# getPDF

> A free PDF editor and toolbox that runs entirely in the browser. Files never leave the device: the engine (PDFium as WebAssembly) runs in the tab. No account, no limits, no watermark.

Canonical URL: https://getpdfs.app

## Pages

- [Edit PDF](https://getpdfs.app/edit): the editor. Change existing text in place (real text, same font when it has the letters), add text, drawings, pictures, marks, signatures and form values, redact, and save a new file with no earlier copy of what was changed.
- [Merge PDF](https://getpdfs.app/merge-pdf): Combine as many PDFs as you like, in any order. Bookmarks are added per file, page sizes are kept, and your files never leave this tab.
- [Split PDF](https://getpdfs.app/split-pdf): One file per page, chunks of N pages, or the ranges you type. The pieces are numbered so a folder sorts in reading order, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Organise pages](https://getpdfs.app/organize-pdf): Reorder, turn, remove, repeat and insert blank pages, then save a new file. The pages are copied as they were, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Rotate PDF](https://getpdfs.app/rotate-pdf): Turn every page, the odd or even ones, or the pages you name, by 90 or 180 degrees. A true rotation that every viewer honours, saved without re-drawing anything.
- [Delete pages](https://getpdfs.app/delete-pdf-pages): Remove the pages you name and keep everything else: bookmarks, metadata, form fields. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Extract pages](https://getpdfs.app/extract-pdf-pages): The pages you name, as a new file, in the order you name them. Pages are copied as they were, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Page numbers](https://getpdfs.app/add-page-numbers): Numbers at the bottom or top, left, centre or right, as 1, Page 1 or Page 1 of 12, starting at any number, with the cover left out if you like. Add a header and a footer with the file name or the date at the same time. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Watermark](https://getpdfs.app/watermark-pdf): CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT, COPY or your own words across every page, diagonal or straight, faint or strong, in grey, red or blue. It sits over the content, see-through, centred on each page as it is shown. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Crop PDF](https://getpdfs.app/crop-pdf): Trim the white margins automatically, with one box for every page so they stay the same size, or take off exactly so many millimetres from each side. Nothing is re-drawn: the page's crop box changes and text stays text. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Resize pages](https://getpdfs.app/resize-pdf): Every page scaled to fit A4, Letter, Legal, A3 or A5 and centred, landscape pages on landscape paper, with a margin if your printer needs one. Mixed page sizes become one size. Text stays text. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Pages per sheet](https://getpdfs.app/n-up-pdf): 2, 4, 6 or 9 pages to a sheet to save paper or make handouts, or a booklet: pages ordered so that printing on both sides and folding the stack gives a little book. The layout is chosen to make the pages as large as possible. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Remove blank pages](https://getpdfs.app/remove-blank-pages): Empty pages left by double-sided scanning, separator sheets, or a stray page break are found and taken out. Choose how strict: completely empty, nearly empty, or scanned blank with dust and show-through. A page with real text is never removed, and the result lists the pages taken out. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Compress PDF](https://getpdfs.app/compress-pdf): A smaller file that looks the same: pictures re-encoded at the resolution the use needs, duplicate and unused objects removed, nothing uploaded. 3 presets or a size target such as under 2 MB, and the result shows what changed, page by page.
- [JPG to PDF](https://getpdfs.app/jpg-to-pdf): Photos into a PDF without re-compressing them: PDF's image format is JPEG, so your file's own bytes go into the document. One page per picture, in your order.
- [PNG to PDF](https://getpdfs.app/png-to-pdf): Screenshots and graphics into a PDF losslessly, with transparency kept as a soft mask or flattened onto white. One page per picture, nothing uploaded.
- [HEIC to PDF](https://getpdfs.app/heic-to-pdf): iPhone photos into a PDF, decoded on your device: the HEIC decoder runs in your browser tab, so the photos are never uploaded. One page per photo, in your order, the right way up.
- [WebP to PDF](https://getpdfs.app/webp-to-pdf): Pictures saved from the web as .webp into one PDF, one picture per page, in your order. Your browser decodes them on your device, so nothing is uploaded. Mix in JPG, PNG, AVIF or HEIC files in the same PDF.
- [PDF to JPG](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-jpg): Every page, or the ones you name, as JPG images at 72 to 600 dots per inch, drawn by the same engine Chrome uses to show PDFs. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to PNG](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-png): Pages out as sharp PNG images, at 72 to 600 dots per inch, with a transparent background if you want one. Drawn by the engine Chrome uses. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to text](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-text): All the text of a PDF as a plain .txt file, in the order a PDF reader finds it, line by line and page by page, in UTF-8 so every language comes through. Scanned pages are named so you know to run OCR first. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to Markdown](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-markdown): Headings, paragraphs, lists and tables come out as clean Markdown, with running headers, footers and page numbers left out and words broken across lines joined again. Good for notes apps, documentation, and for giving a document to an AI assistant without uploading the PDF anywhere. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Extract images](https://getpdfs.app/extract-images-from-pdf): Every picture in a PDF saved as a file of its own, at the resolution it is stored in, not a screenshot of the page. Photos stored as JPEG come out as that exact JPEG; other pictures as lossless PNG. A picture used on many pages comes out once. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to Word](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-word): Get the text of a PDF into Word, ready to edit: headings as Word headings, paragraphs joined, bulleted lists as real lists, numbered clauses with their numbers as printed, tables as Word tables, pictures where they were. To be clear before you start: this rebuilds the content, not a copy of the layout, so columns, exact positions and fonts are not kept. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to Excel](https://getpdfs.app/pdf-to-excel): Tables from invoices, bank statements, price lists and reports come out as rows and columns in an .xlsx file, with amounts as real numbers you can add up, whether written 1,190.00 or 1.190,00. One sheet per page, or all on one. Nothing is uploaded, which matters for statements.
- [Sign PDF](https://getpdfs.app/sign-pdf): Draw your signature with a mouse or a finger, type it in a handwriting style, or use a photo of it. Add initials and today's date, place them with a click, move and resize them, and save. No account, no limit on documents, nothing uploaded.
