# AI use cases for Hermes Office (criptogus/HermesOffice) Repo: [criptogus/HermesOffice](https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice) | Use cases: 4 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/ HermesOffice is a free, open-source AI Office suite for macOS, Windows, and Linux that opens and edits Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and Markdown files. This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL. - Convert a PDF into an editable Word file on your own machine: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/convert-pdf-to-editable-word-locally/ - Rewrite sections of a Word document with AI, using your own key: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/ai-edit-word-doc-with-own-api-key/ - Correct text in a PDF while keeping the original fonts: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/fix-text-in-existing-pdf-keep-fonts/ - Build Hermes Office from source for an unsupported platform: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/build-hermesoffice-from-source/ ## How to convert a PDF into an editable Word file on your own machine with Hermes Office Repo: [criptogus/HermesOffice](https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Turn a PDF into a .docx locally with no upload, including scanned pages on macOS and Windows. **Who it is for:** An office worker or student who received a PDF that needs changes and does not want to upload it to a cloud converter. **The problem:** A PDF cannot be edited easily, and online converters require sending the file to a third party. **The outcome:** An editable .docx file produced entirely on your machine, ready to open in Hermes Office Docs. ### Steps 1. Download the latest .dmg from the README download link for macOS Apple Silicon, or build from source on another platform. 2. Open the app. On first launch, right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it under System Settings, Privacy & Security. 3. Open the PDF in Hermes Office PDF. 4. Run the PDF to Word conversion. For a scanned PDF on macOS or Windows, the system OCR reads the pages first. 5. Open the resulting .docx in Hermes Office Docs and check that the text and page layout match the original. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the HermesOffice repo at github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice, convert into an editable .docx file with the local PDF to Word conversion in HermesOffice PDF. Output the .docx path. Verify that the text on page 1 of the .docx matches page 1 of the source PDF. ``` ### Caveat Only the macOS Apple Silicon build has a published artifact, and the macOS bundle is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so the first launch needs a manual confirmation. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/convert-pdf-to-editable-word-locally/ ## How to rewrite sections of a Word document with AI, using your own key with Hermes Office Repo: [criptogus/HermesOffice](https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Ask an AI agent to edit a .docx block by block, then review the diffs and snapshots before keeping them. **Who it is for:** A professional who needs to revise a report, proposal, or contract draft and wants to use their own AI provider account. **The problem:** Rewriting a long document by hand is slow, and most AI tools either lock you into their service or change the whole file at once. **The outcome:** A revised .docx where each AI edit is shown as a diff and can be reverted from a snapshot. ### Steps 1. Download and open Hermes Office on your machine. 2. Open your .docx in Hermes Office Docs. 3. Add your own API key for a supported provider such as Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini, or sign in with Genspark. 4. Ask the document agent to edit a specific paragraph or section, and state the change you want. 5. Review the diff for each block-level edit, then keep the changes you accept and revert the rest using the snapshots. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the HermesOffice repo at github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice, ask the document agent in HermesOffice Docs to revise
of to . Output the revised .docx and the list of block-level diffs. Verify that paragraphs outside the requested section are unchanged. ``` ### Caveat The AI features require your own API key or a Genspark sign-in, and the README does not say which provider works best for any given document. Risk, credentials: Your AI provider API key is entered into the app, so store it carefully and revoke it from the provider if it is exposed. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/ai-edit-word-doc-with-own-api-key/ ## How to correct text in a PDF while keeping the original fonts with Hermes Office Repo: [criptogus/HermesOffice](https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Retype a paragraph inside an existing PDF without covering it with an annotation. **Who it is for:** Someone who must correct a typo, date, or figure in a PDF form, contract, or report they cannot get the source file for. **The problem:** Editing a PDF usually means adding a white box over the old text, which looks wrong and can be undone. **The outcome:** A corrected PDF where the text is rewritten in the page itself and the original fonts are kept. ### Steps 1. Download and open Hermes Office on your machine. 2. Open the PDF in Hermes Office PDF. 3. Select the paragraph that contains the error. 4. Retype the text in the page and check that the reflow and alignment look correct. 5. Save the edited PDF and open it in a separate viewer to confirm the fonts and layout. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the HermesOffice repo at github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice, edit the paragraph containing in using the true text editing in HermesOffice PDF. Output the saved PDF path. Verify that the corrected text appears and that the original fonts are preserved on that page. ``` ### Caveat The README describes text editing by paragraph with in-block reflow, so very complex layouts may need checking after each edit. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/fix-text-in-existing-pdf-keep-fonts/ ## How to build Hermes Office from source for an unsupported platform with Hermes Office Repo: [criptogus/HermesOffice](https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice) | Difficulty: Advanced | Time: 1 hour | Basis: From the README Compile the suite yourself when no published build exists for Intel Mac, Windows, or Linux. **Who it is for:** A developer on Windows, Linux, or Intel Mac who wants a working copy of the suite and can read the repo. **The problem:** The README lists no published artifact for Intel Mac, Windows, or the Linux distributions, so a binary install is not available. **The outcome:** A locally built Hermes Office shell with the Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDF, and Markdown apps on your platform. ### Steps 1. Clone the repository from github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice. 2. Open the Development section of the README and follow the build steps listed there for your platform. 3. Install the Node.js dependencies the Development section requires before building. (inferred, check the README) 4. Launch the built Hermes Office shell and open a test .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, and .md file. 5. Confirm each editor opens its file type and saves a copy without errors. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Clone github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice, follow the Development section of its README to build the app for , and report the build command that succeeded and the path of the built shell. Verify that the built shell opens . ``` ### Caveat The README does not give the build commands in the text provided, so the exact steps must be taken from the Development section of the repo. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/criptogus-hermesoffice/build-hermesoffice-from-source/