PDF toolbox: free PDF and document tools
Everyday PDF jobs, done privately. Combine files, pull out pages and convert between PDF and images without sending sensitive paperwork to a server.
Every tool in this category is free, needs no account and runs on your device. New tools are added as people ask for them; suggest one.
About the document tools
The document tools cover the jobs that come up with a PDF: joining several files into one, pulling pages out or splitting a long file, turning a PDF into pictures or pictures into a PDF, converting between PDF and Word in both directions, filling and signing a form, and scanning paper with a phone camera into a clean, searchable PDF. They are built for the files people are most careful with, contracts, bank statements, ID scans and signed letters, which is why none of them uploads anything: the PDF is opened, changed and saved inside your browser tab, and once a tool has done one job, you can switch the network off and run it again to see for yourself.
Two of the tools do more than move pages around. PDF to Word rebuilds paragraphs, headings, lists and tables from the positions of the letters in the PDF, and reads scanned pages with OCR in English, Arabic and Urdu. Word to PDF lays the document out with Word’s own line and page rules, so the PDF matches what Word showed. Both have limits, which their pages state plainly: a scan converts only as well as the OCR can read it, and a Word file with charts or SmartArt loses those parts.
Frequently asked questions
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is read and written by code running in your browser, and the page never sends it anywhere. The only exception is the phone link in Scan to PDF, which moves pages between your own phone and computer, encrypted with a key that only those two devices know.
Is there a size or page limit?
No fixed limit. The practical limit is your device’s memory: a 200-page PDF merges in seconds on a laptop, while a phone may slow down on very large scanned files with hundreds of full-page pictures.
Can I open a password-protected PDF?
Yes. Merge PDF, PDF to Word and Fill PDF Form ask for the password when a file is encrypted, open it on your device, and save an unencrypted result.
Why does my converted Word file look different from the PDF?
A PDF stores letters at positions, not paragraphs, so the converter has to work the structure out. Fonts the PDF embedded may also be missing in Word, which refills the lines. The guide on PDF to Word problems explains what goes wrong and how to fix each case.
Which tool do I need?
- Several PDFs into one
- Merge PDF
- Some pages out of a PDF, or one file into several
- Split PDF
- A PDF as pictures, or pictures as a PDF
- PDF to JPG, Image to PDF, PDF to Long Image
- Editing the text
- PDF to Word, then Word to PDF when you are done
- A form to fill in or a document to sign
- Fill PDF Form, Sign PDF
- Paper in your hand
- Scan to PDF, or ID Card to A4 for both sides of a card