- [Fill PDF form](https://getpdfs.app/fill-pdf-form): Click a field and type. Tick boxes, choose radio buttons, pick from lists, sign the signature fields, and Tab to the next field. Save it as a form others can still change, or flattened so nobody can. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Add text to PDF](https://getpdfs.app/add-text-to-pdf): Click anywhere on a page and type. Pick the font, size, colour, alignment and line spacing; move and resize the text afterwards. It goes into the file as real text, so it can be selected, searched and copied. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Highlight PDF](https://getpdfs.app/highlight-pdf): Drag across words to highlight them, underline them, strike them through or mark them with a squiggle, in the colour you pick. Add notes where you want to comment. They are standard PDF annotations, so every reader shows them. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Redact PDF](https://getpdfs.app/redact-pdf): Draw a box over what must go: a name, an account number, a signature, a photo. When you save, the text, pictures and drawings under the box are taken out of the file, not just covered, and the box is drawn black. Nothing is uploaded, which is the point when the document is private.
- [Protect PDF](https://getpdfs.app/protect-pdf): A password to open the file, an owner password for the restrictions, and what a reader may do: print, copy, change, annotate. AES-256, and the password never leaves this tab.
- [Unlock PDF](https://getpdfs.app/unlock-pdf): A copy without the password you know, and without the owner's restrictions on printing and copying. For files you have the right to use. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Remove metadata](https://getpdfs.app/remove-pdf-metadata): See what a PDF says about itself (author, dates, the program that made it, hidden application data), then remove it. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Flatten PDF](https://getpdfs.app/flatten-pdf): Form fields and annotations drawn into the page content, so the file looks the same in every viewer and on paper, and nothing in it can be edited any more. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Grayscale PDF](https://getpdfs.app/grayscale-pdf): Every page in shades of grey for black and white printing: text and drawings are recoloured as they are, so text stays sharp and searchable, and pictures are re-encoded in grey, which often makes the file smaller. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Inspect PDF](https://getpdfs.app/inspect): What the file is made of: pages and sizes, fonts and whether they are embedded, images and how much of the file they are, security, forms, metadata, bookmarks. Nothing is changed and nothing is uploaded.
- [OCR PDF](https://getpdfs.app/ocr-pdf): Make a scanned PDF searchable: select, copy and find its words. The text is read on your device and laid invisibly over the scan, so every page looks exactly as before.
- [All tools](https://getpdfs.app/tools): every tool by category, live ones and the ones coming.
- [Privacy](https://getpdfs.app/privacy): how nothing is uploaded, and what the one counter sends.
- [About](https://getpdfs.app/about): who makes this, how tools are tested, why it is free.
- [Status](https://getpdfs.app/status): engine versions and the running count.

## Guides

[All guides](https://getpdfs.app/guides), one new guide a day. Each answers one question and carries the tool that finishes the job.
- [Add a blank page to a PDF, and write on it straight away](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-blank-page-to-pdf): Add a blank page anywhere in a PDF free, then type onto it: an addendum after page 3, a notes page, a cover sheet. Saved on your device, nothing uploaded.
- [Add a cover page to a PDF, from a PDF or a picture](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-cover-page-to-pdf): Add a cover page to the front of a PDF, from another PDF or a designed image, or put divider pages anywhere. Free, runs on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- [Add a DRAFT watermark to a PDF, one that shows on screen and on paper](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-draft-watermark-to-pdf): Add a DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL watermark to a PDF that shows on screen and on paper. Pick angle, size and strength, free, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Add a header and footer to every page of a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-header-footer-to-pdf): Add a header or footer to a PDF: a title, a date, the file name or a case number on every page, with page numbers if you like. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [Add an image or a logo to a PDF, without breaking the layout](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-image-to-pdf): Add an image or logo to a PDF free: pick a PNG, JPG or WebP, click where it goes, drag and resize, save. It runs on your device, so nothing is uploaded.
- [Add notes and comments to a PDF without changing its text](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-notes-to-pdf): Add sticky notes and comments to a PDF free: click the spot, type, save. They are standard notes other PDF apps list, and they never alter the document text.
- [Add a text box to a PDF, anywhere on the page](https://getpdfs.app/guides/add-text-box-to-pdf): Add a text box to a PDF free: click where the text goes, type, pick font, size and colour, save. Runs on your device, no watermark, text stays selectable.
- [Convert photos to PDF on Android, with no app and no ads](https://getpdfs.app/guides/android-photos-to-pdf): Convert photos to PDF on Android in Chrome: pick from your gallery, set the order, save to Downloads. No app, no ads, and nothing leaves the phone.
- [Anonymise a PDF for blind review or screening, every trace in order](https://getpdfs.app/guides/anonymise-a-pdf): Blind review means no names in the text, no author metadata and no revealing file name. The full anonymisation pass, in order, with checks for leftovers.
- [Are typed and drawn signatures legally valid? eIDAS and ESIGN in plain words](https://getpdfs.app/guides/are-typed-signatures-legal): Are electronic signatures legal? Typed and drawn ones are valid for most contracts under eIDAS in the EU and ESIGN and UETA in the US. What counts, plainly.
- [Assignment photos to 1 PDF on your phone, before the deadline](https://getpdfs.app/guides/assignment-photos-to-pdf): Turn photos of a handwritten assignment into 1 PDF on your phone: pages in order, readable, under the upload limit. No app, no account, nothing uploaded.
- [Bank statement to Excel, without uploading it anywhere](https://getpdfs.app/guides/bank-statement-to-excel): Turn a bank statement PDF into an Excel sheet without uploading it anywhere: steps, amount checks, and what to do when the statement is a scanned image.
- [Convert many PDFs to text at once, and catch the scans that come out empty](https://getpdfs.app/guides/batch-pdf-to-text): Convert multiple PDFs to text in one batch in your browser: a whole folder in, 1 .txt per PDF out, and how to spot the scanned files that come out empty.
- [Batch process PDF files: run 1 tool over a whole folder at once](https://getpdfs.app/guides/batch-process-pdf-files): Run a PDF tool over a whole folder at once: rotate, compress, stamp or convert 40 files in 1 go. Free, no daily caps, and no file ever leaves your device.
