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How to edit, sign, compare, redact and translate PDFs in your browser, step by step, where a file opened without an account never leaves your device.
An iLovePDF alternative that never uploads your file
Merge, split, compress, organize, sign and edit a PDF in your browser tab, nothing uploaded and no account. iLovePDF keeps uploads for up to two hours.
A Smallpdf alternative that never uploads your file
Merge, split, compress, organize, sign and edit a PDF in your browser tab, with nothing uploaded and no account. Smallpdf keeps an upload for an hour.
How to make a PDF accessible to screen readers
Check a PDF for what stops a screen reader, then add tags, describe its pictures and set its title and language, in your browser, for free.
How to make a fillable PDF form
Make a flat or scanned PDF fillable in your browser: let it find the fields, or add text fields, checkboxes and lists, then download it still fillable.
How to password protect a PDF
Lock a PDF with a password in your browser and choose what readers may do, such as print or copy. Without an account, the file stays on your device.
How to measure distances and areas on a PDF drawing
Set a drawing’s scale, then measure distances, perimeters and areas on a PDF plan in your browser. The numbers are saved as standard PDF measurements.
How to add Bates numbers to a PDF
Stamp Bates numbers on a PDF with a prefix, a start number and a digit count, free in your browser. Without an account, nothing is uploaded.
How to convert every table in a PDF to Excel
Find every table in a PDF at once and save them as one Excel workbook, a sheet per table, or as CSV files. It runs in your browser.
Is it safe to edit a PDF online?
Many online PDF editors upload your file and delete it after an hour or two. Here is what leaves your device, what doesn’t, and how to check it yourself.
pdfeditor.page compared with Preview, PDF24, Smallpdf and iLovePDF
Where five PDF editors work on your file: in your browser, on your computer or on their servers, and how long an upload is kept. Facts with sources.
How to copy a formula from a PDF as LaTeX
Select an equation in a PDF and copy it as LaTeX, checked to render before it’s copied and drawn beside its source. Free in your browser, nothing uploaded.
How to compare two PDFs and see what changed
Find the differences between two versions of a PDF: words added, removed and changed, and pages inserted or moved. Free in your browser, nothing uploaded.
How to make flashcards from a PDF
Turn passages, highlights and figures of a PDF into flashcards, review each when it’s due, and export the deck to Anki. Needs a free account.
How to sign a PDF without an account
Draw, type or photograph your signature and place it on a PDF in your browser. No account, no email, and the file and signature stay on your device.
How to edit a PDF on an iPhone, with no app
Edit, fill in and sign a PDF in Safari on your iPhone, with nothing to install, then save it to the Files app. Without an account, it’s never uploaded.
How to redact a PDF so the text is really gone
Black out text in a PDF so it’s deleted from the file, not just covered, and checked before it’s saved. Free in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
How to translate a PDF and keep its layout, on your device
Translate a PDF in your browser, each passage written where the original stood. A language downloads once, then runs on your device, even offline.
How to edit the text in a PDF and keep its font
Retype a line or a whole paragraph of a PDF in its own font, size and colour, free in your browser. The old words are replaced, not hidden under a box.
How to add pages to a PDF
Insert pages from another PDF, photos or a blank page anywhere in your PDF, free in your browser. Without an account, the files never leave your device.
How to have a PDF read aloud
Listen to a PDF read out loud on your device, each sentence highlighted as it’s read. Free in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no account.
How to edit a PDF without uploading it, even offline
Edit, sign and organize a PDF in your browser with nothing uploaded. Then check it yourself: watch the network panel, or turn the Wi-Fi off and keep going.