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Your files never leave your device

Free PDF Tools100% Private & Secure

Merge, split, compress, and organize PDF files directly in your browser. No uploads, no signups, no limits—just fast, private PDF editing.

Core Tools

Merge PDFs

Combine multiple PDF files into a single document

Split PDF

Extract pages or split into individual files

Compress PDF

Reduce file size while maintaining quality

Organize Pages

Reorder, rotate, and delete pages visually

Convert

Images to PDF

Convert JPG, PNG images into a PDF document

PDF to Images

Convert PDF pages to JPG or PNG images

Security & Branding

Add Watermark

Add text or image watermarks to your PDFs

Protect PDF

Add password protection to your PDFs

Unlock PDF

Remove password protection from PDFs

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Complete PDF Toolkit for Every Need

Our free online PDF tools provide everything you need to work with PDF documents—merge multiple files, split pages, compress for sharing, and organize page layouts. All tools run entirely in your browser, ensuring your sensitive documents never leave your device.

Merge PDF

Combine multiple PDFs

Split PDF

Extract specific pages

Compress PDF

Reduce file size

Organize Pages

Reorder, rotate, delete

PDF Tools Documentation

Why Choose Browser-Based PDF Tools?

Traditional PDF editors require software installation, subscriptions, or upload your sensitive files to remote servers. Our browser-based approach eliminates these concerns by processing everything locally on your device.

Your files never leave your computer. Whether you're handling confidential business contracts, personal tax documents, or medical records, your data stays private. You can even verify this by checking your browser's network tab—no file data is transmitted.

This approach also means instant access with no downloads, no account creation, and works on any device with a modern web browser—Windows, Mac, Linux, and even mobile devices.

Merge PDFs: Combine Multiple Documents

The PDF merger tool lets you combine up to 20 PDF files into a single document. Simply drag and drop your files, reorder them with intuitive drag-and-drop, and merge them with one click.

Common use cases include combining report chapters, merging scanned document pages, consolidating invoices, or creating unified presentations from multiple source files.

The merge operation preserves all original formatting, links, bookmarks, and annotations. There's no quality loss or re-compression—pages are combined at the structural level.

Split PDF: Extract Specific Pages

The PDF splitter enables you to extract specific pages from any PDF document. Select pages visually by clicking thumbnails, use quick options (all, first, last, odd, even), or enter custom page ranges like '1-3, 5, 7-10'.

Extracted pages maintain 100% original quality. Download individual pages or get all extracted pages in a convenient ZIP archive.

Perfect for extracting cover pages, removing unwanted content, splitting chapters, or sharing specific sections of a larger document.

Compress PDF: Reduce File Size

The PDF compressor reduces file size using three quality presets: High Quality for minimal compression with best visual fidelity, Balanced for everyday sharing, and Maximum Compression for the smallest possible file size.

Compression effectiveness varies by content. Image-heavy PDFs can shrink 40-80%, while text-only documents may see 10-20% reduction since they're already efficient.

Ideal for meeting email attachment limits, uploading to web forms with size restrictions, reducing cloud storage usage, or speeding up file transfers.

Organize Pages: Reorder, Rotate, Delete

The page organizer provides a visual interface for complete control over your PDF's page structure. See thumbnail previews of every page, then drag and drop to reorder.

Rotate pages 90° in either direction—perfect for fixing sideways or upside-down scanned pages. Delete unwanted pages with a single click, or batch-delete multiple selected pages.

All changes are previewed in real-time before you apply them. The original file remains untouched until you explicitly click 'Apply Changes' to generate your modified PDF.

Technical Implementation

Our PDF tools are built using pdf-lib for document manipulation and pdfjs-dist for rendering page thumbnails. Both libraries run entirely in the browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly.

Processing happens on the main thread with optimizations for large files, including progressive thumbnail loading, memory management, and chunked operations to prevent browser freezing.

The tools support PDF versions 1.0 through 2.0 and handle most standard PDF features including embedded fonts, images, form fields, and annotations.

Images to PDF: Create Documents from Photos

The image to PDF converter transforms your JPG, PNG, and WebP images into professional PDF documents. Upload multiple images at once and arrange them in any order using drag-and-drop.

Choose from standard page sizes including A4 (international standard) and US Letter, or use 'Original Size' to preserve exact image dimensions. Set margins for printed output or choose edge-to-edge for maximum image coverage.

The auto-orientation feature intelligently detects whether each image is portrait or landscape and adjusts the page accordingly. Perfect for creating photo albums, document scans, portfolios, or presentation materials.