- [The best free PDF tools in 2026, honestly compared](https://getpdfs.app/guides/best-free-pdf-tools): The best free PDF tools in 2026, with every limit in numbers: tasks per day, file sizes, watermarks, uploads. What is truly free and what only looks it.
- [Bulk convert images to PDF: hundreds of photos without crashing the tab](https://getpdfs.app/guides/bulk-images-to-pdf): Convert hundreds of images to one PDF without crashing the tab: what your device's memory allows, batch sizes that work, and when to merge in stages.
- [Can a PDF contain a virus? The real risk, and how to open one safely](https://getpdfs.app/guides/can-a-pdf-contain-a-virus): Yes, through scripts, launch actions and viewer exploits, though rarely. What makes a PDF dangerous, the 3 signals to check, and a safe way to open one.
- [Cannot select or copy text in a PDF: the 3 causes and their fixes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/cannot-copy-text-from-pdf): Text in a PDF will not select or copy for 1 of 3 reasons: a scan, a copy restriction, or a font that hides the letters. Find yours in 1 minute and fix it.
- [Edit a filled PDF form: fix a wrong answer the right way](https://getpdfs.app/guides/change-answer-filled-pdf): Typo in a filled PDF form? Live fields retype in a click. A flattened form cannot be unflattened: here is the honest fix for each case, free, on your device.
- [Change the font, size or colour of text in a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/change-font-in-pdf): Change the font, size or colour of existing PDF text free: select the line, restyle it, save. What each change does to the font and layout, before you click.
- [Save text messages as a PDF: ordered, dated and complete](https://getpdfs.app/guides/chat-screenshots-evidence-pdf): Turn chat screenshots into 1 PDF that reads as a record: full screens with dates, overlapping captures, page numbers. Made on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- [Is the PDF a scan or real text? Check it before you convert](https://getpdfs.app/guides/check-pdf-before-converting): Check if a PDF is scanned or real text before converting: 1 minute shows text pages, scanned pages, fonts and copy rights, so you pick the right tool first.
- [Clean a PDF before publishing it: the 7-step pass for hidden leftovers](https://getpdfs.app/guides/clean-a-pdf-before-publishing): Metadata, comments, bookmarks, attachments, old form data, earlier versions: the 7-step pass that catches what a visual check misses before a PDF goes public.
- [Combine JPG and PDF into one file, every page where it belongs](https://getpdfs.app/guides/combine-images-and-pdfs): Combine images and PDFs into 1 document: turn the pictures into a PDF first, then merge everything in the order you need. 2 steps, free, nothing is uploaded.
- [Combine PDF files without Acrobat, on Windows or Mac](https://getpdfs.app/guides/combine-pdfs-without-acrobat): Combine PDF files without Acrobat or any install: free in your browser on Windows and Mac, no file limits, and nothing is uploaded to any server.
- [Combine photos into one PDF, in the right order the first time](https://getpdfs.app/guides/combine-photos-into-one-pdf): Combine photos into 1 PDF in the exact order you want: number the files 01, 02, 03 first, or move them in the list. Free, no limits, nothing is uploaded.
- [Compress a very large PDF (100 MB and up) in your browser](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-large-pdf): Compress a 100 MB or bigger PDF free, with no upload and no file-size cap: the limit is your device's memory, and a file too big is stopped before work starts.
- [Compress many PDFs at once, a whole folder in 1 run](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-multiple-pdfs): Compress multiple PDFs in 1 run: drop a folder, set 1 preset or target, get every file back smaller with its new size. Free, no limits, nothing is uploaded.
- [Compress a PDF offline: no upload, and no internet either](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-offline): Compress a PDF offline: use the tool once online, then it works with Wi-Fi off, and nothing is uploaded. A proof you can run yourself, and installed options.
- [Compress a PDF on Android without installing an app](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-on-android): Compress a PDF on Android in Chrome: no app, no sign-up, nothing is uploaded. Pick the file, hit a size target, save to Downloads and share anywhere.
- [Compress a PDF on iPhone, free and in Safari](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-on-iphone): Compress a PDF on iPhone in Safari: open the tool, pick the file from Files, save the smaller copy back. Free, no app, and nothing leaves the phone.
- [Compress a PDF on Mac: Preview's filter vs a real size target](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-on-mac): Compress a PDF on Mac: Preview's Reduce File Size filter is free but shrinks pictures hard with no control. When it is enough, and when you need a size target.
- [Compress a PDF on Windows without Adobe](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-on-windows): Compress a PDF on Windows 11 or 10 with no install and no Adobe: in your browser, free, nothing is uploaded. Steps, plus honest offline alternatives.
- [Compress a PDF to 100 KB or 200 KB, and pass the portal check](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-to-100kb): Compress a PDF to 100 KB or 200 KB for job, exam and government portals. Free, works on your phone, nothing is uploaded. What fits and what to do if not.
- [Compress a PDF to 1 MB (or 500 KB) for forms and uploads](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-to-1mb): Compress a PDF to 1 MB or 500 KB for forms, courses and applications. Free, no sign-up, nothing is uploaded. Real numbers for scans, photos and text files.
- [Compress a PDF without losing quality: what is true](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-pdf-without-losing-quality): Compress a PDF without losing quality? Lossless tidying saves little; big savings re-encode images. What changes, how to check your file, free on your device.
- [Compress a presentation PDF full of photos, and export it smaller next time](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-presentation-pdf): A photo-heavy deck exported to PDF can top 40 MB. Compress it under email or portal limits on your device, free, with the quality numbers shown.
- [Compress a scanned PDF without wrecking the text](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-scanned-pdf): Compress a scanned PDF on your device, free: 110 dpi takes a 17.6 MB 10-page scan to 1.7 MB with readable text. Real numbers, and when to keep 300 dpi.
- [Compress a signed PDF without breaking the signature](https://getpdfs.app/guides/compress-signed-pdf): Compressing a certificate-signed PDF invalidates the signature: any byte change does. Check which signature you have, free, and pick the safe route.
- [Contract PDF to Word for tracked changes, with the clause numbers checked](https://getpdfs.app/guides/contract-pdf-to-word): Turn a contract PDF into Word for tracked changes: convert on your device, clause numbers kept as printed, check tables and amounts, then redline and send.
