PDFs by describing what you want: merge, split, convert, watermark, pull text from scans. Your files are private to you and deleted automatically within 1-2 days. Free: 5 edits a day, 25 MB. Pro: $2/month for 50 edits a day and 100 MB files.
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PH · launched Oct 23, 2026 · 3 upvotes (top 10%)
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
- Design Tools
- Productivity
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Yes The core is wrapping mature PDF libraries and OCR tools behind an LLM that translates natural-language requests into operations, all well within vibe-coding reach.
Competitors
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Attention rank: #27 of 765 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 328 days after the earliest competitor.
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