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Every PDF tool you need. Your files stay on your device by default.

Merge, split, compress, sign, crop, convert and polish PDFs right here in your browser. Most PDF sites upload your files to their servers. This one does the work on your own device by default, so contracts, statements and family documents stay exactly where they belong: with you.

100% private, nothing uploaded No sign-up No artificial limits Free, works on phone and computer

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On most PDF websites, your document is uploaded to a company server, processed there, and kept for a while before deletion. Here, the tools run as code inside your own browser tab. You can even turn off your internet after this page loads and every tool still works. Because the work happens on your device, very large files may be slow or run out of memory on a phone - a computer handles those best. The one exception is yours to choose: Compress PDF offers an optional Fast server for very large files - uploaded over an encrypted connection and automatically deleted when the job completes.

Nothing is uploaded

Your PDF is read and rewritten by your own device. No server ever sees it, stores it, or scans it.

Fast, with no queue

No upload wait, no processing line and no daily cap. There are no artificial limits - processing runs on your device, so very big files work best on a computer and finish as fast as your device can work.

No accounts, ever

There is nothing to join and no email to hand over. Open a tool, drop your file, download the result.

How it works

Step 1

Choose a tool

Pick what you want to do from the cards above, or search for it.

Step 2

Drop your file

Drag a file in, or tap to browse. Adjust the simple options if you like.

Step 3

Download the result

Your device does the work in seconds - or, for a very large PDF, the optional Fast server does it and deletes the file right after. One big download button, and you are done.

Drag and drop your file here

Your file stays on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

    Tap the X on any page to leave it out of the new file. Use the arrows to change the page order. Pages left in full colour are the ones that will be kept.

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      Protect a PDF with a password
      

      Lock a PDF so only people who know the password can open it. This tool encrypts your file with 256-bit encryption, using qpdf on our server. Set a user password, which is needed to open the file, and, if you want one, a separate owner password as well. There is no password recovery, so keep your passwords somewhere safe. Unlike most tools on this site, this one runs on our Fast server: your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on the server, and deleted automatically - the original as soon as processing finishes, and the result right after you download it.
      

      How to do it
      

      1. Add your PDF file.
      2. Type a password to open the file, and an owner password if you want one.
      3. Click Protect PDF and download the locked file.
      

      Common questions
      

      How strong is the protection?
      The file is locked with 256-bit encryption using qpdf on our server, so the PDF cannot be opened without the user password.
      What is the difference between the user and owner passwords?
      The user password is needed to open and read the file. The owner password is a separate, optional password - set it if you want a different password for managing the file's permissions.
      Are my files uploaded?
      Yes, for this tool. Protection runs on our Fast server, not in your browser. Your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on the server, and deleted automatically - the original as soon as processing finishes, and the result right after you download it.
      What happens if I forget the password?
      We cannot recover it, and neither can the tool - there is no password recovery for a protected PDF. Keep the password somewhere safe, and keep an unprotected copy if you may need one.
      Is my password sent to the server?
      Yes, for this tool it has to be - protection runs on our Fast server, not in your browser, and the password is used there to lock the file. The connection is encrypted, and your file is deleted automatically - the original as soon as processing finishes, and the result right after you download it.
      

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