- [Convert specific PDF pages to JPG, and skip the rest](https://getpdfs.app/guides/convert-specific-pdf-pages-to-jpg): Convert only certain PDF pages to JPG or PNG: type single pages or ranges like 2, 5-7 and skip the rest. How ranges and file names work. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Text copied from a PDF comes out jumbled: why, and what fixes it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/copy-paste-from-pdf-scrambled): Copy and paste from a PDF comes out jumbled: wrong order, gibberish or glued words. Why each happens, measured on test files, and the fix that works for each.
- [Copy a table from a PDF without the columns collapsing](https://getpdfs.app/guides/copy-table-from-pdf): Copy a table from a PDF into Excel or Word: why paste lands everything in 1 column, when splitting it works, and the 2-minute convert route when it does not.
- [Create a PDF from anything, free and on your device](https://getpdfs.app/guides/create-a-pdf): Create a PDF from Word, Google Docs, a web page, an email or plain text. Every route is free and already built in; the cleanup after runs on your device.
- [Create a PDF/A when a court, archive or university demands one](https://getpdfs.app/guides/create-pdf-a): Create a PDF/A when a court, archive or university demands one: Word and LibreOffice export it free. What the format forbids, and how to check yours passes.
- [Cross out text in a PDF (and why that is not redaction)](https://getpdfs.app/guides/cross-out-text-in-pdf): Cross out text in a PDF free: pick Strike, drag across the words, save. The text stays readable and copyable underneath, so here is when you need redaction.
- [Dates on PDF forms: the format each form expects](https://getpdfs.app/guides/dates-on-pdf-forms): 03/04/2026 is March in the US and April in most of Europe. How to read what a PDF form expects, fill date fields right, and write dates nobody misreads.
- [Delete, move or resize an image in a PDF, and keep the page looking right](https://getpdfs.app/guides/delete-image-from-pdf): Delete, move or resize an image in a PDF free: click the picture, press Delete or drag it. The picture's data leaves the file too. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Delete PDF pages without losing bookmarks and links](https://getpdfs.app/guides/delete-pdf-pages-keep-bookmarks): Delete pages from a PDF and keep its bookmarks, links and form fields working. Free, with no page limits, and the file never leaves your device.
- [Turn a .docx into a PDF when you do not have Word](https://getpdfs.app/guides/docx-to-pdf-without-word): Turn a .docx into a PDF without Word: Word for the web, Google Docs, LibreOffice or Pages. Which keeps the layout, which stays offline, and which uploads.
- [Draw on a PDF: shapes, arrows and lines that stay put](https://getpdfs.app/guides/draw-on-pdf): Draw on a PDF free: rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows and freehand, with colour, width and fill. Drawings become part of the page and print in every viewer.
- [Draw, type or upload a signature: which one to pick](https://getpdfs.app/guides/draw-type-upload-signature): Draw, type or upload a signature? Same legal weight for everyday documents, different look and effort. The honest comparison, and what each is best for.
- [E-invoices and business PDFs: what small businesses must know](https://getpdfs.app/guides/e-invoices-and-business-pdfs): E-invoices become mandatory in Germany from 2027. What ZUGFeRD and XRechnung are, the deadlines, and how to handle invoices free, on your device.
- [Edit a PDF: change text, images and layout, free in your browser](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-a-pdf): How to edit a PDF free in your browser: change the text in place, add images and notes, and save a file that opens right in Acrobat. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Edit a PDF header or footer on every page, in 1 pass](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-header-footer): Fix a wrong header or footer on every page of a PDF in 1 pass with find and replace, free and on your device. No retyping the same line 48 times by hand.
- [Edit a PDF in another language or script: what works, what does not](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-in-another-language): Edit PDF text in another language free: accents, Polish, Czech, Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese work. What happens to Hebrew, Arabic and Chinese, tested.
- [Edit a PDF in Chrome: what the built-in viewer does, and what it does not](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-in-chrome): Chrome's PDF viewer adds text, draws, highlights and fills forms, but cannot change the words already there. What is built in, and how to edit for real.
- [Edit a PDF offline: nothing uploads, and you can prove it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-offline): Edit a PDF without uploading it: getPDF runs in your browser, on your device. Open 1 file with a connection, then turn Wi-Fi off and the editor still works.
- [Edit a PDF on iPhone: when Preview's markup is not enough](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-on-iphone): Edit a PDF on iPhone free: Preview fills, signs and marks up, but has no way to retype words already there. Fix the text in Safari; nothing leaves the phone.
- [Edit a PDF on a Mac without Acrobat: what Preview cannot do](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-on-mac): Edit a PDF on a Mac free: Preview marks up, signs and moves pages, but cannot change existing text. Retype it in Safari or Chrome with getPDF, on your Mac.
- [Edit a PDF on your phone: the quick fix, in the browser](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-on-phone): Edit a PDF on your phone free: open getpdfs.app/edit in the browser, double-tap the line, fix it, save. No app to install, and the file never leaves the phone.
- [Edit a PDF without Acrobat: the free way that really changes the text](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-pdf-without-acrobat): Edit a PDF without Acrobat: change the text itself, add text, pictures and marks, free in your browser. No trial, no account, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Edit a scanned PDF: change the words on a scan, then make it searchable](https://getpdfs.app/guides/edit-scanned-pdf): A scanned PDF is a photo of text, so nothing selects. How to change a word on a scan and keep it searchable, free on your device, and what each step leaves.
- [Email and messenger attachment size limits, in 1 table](https://getpdfs.app/guides/email-attachment-size-limits): Email attachment size limits, checked October 2026: Gmail 25 MB, Outlook.com 25 MB, iCloud 20 MB, WhatsApp 2 GB. The full table, and how to fit under any cap.
- [Save an email or a whole thread as a PDF, attachments included](https://getpdfs.app/guides/email-to-pdf): Save an email or a whole thread as a PDF in Gmail or Outlook for records or disputes. Attachments stay behind: save them separately and merge them into 1 file.
- [Everyday PDF jobs: get a pile of papers ready to send](https://getpdfs.app/guides/everyday-pdf-jobs): Turn a pile of papers into files a portal accepts: scan with your phone, merge, compress under the cap, send. Free, no limits, nothing is uploaded.
