Free online PDF tools
Edit, convert, sign and compress PDFs without uploading them. Every tool on this page runs in the browser, so the file stays on your machine.
PDFs are where the privacy question actually bites. A contract, a payslip, a bank statement or a scan of a passport is not something to hand to a free website in exchange for a merge or a conversion, and yet that is exactly what most online PDF tools require. Everything on this page does the work inside your own browser instead.
The PDF Toolkit merges, splits, reorders, annotates, redacts and password-protects, and Compress PDF shrinks a file to the size a form asks for with the gentlest compression that fits. Sign PDF puts a drawn, typed or scanned signature on a contract and fills in its form fields, Create Fillable PDF finds the blank lines and boxes in a plain PDF and turns them into fields you can type in, tick or sign, and Edit PDF Text changes the words already in a PDF - a typo, a name, a date - in its own font where it has the letters. Unlock PDF takes the password off a PDF you can already open, or removes its printing, copying and editing restrictions, which needs no password at all, and Compare PDFs shows what changed between two versions of a document, word by word and page by page.
For conversions, PDF to Word keeps the fonts, columns, tables and pictures, PDF to Excel pulls tables out with every cell in its column, and the Bank Statement Converter does the same for statements, as Excel, CSV, OFX or QIF, checking every running balance. PDF to JPG and JPG to PDF move between pages and pictures, Word to PDF and Excel to PDF go the other way for Office files, keeping the print layout, and DjVu to PDF and XPS to PDF turn those two older formats into PDFs with searchable text.
Then the specialist ones: Bates Numbering stamps a running number across one PDF or a whole production, PDF Layers turns a PDF's layers on and off and saves only the ones you want - one size of a sewing pattern, one floor of a plan - and the XFA Form Filler opens the government and bank forms that show only a "Please wait..." page outside Adobe Reader and lets you fill them in. All free, with no account, and you can confirm nothing is uploaded: open your browser's developer tools, watch the Network tab, and do the job.
- PDF ToolkitMerge, split, annotate and redact PDFs, compress the result, and add a password or remove one you know. Runs in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
- Compress a PDF to a SizeCompress a PDF to the size a form asks for - 100 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB or any size - with the gentlest compression that fits. Text stays sharp. No upload.
- Edit PDF TextEdit the text in a PDF free: click a line and retype it in the PDF's own font where it can be, or find and replace across pages. Nothing is uploaded.
- Sign PDFSign a PDF for free: draw, type or upload a signature, fill in its form or add fillable fields to a plain PDF. The file never leaves your computer.
- PDF to WordConvert PDF to an editable Word document with its fonts, paragraphs, columns, tables and pictures kept. Any number of pages, nothing uploaded.
- PDF to ExcelConvert the tables in a PDF to Excel or CSV, with every cell in its column and numbers Excel can add up. Adjust the columns on the page. Nothing uploaded.
- PDF to JPGConvert PDF pages to JPG or PNG images in your browser, at up to 600 dpi: one page or all of them, saved singly or as a ZIP. No limit, nothing uploaded.
- JPG to PDFCombine JPG, PNG and iPhone HEIC photos into one PDF in your browser. Choose the order and page size; JPEGs keep full quality. No limit, nothing uploaded.
- Word to PDFConvert a Word .docx to PDF in your browser, keeping its pages, fonts, tables and pictures, with the text still searchable. No Word, no upload, no limit.
- Excel to PDFConvert Excel to PDF as Excel prints it: print areas, page setup, fit to page, repeating titles, fonts and borders. XLSX, XLS, ODS, CSV. No upload.
- Unlock PDFRemove the password from a PDF you can open, or take off printing, copying and editing restrictions with no password. Free; the PDF is never uploaded.
- Create Fillable PDFMake any PDF fillable: find blank lines and boxes automatically, add text boxes, checkboxes, dropdowns and signature boxes, and edit fields. Free, no upload.
- Bates NumberingAdd Bates numbers to one or many PDFs: prefix, zero-padded number and suffix running across files, a CONFIDENTIAL legend, a production log.
- Compare PDFsCompare two PDF versions in your browser: every word added or removed, listed by page and highlighted side by side, plus a visual page diff. No upload.
- PDF LayersTurn a PDF's layers on and off and save it with only the ones you want, such as one size of a sewing pattern, so it prints right. Nothing is uploaded.
- XFA Form FillerOpen a PDF form that only says "Please wait..." in Chrome or Edge. See the real XFA form, fill it in, and save it for Adobe Reader or as a normal PDF.
- Bank Statement ConverterConvert PDF bank statements to Excel, CSV, OFX or QIF, with every balance checked. Free, no page limit, and your statement never leaves your computer.
- DjVu to PDFConvert DjVu books to PDF with their searchable text, bookmarks and links kept. Preview and search first, convert all or some pages. Nothing is uploaded.
- XPS to PDFConvert XPS and OXPS documents to PDF with sharp vector pages, the original fonts and searchable text. Convert all or some pages. Nothing is uploaded.