Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

[Bug]: redacting a PDF increases file size multiple times

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#4,462 opened on Sep 18, 2025

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Description

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Docker

The Problem

If you are redacting a PDF the original file size is getting increased up to seven times. Please try to avoid that.

Version of Stirling-PDF

1.3.2

Last Working Version of Stirling-PDF

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