- [Extract images from a PDF at original quality, or render the page?](https://getpdfs.app/guides/extract-original-images-from-pdf): Pull the embedded photos out of a PDF at the quality they were stored, instead of screenshotting pages. When each method wins. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [Fake PDF converter sites: 6 signs to spot them before you click](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fake-pdf-converter-sites): A fake PDF converter pushes .exe downloads, extensions and malware. The 6 signs that give it away, what to do if you ran one, and converters with no install.
- [Fill a long PDF form without losing your answers](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fill-multi-page-pdf-form): Fill a 10-page PDF form without losing a single answer: fill in rounds, save to the file itself, reopen and continue any day. Free, on your device.
- [Fill a PDF form that has no fields, neatly and for free](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fill-pdf-form-no-fields): Form lines that will not take a click? Add text on each line, match the size, put an X in each box, save. Free, runs on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- [Fill a PDF form on your phone, no app needed](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fill-pdf-form-on-phone): Fill a PDF form on your phone free: tap each field, type, tick the boxes, save the file locally. No app, no account, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Fill out a W-9 as a PDF, free, without your tax number leaving your device](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fill-w9-pdf): Fill out a W-9 free without uploading your tax number: the IRS PDF has real fields. Fill it, tick 1 box, sign, flatten and send it only to who asked.
- [Find and replace text in a PDF, every page in one pass](https://getpdfs.app/guides/find-and-replace-in-pdf): Find and replace text across a whole PDF free: fix a name or date on every page in one pass, step through each hit first, and keep the text selectable after.
- [Find personal data in a PDF before you share it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/find-personal-data-in-pdf): IBANs, card numbers, emails and phone numbers hide in footers and tables. Find them in 1 pass on your device, review each hit, and redact what must go.
- [Fix a broken PDF: find the real fault, recover what you can](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fix-a-broken-pdf): A broken PDF is usually a cut-short download, not deep corruption. Find the real fault, recover what can be recovered, and know honestly what cannot.
- [Fix a typo in a PDF someone sent you, in under a minute](https://getpdfs.app/guides/fix-typo-in-pdf): Fix a typo in a PDF in under a minute: double-click the word, retype it, save. Free, runs on your device, and the corrected text stays searchable.
- [Flatten a filled PDF form so the answers stay put](https://getpdfs.app/guides/flatten-filled-pdf-form): Flatten a filled PDF form free: answers, ticks and marks become fixed page content nobody can click or retype. One save, on your device, nothing uploaded.
- [Forgot your PDF password? What is actually possible](https://getpdfs.app/guides/forgot-pdf-password): The honest answer: a current AES-256 PDF with a strong password stays shut. What works instead: the sender, the original source, backups and your own patterns.
- [GDPR and online PDF tools: what is allowed at work, in plain words](https://getpdfs.app/guides/gdpr-and-online-pdf-tools): GDPR and online PDF tools: uploading a client PDF to a converter is processing personal data. The articles that decide it, and the option that skips them.
- [Google Docs to PDF: margins, links and pages that hold](https://getpdfs.app/guides/google-docs-to-pdf): Download a Google Doc as a PDF with File, Download, PDF Document. Set pages, paper size and margins first, resolve suggestions, then merge or compress.
- [Grayscale a PDF to make it smaller, and know when it pays](https://getpdfs.app/guides/grayscale-pdf-smaller): Grayscale a PDF to make it smaller: 5 colour phone photos drop from 15.2 MB to 5.4 MB on their own. Free, on your device, nothing is uploaded. Real numbers.
- [Handwriting and OCR: what works, what fails, and what to use instead](https://getpdfs.app/guides/handwriting-ocr): Handwriting OCR mostly fails and this guide says so up front: what print OCR can read, where block capitals get to, and the honest alternatives that work.
- [HEIC will not open on Windows? Make a PDF of the photos instead](https://getpdfs.app/guides/heic-to-pdf-windows): Windows cannot open HEIC photos without the HEVC codec, 0.99 USD in the Microsoft Store. Convert them to a PDF in your browser instead: free, nothing uploaded.
- [Hidden pages, layers and attachments in a PDF: what can hide, and how to find it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/hidden-pages-and-attachments-in-pdf): A PDF can carry attached files, invisible layers, earlier versions and pages no viewer shows. Where each hides, how to see it, and which tools leave it behind.
- [Highlight and comment on a PDF for review, and hand back clear feedback](https://getpdfs.app/guides/highlight-and-comment-pdf): Highlight, underline, strike and comment on a PDF free in your browser. Build clear review feedback on a contract or a draft, with nothing uploaded anywhere.
- [How small can a PDF get? Realistic numbers by file type](https://getpdfs.app/guides/how-small-can-a-pdf-get): How small can a PDF get? A text page costs under 1 KB, a scanned page about 20 to 180 KB, a photo page 6 to 80 KB. Measured ranges by file type.
- [How strong is PDF encryption? AES-256, older schemes and the password](https://getpdfs.app/guides/how-strong-is-pdf-encryption): AES-256 in current PDFs cannot be broken by trying keys; the password is the weak point. Which older PDF encryption falls fast, and how to check your own file.
- [Margins for image PDFs: white space or edge to edge, chosen on purpose](https://getpdfs.app/guides/image-pdf-margins): Set margins when converting images to PDF: none for screen reading, 10 mm for printing, 20 mm when pages get hole punched. What each choice really does.
- [A4, Letter or the picture's own size: picking the page for an image PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/image-pdf-page-size): Pick the right page size when turning images into a PDF: A4 for Europe, Letter for the US, the picture's own size for screens. With sizes in mm and inches.
- [Image to PDF without losing quality: what actually touches your pixels](https://getpdfs.app/guides/images-to-pdf-without-losing-quality): A JPG placed in a PDF can keep its exact bytes, so no quality is lost. Where blur really comes from (re-encoding, compressing) and the settings that avoid it.
- [Add initials to every page of a lease, without drawing them 12 times](https://getpdfs.app/guides/initials-on-every-page): Initial every page of a lease without drawing 12 times: make your initials once, copy them to each page in the same spot, sign the last page. Free, no upload.