PDF to Images: Extract Visual Content

Convert any PDF page into high-quality JPG or PNG images. Choose PNG for lossless quality and sharp text, or JPG for smaller file sizes—ideal for web use and sharing.

Select from three DPI settings: 72 DPI for screen viewing and web (smallest files), 150 DPI for general purpose (good balance), or 300 DPI for print-quality output (largest files).

Convert all pages at once or specify exactly which pages you need using ranges like '1-5, 8, 10-15'. Download individual images or get everything packaged in a convenient ZIP file.

PDF Watermarks: Protect Your Documents

Add professional watermarks to protect confidential documents, establish ownership, or brand your PDFs. Choose between text watermarks (custom text like 'CONFIDENTIAL' or 'DRAFT') or image watermarks (your logo or stamp).

Position watermarks in six locations: center, diagonal (across the page), or any corner. Adjust opacity from subtle (20%) to bold (80%) to balance visibility with document readability.

Apply watermarks to all pages, just the first page, or a custom selection. For text watermarks, customize font size and color. For image watermarks, upload PNG files with transparency for best results.

PDF Security: Password Protection

The Protect PDF tool adds password encryption to your documents, requiring users to enter the correct password before viewing. Perfect for sensitive business documents, financial records, or confidential client materials.

Control document permissions beyond just access: allow or restrict printing, copying text/images, making modifications, and adding annotations. This gives you fine-grained control over how recipients can interact with your document.

The Unlock PDF tool removes password protection when you have the correct password—useful when you need to edit a protected file or want to share it more freely. Note: this tool requires the correct password and cannot crack unknown passwords.

Use Cases by Industry

Business & Legal

  • Merge contracts with their amendments and addendums
  • Combine quarterly reports into annual summaries
  • Extract signature pages for archival
  • Compress documents for email distribution
  • Add 'CONFIDENTIAL' watermarks to sensitive files
  • Password-protect client proposals and contracts

Education & Research

  • Combine research papers and citations
  • Extract specific chapters from textbooks
  • Organize lecture notes and slides
  • Merge assignment submissions
  • Convert lecture screenshots into PDF handouts
  • Add 'DRAFT' watermarks to working papers

Personal & Home

  • Consolidate scanned receipts and invoices
  • Organize tax documents for filing
  • Merge travel itineraries and confirmations
  • Extract pages from eBooks for study notes
  • Convert photos into PDF albums for sharing
  • Protect personal documents with passwords

Creative & Design

  • Combine portfolio pieces into a single PDF
  • Reorder presentation pages
  • Extract pages for client review
  • Compress high-resolution proofs for sharing
  • Add logo watermarks to design proofs
  • Convert design images into PDF lookbooks

Photography & Media

  • Create PDF photo books from image collections
  • Convert PDF proofs to images for social sharing
  • Add copyright watermarks to photo PDFs
  • Extract images from PDF catalogs for editing
  • Build portfolio PDFs from individual photos
  • Convert event photos into shareable PDF albums

Security & Compliance

  • Password-protect confidential HR documents
  • Add 'INTERNAL USE ONLY' watermarks
  • Remove passwords from old archived files
  • Control printing/copying for compliance docs
  • Watermark proof copies before final approval
  • Protect medical or legal records

Technical Features & Capabilities

100% client-side processing using JavaScript
No file uploads to external servers
Works offline after initial page load
Supports files up to 50MB
Merge up to 20 PDFs at once
Visual page thumbnails with real-time preview
Drag-and-drop file and page reordering
Batch page rotation (90°, 180°, 270°)
Multiple export options (individual or ZIP)
Progressive thumbnail loading for large PDFs
No account or registration required
No watermarks added to output files
Preserves original document quality
Supports PDF versions 1.0 through 2.0
Mobile browser compatible
Dark mode support
Convert JPG, PNG, WebP images to PDF
Export PDF pages as PNG or JPG images
Multiple DPI options (72, 150, 300)
Text and image watermark support
6 watermark positions including diagonal
Adjustable watermark opacity
Password encryption for PDF protection
Granular permission controls
Remove password protection with correct password
Custom page size options (A4, Letter, Original)
Auto-orientation detection for images
Margin controls for printed output

Frequently Asked Questions

Your Privacy is Our Priority

All PDF processing happens directly in your browser using JavaScript. Your files are never uploaded to any server, never stored, and never shared with third parties. This makes our tools safe for sensitive documents including contracts, financial records, medical information, legal documents, and personal files.

How to verify: Open your browser's developer tools (F12), go to the Network tab, and watch while processing a PDF. You'll see that no file data is transmitted—everything stays on your device.