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Do the job. Skip the upload.

Each guide walks one PDF task from source file to exported result, with the exact steps and the privacy reasoning behind them. Everything runs in your browser — no account, no server, no waiting.

Start with the task below, or jump straight to the tool if you already know the workflow. The guides stay short on purpose: a few minutes of reading, one clean export, done.

~2m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Merge PDFs without uploading them

Combine multiple files into one PDF in your browser. No sign-up. No upload.

  1. 01Open the workspace
  2. 02Arrange the order
  3. 03Run the merge
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~3m · 3 steps · 3 FAQ

Compress PDFs in your browser

Shrink PDF files without uploading them. Less waiting. Less worry.

  1. 01Open the compression tool
  2. 02Pick a mode
  3. 03Save the result
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~3m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Sign PDFs without an account

Draw it, type it, or upload it. No sign-up needed just to put a signature on a document.

  1. 01Open the signing tool
  2. 02Create the signature
  3. 03Place it on the document
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~2m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Turn images into a PDF

Bundle photos and images into one PDF without uploading them. It all happens on your device.

  1. 01Add the images
  2. 02Set the order
  3. 03Build the PDF
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~2m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Rotate PDF pages so they stay rotated

Fix sideways pages in your browser and export a file that opens upright everywhere — viewer, printer, recipient.

  1. 01Load the PDF
  2. 02Find the pages that need turning
  3. 03Rotate in quarter turns
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~2m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Split a PDF into the pages you actually need

Extract single pages or ranges from a PDF in your browser. Each export is its own clean file, and the original never leaves your device.

  1. 01Load the PDF
  2. 02Choose pages or a range
  3. 03Export the selection
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~3m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Watermark a PDF before it leaves you

Stamp DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or a client name across PDF pages in your browser — visible context that travels with the document.

  1. 01Load the PDF
  2. 02Create the mark
  3. 03Place and tune it
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~2m · 4 steps · 3 FAQ

Put a password on a PDF before sending it

Encrypt a PDF in your browser so the first copy that leaves your device is already locked. No account, no upload.

  1. 01Finish the document first
  2. 02Load the PDF
  3. 03Set the passphrase
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How these guides are written

Tested against the live tools

Every step in every guide is run against the actual tool before publishing. If a guide says four steps, the job takes four steps.

No upload, verifiable

Each workflow finishes inside your browser. Open DevTools, watch the Network tab while you work — nothing leaves your device.

The checks that matter

Guides end with what to inspect before you send the file — page order, readability, metadata — because the job is not done at export.

No guide needed?

Match the task to the tool

Most jobs map to one tool. Every entry below runs browser-only, with the same no-upload rule as the guides.

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The guides cover the how. The blog covers the why — file privacy, what upload-first tools actually do, and the checks that keep documents safe in transit.