- [Insert a PDF into an email body, so people see it without opening anything](https://getpdfs.app/guides/insert-pdf-into-email-body): Show a PDF inside the email itself: turn the page into an image, put it in the body, attach the PDF for printing. Gmail and Outlook steps. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Invoice PDFs into Excel for bookkeeping, checked against the total](https://getpdfs.app/guides/invoice-to-excel): Get invoice line items from a PDF into Excel: amounts as numbers, a 1-minute check against the printed total, and when the e-invoice XML is the better source.
- [iPhone photos to PDF, straight from Safari, no app to install](https://getpdfs.app/guides/iphone-photos-to-pdf): Turn iPhone photos into a PDF in Safari: pick them from your library, set the order and page size, save to Files. HEIC works, and nothing leaves your phone.
- [Is it safe to upload a PDF to an online converter? The honest answer](https://getpdfs.app/guides/is-it-safe-to-upload-pdf-to-online-converter): Usually, but you cannot check it from the homepage. What happens to an uploaded PDF, the 2024 leak of 89,000 documents, and how to convert without uploading.
- [JPG or PNG for a PDF: pick by what is in the picture](https://getpdfs.app/guides/jpg-or-png-for-pdf): JPG or PNG before converting to PDF: JPG for photos, PNG for screenshots, text and logos. The sizes and sharpness behind the rule, measured on 2 test images.
- [Make a PDF editable: find out which of 4 blockers you have](https://getpdfs.app/guides/make-pdf-editable): A PDF refuses edits because it is a scan, locked, flattened or drawn as outlines. Diagnose yours in a minute with Inspect and take the fix that fits, free.
- [Make a PDF smaller, with the method that fits your file](https://getpdfs.app/guides/make-pdf-smaller): Make a PDF smaller with the lever that fits your file: re-encode images, lower DPI, go grayscale or drop pages. Free, no limits, nothing is uploaded.
- [Markdown to PDF: 3 routes that keep the formatting](https://getpdfs.app/guides/markdown-to-pdf): Turn Markdown into a PDF with the browser's print dialog, VS Code or pandoc. Copy-ready commands, code block styling, and page breaks that land right.
- [Merge odd and even pages from 2 scan passes into 1 PDF in reading order](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merge-odd-and-even-pages): Scanned the fronts, then the backs? Interleave odd and even pages into one PDF in the right order, even when the backs are reversed. Free, on your device.
- [Merge PDF files on your phone, no app needed](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merge-pdf-on-phone): Merge PDF files on an iPhone or Android phone in the browser, with no app to install. Free, no file limits, and your documents are never uploaded.
- [Merge PDFs with different page sizes, and decide whether to make them match](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merge-pdfs-different-page-sizes): Merge A4, Letter and phone photo PDFs into 1 file, keep each page's size or resize them all to A4. Free, runs on your device, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Merge PDFs in order, the right order on the first try](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merge-pdfs-in-order): Merge 20 or 100 PDFs in the exact order you want: number the names, drop the folder, fix the rest with Up and Down. Free, no file count cap, nothing uploaded.
- [Combine phone scans and desktop files into 1 clean PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merge-scans-and-files-into-one-pdf): Combine phone scans, photos and desktop PDFs into one clean document in your browser. Free, no file limits, and nothing is uploaded to any server.
- [Merged PDF too big? Find the heavy part and shrink it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/merged-pdf-too-big): A merged PDF is the sum of its parts: every scan, photo and font comes along. See where the size comes from and compress the result free, nothing uploaded.
- [Move pages from one PDF into another, and leave the first file untouched](https://getpdfs.app/guides/move-pages-between-pdfs): Move or copy pages from one PDF into another: extract the pages, merge them in, put them in place. Free, runs on your device, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Move, resize and line up text and objects in a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/move-text-in-pdf): Move text in a PDF free: drag lines, pictures and shapes, nudge with arrow keys, snap to edges, line up several at once. Runs on your device, no upload.
- [A table across many PDF pages, into 1 clean Excel sheet](https://getpdfs.app/guides/multi-page-table-to-excel): Turn a table that spans many PDF pages into 1 Excel sheet: repeated headings and footers out, broken rows mended, the row count checked. Free, on your device.
- [Online PDF tools at work: a rule you can defend](https://getpdfs.app/guides/online-pdf-tools-at-work): A workable rule for online PDF tools at work: what never goes to a converter, what may, and a 4-line policy IT can adopt. For employees and admins alike.
- [Organise PDF pages: merge, split, reorder and stamp, all in one place](https://getpdfs.app/guides/organise-pdf-pages): Merge, split, reorder, rotate, delete and number PDF pages free, with no file limits. Everything runs on your device and nothing is uploaded.
- [Add page numbers that skip the cover page](https://getpdfs.app/guides/page-numbers-skip-first-page): Add page numbers to a PDF that skip the cover, start at any number and sit where you want. Free, runs in your browser, and nothing is ever uploaded.
- [Add a page 1 of 12 header or footer to a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/page-x-of-y-pdf): Add a page 1 of 12 header or footer to every PDF page, with the total counted for you. Free, works on files of any length, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Password protect a PDF before emailing it, and send the password the right way](https://getpdfs.app/guides/password-protect-pdf-before-emailing): Add an AES-256 password to a PDF in your browser, free, nothing uploaded. Then the 1 rule: send the password by another channel, never in the same email.
- [Password protect a PDF without Acrobat: 5 free ways compared](https://getpdfs.app/guides/password-protect-pdf-without-acrobat): 5 free ways to password protect a PDF without Acrobat: getPDF in the browser, Mac Preview, LibreOffice, Word and 7-Zip, compared by cipher, effort and catch.
- [Check a box in a PDF form, and handle radio buttons and dropdowns](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-checkboxes-radio-dropdowns): Tick checkboxes, pick radio options and choose from dropdowns in a PDF form, free and on your device. And what to do when the boxes are only printed squares.
- [Copied PDF text breaks at the end of every line: 3 fixes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-copy-paste-line-breaks): Text copied from a PDF breaks at the end of every line because a PDF stores lines, not paragraphs. 3 fixes, from Word's find and replace to converting.
