berg:work

Two desktop editors are in development: one for PDF documents and one for images.

No public build yet

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Two applications

Two editors.

Different documents need separate tools. The PDF features run today in Fernwork's browser build. The image editor has an internal desktop build. Neither is publicly distributed.

Browser features work

berg:work PDF

Edit the contents and structure of PDF files.

Change text, organise pages, redact content, sign documents and recognise text in scans. A separate desktop shell is planned.

PDF editor evidence
Internal desktop build

berg:work Image

Compose, retouch and export layered images.

Layers, masks, adjustment layers, text, vector tools, local subject selection and a single export flow work in the current internal build.

Image editor evidence

Recorded product rules

Commitments.

These design constraints come from the image-editor product plan. Each one is labelled with its current status.

Rule + measured

Works offline

The current image shell opens and saves without a server. A five-minute Windows probe observed no network connections. The PDF browser build is client-side.

Owner rule

No account

The product plan requires operation without an account or online licence check.

Owner decision

No telemetry

Telemetry is excluded by the current owner decision.

Works internally

Local AI models

Subject selection and background removal run locally. Optional model downloads start only after an explicit action and are cached on the device.

Documented

Open project format

The image project is a versioned ZIP format with JSON and assets. Its format specification is in the product repository.

Rule; performance open

Linux first-class

Linux and Windows are the first target platforms. One Linux brush-performance target is still open.

Current status

Release status.

There is nothing to download yet. No prices or licence terms have been announced. Public files will appear on the download page when they exist.

Download status