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Around twenty PDF utilities, all of which run inside the tab — your documents are read into browser memory and never posted to a server. What matters more than that shared privacy property is a split people rarely expect: some of these tools edit the PDF structure while others rebuild the page as a picture. Merge, split, rotate, page deletion, page numbers, watermarks and encryption belong to the first group, so text stays text and the file stays searchable. Compression, Word to PDF and PDF to Word belong to the second: each page is drawn onto a canvas and re-encoded as an image. That produces a valid, portable document at a predictable size, and it removes selectable text, so a compressed contract can no longer be searched and a converted document cannot be edited as prose. Knowing which group a tool sits in tells you what you will get back.

35 Free Utilities

Resize PDF

Resize PDF documents to a specific size in Kb.

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Crop PDF

Visually crop PDF pages and remove unwanted margins in your browser.

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Delete PDF Pages

Remove selected pages from a PDF document online.

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Increase PDF Size

Increase a PDF file toward a required upload size.

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PPT to PDF

Convert PowerPoint PPT and PPTX presentations to PDF.

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PDF to Excel

Extract tables from PDF to XLSX or CSV instantly.

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Excel to PDF

Convert XLSX/XLS spreadsheets to high-quality PDFs.

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Add Page Numbers

Number your PDF pages securely in your browser.

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Merge PDF

Combine multiple PDFs into a single document.

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Split PDF

Extract pages from your PDF file.

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PDF Text Editor

Edit PDF text safely while keeping watermarks and backgrounds intact.

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Watermark PDF

Add custom text watermarks to your PDF.

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Protect PDF

Encrypt and lock your PDF with a password.

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Unlock PDF

Remove passwords and restrictions from PDFs.

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Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size while preserving visual quality whenever possible.

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PDF to Word

Convert PDF documents to editable Word files.

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Word to PDF

Convert Word documents to high-quality PDFs.

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PDF Signature

Securely sign PDF documents offline.

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PDF Metadata Editor

Edit PDF Title, Author and SEO properties.

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PDF to JPG

Extract pages as images locally in browser.

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JPG to PDF

Convert your images into a single PDF instantly.

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PNG to PDF

Convert transparent PNG images into a high-quality PDF document.

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JPG to PDF Under 50KB

Convert JPG to PDF strictly under 50KB.

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JPG to PDF Under 100KB

Convert JPG to PDF strictly under 100KB.

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JPEG to PDF Under 200KB

Convert JPEG to PDF strictly under 200KB.

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JPG to PDF Under 300KB

Convert JPG to PDF strictly under 300KB.

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JPG to PDF Under 500KB

Convert JPG to PDF strictly under 500KB.

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PDF to Text

Extract text from standard PDFs instantly.

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OCR PDF Reader

Extract text from scanned PDFs using AI OCR.

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PDF to PNG

Convert PDF to high-quality PNG images.

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PDF to JPEG

Convert PDF files to JPEG images online.

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Extract PDF Pages

Extract PDF pages as images instantly.

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High Quality PDF to JPG

Extract ultra-clear HD images from PDF.

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PDF to 300 DPI JPG

Convert PDF to 300 DPI print-ready JPG.

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Camera Document Scanner

Scan documents using camera, detect corners, straighten crooked pages, and export to PDF.

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Recommended Workflows in PDF Tools

Assembling an application pack

Convert photographed certificates with JPG to PDF -> put everything in order with Merge PDF -> only then compress, once, to the portal's ceiling -> check the final page count and size before uploading.

Circulating a report without losing its text

Add page numbers -> stamp a watermark if it is confidential -> apply a password last -> distribute. None of these three rasterise anything, so the recipient can still search the document.

Extracting the pages that actually matter

Pull out the range you need with Extract PDF Pages -> remove any stray page -> crop away wide scanner margins -> compress the short extract instead of the long original.

How to Choose the Right Tool

If Your Task Is...Recommended ToolAction
Several PDFs need to become one, in a set orderMerge PDFOpen Tool
The file is over a portal's stated ceilingCompress PDFOpen Tool
You need a few pages out of a long documentSplit PDFOpen Tool
A .docx has to be submitted as a PDF and layout fidelity is not criticalWord to PDFOpen Tool
Scanned pages carry wide white marginsCrop PDFOpen Tool
A document should not open without a passwordProtect PDFOpen Tool

Best Practices & Practical Tips

  • Keep the original. Everything here writes a new file rather than altering yours, but the only way to undo a compression you dislike is to still have what you started with.
  • Compress last and once. Merging, numbering and watermarking all add bytes, so a document compressed before those steps will have drifted back over the limit by the end.
  • Open the download before you upload it. Check the page count, the order, and that nothing was cropped off an edge — a document that satisfies a size rule can still be the wrong document.
  • If the text must stay searchable or selectable, avoid the tools that redraw pages as images and reduce size by removing pages or cropping margins instead.
  • Read a scanned page at full zoom after compressing. Handwriting and stamps go illegible well before printed text does, so judge the result on the worst page rather than the first.
  • Apply a password as the final step. Encryption is applied to the file you have at that moment, so anything you do afterwards means unlocking and redoing it.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • ⚠️Expecting compression to shrink a text-only document. Almost all the reduction here comes from re-encoding page images, so a vector-text report may barely move while a photographed scan drops dramatically.
  • ⚠️Compressing the same PDF repeatedly in the hope of a smaller result. Each pass re-encodes an already re-encoded image, so quality falls with little further saving.
  • ⚠️Treating PDF to Word as a route to editable prose. The pages arrive inside the document as pictures, which is fine for reuse in a report and useless for rewriting sentences.
  • ⚠️Assuming Word to PDF will reproduce your Word layout exactly. The .docx is re-rendered from its content, so fonts, spacing and page breaks follow this site's stylesheet rather than the original.
  • ⚠️Uploading a merged pack without checking orientation. Landscape spreadsheets sandwiched between portrait pages are technically correct and awkward to read.
  • ⚠️Relying on a PDF password as real confidentiality. It stops casual opening; it is not protection against someone determined, and short passwords are guessable in minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do my documents get uploaded anywhere?

No. Every tool in this category reads the file into browser memory and writes the result there too, so the document itself never leaves your device. Closing the tab discards it.

Will compressing a PDF break the text search?

Yes, and this is worth knowing before you start. Compression works by drawing each page onto a canvas and re-encoding it as an image, which produces a reliable size reduction and leaves no text layer behind. If searchable text matters, keep an uncompressed copy.

Can I merge a password-protected PDF?

Not directly — an encrypted file cannot be read for merging, so remove the password first and add it back to the finished document. Merge itself never asks for a password.

Why does my converted Word file not look like the original?

Because the .docx is read for its content — headings, paragraphs, tables, lists and images — and then laid out fresh. That preserves what the document says and not exactly how Word arranged it. Only .docx is accepted; legacy .doc files are refused.

How much smaller will my PDF get?

It depends almost entirely on what the pages contain. Photographed or scanned pages compress heavily; pages that are only text and vector graphics have little to give up. The tool reports the size it achieved so you can check rather than guess.

Is anything here limited or paywalled?

No. There is no account, no watermark added to your output, and no cap on how many files you run. Individual tools state their own size limits where the browser imposes one.