- [The first page of a PDF as a cover thumbnail, sized right](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-cover-thumbnail): Turn the first page of a PDF into a cover thumbnail for a website, shop or library: the pixel size, format and DPI per use, for many files at once. Free.
- [PDF file sizes in KB and MB, explained with real files](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-file-size-explained): KB, MB and bytes for PDF limits in plain words: 1 MB is 1,000 or 1,024 KB depending on who counts. Check a file's exact size on any device and pass the check.
- [Why the font changes when you edit a PDF, and how to keep it close](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-font-changes-when-editing): The font changes after you edit a PDF when the file lacks the letters you typed. How embedding and substitution work, what getPDF uses, how to keep it close.
- [Filled PDF form shows blank? Your answers are usually still in the file](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-form-shows-blank): Your filled PDF opens empty on their side? The answers are usually still in the file. Flatten it free, on your device, and they show in every viewer.
- [Put a PDF page into PowerPoint or Word as a sharp picture](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-page-into-powerpoint): Put a PDF page or chart into PowerPoint or Word as a picture: crop it, convert to PNG at 150 or 300 dpi, insert and size it so it stays sharp. Free.
- [PDF privacy and protection: the complete guide](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-privacy-and-protection): What a PDF password really protects, how true redaction works, what metadata leaks, and how to send files safely. Every tool runs on your device, free.
- [PDF redaction failures that made the news, and how each one happened](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-redaction-failures): The 2005 Calipari report, the 2011 UK submarine papers, the 2019 Manafort filing: how each redaction failed, and the 30-second check that catches it.
- [Rotated a PDF but it opens sideways again? Make the rotation stick](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-rotation-wont-save): Your PDF opens sideways again because the viewer only rotated the view. Save the rotation into the file itself, free, with nothing ever uploaded.
- [Get a table from a PDF into Google Sheets, with the numbers intact](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-table-to-google-sheets): Get a table from a PDF into Google Sheets: convert it to .xlsx on your device, then File, Import. Amounts stay numbers, codes keep their zeros. Steps, checks.
- [PDF to CSV your accounting software actually imports](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-csv-for-accounting): Turn a PDF statement or invoice into a CSV your accounting software imports: convert on your device, tidy the rows, save as CSV UTF-8, check in a text editor.
- [Leading zeros disappear in Excel: account, customer and phone numbers, fixed](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-excel-leading-zeros): Excel turns 004711 into 4711 and card numbers into 4.11E+15 when it reads codes as numbers. Why it happens, how to prevent it, and how to put the zeros back.
- [Amounts and dates come out wrong in Excel: decimal commas and locales](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-excel-number-formats): Amounts like 1.234,56 turn into text and 03/04 into the wrong date when Excel reads them in another locale. Why, the fix at import and after, a date check.
- [PDF to Excel puts text in the wrong columns: why, and the fixes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-excel-wrong-columns): PDF to Excel put everything in 1 column, or 2 columns in 1 cell? How converters find columns, the 4 layouts that defeat them, and a fix for each.
- [PDF to Google Docs: the 2 ways that work, and which keeps your tables](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-google-docs): Open a PDF in Google Docs 2 ways: Drive's own import, or convert to Word first. Which keeps headings, lists and tables, the 2 MB limit, and what goes to Google.
- [PDF to image DPI: 72, 150 or 300, and what each is for](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-image-dpi): Pick the right DPI for PDF to JPG or PNG: 72 for thumbnails, 150 for screens, 300 for print. Measured pixel and file sizes for each. Free, on your device.
- [PDF to images: get JPG or PNG out of any PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-images): Turn PDF pages into JPG or PNG on your device: pick the format, set the DPI, convert only the pages you need. Free, no limits, nothing is uploaded.
- [Post a PDF to Instagram or WhatsApp, as images people can read](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-instagram): Post a PDF to Instagram or WhatsApp: crop the page to the app's shape, convert it to JPG at the right size, keep the text readable. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to JPG on iPhone and Android, in the browser, no app](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-jpg-on-phone): Convert PDF to JPG on an iPhone or Android phone in the browser, no app to install: steps for Safari and Chrome, and where the images land. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to JPG or PNG: which format to pick, with real sizes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-jpg-or-png): JPG is smaller for photo pages, PNG keeps text sharp and can be transparent. Real sizes for both from the same PDF pages. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to JPG without losing quality: the 3 things that decide it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-jpg-without-losing-quality): PDF to JPG quality depends on the DPI, the JPG quality setting and what is on the page. The settings that keep it sharp, with real sizes. Free, on your device.
- [PDF to Markdown for notes and AI tools: what carries over and what flattens](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-markdown-notes): Convert a PDF to Markdown for Obsidian, Notion or an AI assistant: headings, lists and tables carry over; columns and emphasis flatten. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Turn a PDF into one long image, and when one image is the wrong idea](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-one-long-image): Turn a multi-page PDF into 1 image for chat or notes: convert the pages to JPG and stack them, or put several pages on 1 sheet. Sizes, limits, when not to.
- [Get the text out of a PDF for translation, clean enough to quote and translate](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-text-for-translation): Extract text from a PDF for translation: a Word file with whole paragraphs, no page numbers or headers in the flow, and an honest word count for the quote.
- [Convert a PDF to Word you can edit, not a page of stuck text boxes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-editable): Convert a PDF to a Word file you can really edit: flowing paragraphs, Word headings, lists and tables, not stacked text boxes. Free, and nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF to Word, Excel and text: what converts, what breaks, and how to pick](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-excel-text): Convert PDF to Word, Excel, plain text, Markdown or CSV free in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. What converts well, what breaks, which format to pick.
- [The converted Word file looks different: what changed, and the 5-minute fixes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-looks-different): Your PDF to Word file looks different because page layout does not survive conversion. What changed, why, the 5-minute fixes in Word, and when to skip Word.
- [Convert a PDF to Word offline: no upload, and you can prove it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-offline): Convert a PDF to Word with nothing uploaded: the converter runs in your browser and keeps working with Wi-Fi off. The 2-minute proof, and what to tell IT.
- [Convert a PDF to Word on your phone, with no app to install](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-on-phone): Convert a PDF to Word on iPhone or Android in the browser: no app, nothing uploaded. The steps, where the .docx lands, and what to do with a very big file.
