---
title: "PDF Editor — Edit & Redact PDF Text | Kern – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "32 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.4.0, updated 2026-11-12. Requests 0 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich"
---

# PDF Editor — Edit & Redact PDF Text \| Kern

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 32
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 05:48 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: +21
- Users gained in 30 days: +31 (+3100.0%)
- Rank by users: #102,466 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #35,649 of 115,633

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Edit and redact PDF text in place, in the document's own fonts — and see exactly what changed. Nothing uploads.

- Extension ID: `kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich`
- Developer: [Mr.Rage](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4d7bb6cad78bb38a96716cb9c93824d8)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-09-15
- Last updated: 2026-11-12
- Version: `1.4.0`
- Size: 5.55 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 110
- Languages (11): Deutsch, English, Indonesia, Türkçe, español, français, italiano, polski, português (Brasil), русский, 日本語
- Support page: `https://kern.mrrage.dev/how-to-use`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pdf-editor-%E2%80%94-edit-redact/kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 32 | – | – |
| 2026-10-15 | 11 | – | – |
| 2026-09-30 | 1 | – | – |
| 2026-09-29 | 1 | – | – |
| 2026-09-27 | 1 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-12: New version `1.4.0`, replacing `1.3.0`.
- 2026-10-01: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.
- 2026-09-30: New version `1.3.0`, replacing `1.1.0`.
- 2026-09-30: Renamed from “Edit & Redact PDF Text in Place \| Kern” to “PDF Editor — Edit & Redact PDF Text \| Kern”.
- 2026-09-29: New version `1.1.0`, replacing `1.0.1`.
- 2026-09-29: Now listed in 11 languages, from 1.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

It asks for no permissions.

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Extract Audio from Video to MP3 \| AudioFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eglpmiajccnheedncoacipbobjeacmfk) | 72 | – | – | Tools |
| [HEIC to JPG Converter & Viewer \| HEICFlip](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/epmahflbmfoilncdoihjoebkichidknn) | 71 | – | – | Tools |
| [Passport Photo Maker — ID Photos \| PicPass](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/edjndhiepoblblgghnjdbmafdlndcfdb) | 56 | – | – | Travel |
| [Compress Video — Trim, Crop & GIF \| ClipFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fpoimohcihbleoodenoajenfilghkdnd) | 41 | – | – | Tools |
| [Sign & Fill PDF — No Upload, Free \| SignFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hnfejijjckofgblnfmonbpcoomaaohee) | 28 | – | – | Tools |
| [Merge & Split PDF — Combine PDFs \| MergeFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jbickhpchkfflaenplgnbhloknkhkpgc) | 25 | – | – | Tools |
| [Compress PDF — No Upload, Private \| PDFfit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bblhepdbieekhdfnnkoilibaihnloiim) | 24 | – | – | Tools |
| [Watermark Images & Photos in Bulk \| MarkFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eidgjngpeagkckgnpfhoafkhommlbnop) | 17 | – | – | Tools |
| [Compress Image to KB — Reduce Size \| SlimFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lckbjephagmeclejbbkcildmjodnbfoi) | 17 | – | – | Tools |
| [Compress Word, Excel & PowerPoint \| PackFit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lhjfihomlhkenfhcdlaccdgfjclmnkkl) | 17 | – | – | Tools |

All 19 extensions by [Mr.Rage](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4d7bb6cad78bb38a96716cb9c93824d8).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-12 05:48 UTC; next check around 2026-12-11.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “PDF Editor — Edit & Redact PDF Text \| Kern” (kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich,
  title   = {PDF Editor — Edit & Redact PDF Text | Kern (kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kolbpkakejnfpkfhccgnnoofimfkoich},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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