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SANTVIA · PDF reader & creator

Your PDFs, read and created sovereign.

Lektvia is the SANTVIA galaxy's PDF reader and creator: read, annotate, create, edit, fill in — with optional local AI via Cervia (summary, extraction). Hosted in the EU, the sovereign alternative to Adobe Acrobat.

Self-hostable on your own servers In development · early access Local AI via Cervia · summary & extraction Hosted in the EU
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Cervia · local summary of the document
The problem

PDF is everywhere, but the tool is rented and non-sovereign

Reading, annotating and creating PDFs is a daily need. Yet the reference tool is an expensive subscription, and the new AI features often send your documents — sometimes confidential — to a cloud outside Europe. For a public body, a firm or an SME, that's a problem of cost, confidentiality and sovereignty.

The forced subscription

Basic features behind a recurring subscription, imposed even for occasional use.

AI that exfiltrates

Summarising or analysing a PDF often sends its content to a non-EU third party — a risk for sensitive documents.

Dependence

Proprietary formats and services, few credible sovereign alternatives for professional use.

The solution

Read, create and understand your PDFs — without leaving Europe

Lektvia combines a full PDF reader-creator and optional local AI via Cervia, on a sovereign base hosted in the EU.

A smooth, complete reader

Comfortable reading, search, annotation, highlighting and comments: everything expected of a modern PDF reader, on every screen.

Create and edit

Create a PDF, edit text and pages, merge, split, reorder, fill in and create forms.

Local AI via Cervia

Summarise a document or extract information with the sovereign Cervia engine — processing that can stay local, with no third-party send.

Sovereign, hosted in the EU

Your documents don't leave for a non-EU cloud. Local or sovereign processing, with no third-party telemetry.

In brief. Lektvia is SANTVIA's sovereign PDF reader and creator, hosted in the European Union, with optional local AI via the Cervia engine (summary, extraction). It lets you read, annotate, create, edit and form PDFs. It is a European alternative to Adobe Acrobat. The product is in development; early access is open to pilot organisations.
Key features

From simple reader to full PDF workshop

Parity with the best PDF tools in the field — but sovereign.

Reading & search

Smooth display, thumbnail navigation, full-text search, bookmarks and full-screen mode.

Annotation

Highlighting, notes, shapes and drawings, comments: mark your documents without altering them.

Merge & split

Assemble, split, reorder, rotate or delete pages in a few clicks.

Forms

Fill in PDF forms, create your own fields, export the entered data.

Local AI (Cervia)

Summary, information extraction, answers about the document: a sovereign AI that can stay local.

Sign & secure

Sign via Signvia, protect with a password, archive with evidential value in Probvia: the sovereign document chain.

Verifiable sovereignty

What makes Lektvia sovereign, point by point

Not promises: checkable architecture choices.

See the SANTVIA proof sheet →

Who it's for

A PDF workshop, three uses

Public sector & health

Sensitive documents, local AI

Read, annotate and summarise records without sending their content to a service outside Europe.

Firms & professions

Contracts and documents daily

Create, edit, fill in and sign (via Signvia) without a forced subscription or data leak.

SMEs & individuals

PDF without friction

Merge, split, convert and annotate your PDFs simply, on a sovereign base free during early access.

Lektvia is coming — join early access

Lektvia is in development. We are opening early access to pilot organisations that want a sovereign PDF reader-creator with local AI. Let's talk about your need.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Lektvia?

Lektvia is the sovereign PDF reader and creator of the SANTVIA galaxy. Hosted in the European Union, it lets you read, annotate, create and edit PDFs, with optional local AI via the Cervia engine. It is a sovereign alternative to Adobe Acrobat. The product is in development; early access is open on request.

What can you do with Lektvia?

Read and annotate PDFs, create and edit them, merge, split and reorder pages, fill in and create forms, export — and, optionally, summarise or extract content with the local Cervia AI.

What does local AI via Cervia bring?

Cervia is SANTVIA's self-hosted AI engine. In Lektvia, it can summarise a document or extract information without sending the content to a third-party service: processing can stay local and sovereign.

How is Lektvia an alternative to Adobe Acrobat?

Lektvia targets Acrobat's everyday uses (read, annotate, create, edit, form, sign via Signvia) but on a sovereign base hosted in the EU, with no forced subscription and no systematic sending of your documents to a cloud outside Europe.

Do my documents stay private?

Yes. Lektvia is built for local or sovereign processing, hosted in the European Union, with no third-party telemetry. Your documents don't leave for a non-EU service.

Is Lektvia available today?

Lektvia is in development. We are opening early access to pilot organisations: write to contact@santvia.eu to discuss.

SANTVIA, the sovereign galaxy

Lektvia is SANTVIA's document workshop: digital communication, protection and compliance, hosted in Europe. A sovereign signature, evidential archiving, an AI copilot — proof rather than promises.

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