- [Convert a PDF to Word to edit it, or edit the PDF itself? How to choose](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-to-word-to-edit): Converting a PDF to Word to edit it rebuilds the layout, and exporting back rebuilds it again. When the round trip pays off and when editing the PDF is faster.
- [PDF too big to email: what to do right now](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-too-big-to-email): PDF too big to email? Gmail and Outlook.com cap a message at 25 MB, work mail often less. Compress it under the limit on your device, free. Nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF user password vs owner password: what each one really protects](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-user-vs-owner-password): A user password encrypts a PDF; an owner password only asks viewers to obey its limits. Which one you need, what no printing really stops, and how to set both.
- [PDF will not compress: why, and what works instead](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-wont-compress): A PDF that will not compress is usually text-only or already optimised. Diagnose it free on your device, then split, extract or grayscale instead.
- [A PDF will not let you print or copy: the cause and the fix](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pdf-wont-let-me-print-or-copy): That block is an owner-password permission flag, not encryption. Check it in 10 seconds, lift it on files that are yours, and know when to ask the sender.
- [Make a PDF photo album anyone can open, in the order you tell it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/photo-album-pdf): Make a photo album as 1 PDF: trip or family photos in order, 1 per page, landscape where the photo is. Opens on any device. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [A photo of a document as a PDF: when a picture is enough, and when to scan](https://getpdfs.app/guides/photo-of-document-to-pdf): Turn a photo of a paper document into a PDF in your browser. What a photo does well, where a scan wins, and how to shoot pages that stay readable.
- [PDF made from photos is too big: shrink it, and avoid it next time](https://getpdfs.app/guides/photo-pdf-too-big): A PDF from phone photos is huge because each photo keeps its full 12 MP. Compress the PDF to any target on your device, free, and fix it at creation.
- [Photos come out sideways in a PDF: why, and the fix](https://getpdfs.app/guides/photos-sideways-in-pdf): Photos turn sideways in a PDF when the camera stores rotation as a note the converter ignores. Fix the finished PDF losslessly, and convert right next time.
- [Photos to PDF on Windows 11: the built-in way and the browser way](https://getpdfs.app/guides/photos-to-pdf-on-windows): Convert photos to PDF on Windows 11 for free: Microsoft Print to PDF from File Explorer, or the browser when you need your order, page size and margins.
- [Pictures to PDF: every format, in the order you want](https://getpdfs.app/guides/pictures-to-pdf): Turn pictures into a PDF: JPG, PNG, HEIC and WebP, in the order you choose, on A4, Letter or the image's own size. Free, and nothing is uploaded.
- [PDF size limits by portal type: visa, exam, job, court](https://getpdfs.app/guides/portal-pdf-size-limits): PDF upload limits by portal type, checked October 2026: US and Canadian visa portals 4 to 5 MB a file, LinkedIn under 2 MB, exam forms less. Hit any cap.
- [Print a PDF right: the settings and the file fixes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/print-a-pdf-right): How to print any PDF well: booklets, slides per sheet, A4 and Letter, grayscale, scaling explained. Free tools that run on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- [Print a PDF as a booklet you can fold and staple](https://getpdfs.app/guides/print-pdf-as-booklet): Turn any PDF into a fold-and-staple booklet: the page order trick explained, the duplex setting that matters, free in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
- [Print to PDF on a Mac: the PDF menu in every print dialog](https://getpdfs.app/guides/print-to-pdf-mac): Save any document as a PDF on a Mac: Cmd+P, then the PDF menu, Save as PDF. Check the Author field, set a 1-key shortcut, and know when export beats print.
- [Print to PDF on Windows 11, and bring it back when it is missing](https://getpdfs.app/guides/print-to-pdf-windows-11): Print to PDF on Windows 11 with Ctrl+P and Microsoft Print to PDF. Where the file goes, how to restore the printer when it is missing, and what it loses.
- [Prove a PDF tool is local: the Wi-Fi off test, and what the network panel shows](https://getpdfs.app/guides/prove-a-pdf-tool-is-local): PDF tools without uploading: turn Wi-Fi off and a truly local tool keeps working. The test in 1 minute, reading the network panel in 4 browsers, and the proof.
- [Qualified and certificate signatures: when a drawn one is not enough](https://getpdfs.app/guides/qualified-electronic-signature): When a drawn signature is not enough: what a qualified electronic signature is, who demands one, where to get it, and what getPDF does not do.
- [Receipts to PDF: a month of receipt photos as 1 file for the expense report](https://getpdfs.app/guides/receipt-photos-to-pdf): Turn a month of receipt photos into 1 tidy PDF for your expense report: date order, 1 receipt per page, readable totals. Free, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Redact a bank statement before you share it, and keep what they need](https://getpdfs.app/guides/redact-a-bank-statement): Landlords and visa offices need your name, dates and balance, not your card number and every purchase. The 8 fields to redact and the ones that must stay.
- [Redact a PDF properly: remove the text, never just cover it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/redact-a-pdf-properly): A black rectangle hides nothing: the text underneath still copies out. True redaction deletes text, pixels and objects. How to do it, and how to check it.
- [Redact a scanned PDF: remove the pixels, not just add a box](https://getpdfs.app/guides/redact-a-scanned-pdf): A scan is a picture, and a drawn black box is a second object anyone can delete. True scan redaction paints out the pixels and any hidden OCR text layer.
- [Reduce PDF DPI: what resolution your images need](https://getpdfs.app/guides/reduce-pdf-dpi): Reduce PDF DPI to shrink the file: halving DPI cuts image pixels to a quarter. What 72, 150 and 300 DPI look like, and which to pick for each use.
- [Remove the author name from a PDF, from both places it hides](https://getpdfs.app/guides/remove-author-name-from-pdf): Your name rides along in the file properties and in XMP. Remove the author and the rest of the metadata in 1 pass, free, on your device, both stores at once.
- [Remove blank pages from a scanned PDF, and keep the ones that only look blank](https://getpdfs.app/guides/remove-blank-pages-scanned-pdf): Remove blank pages from a scanned PDF in 1 click: 3 settings for clean and dusty scans, a list of what was taken out. Free, no page limits, nothing uploaded.
- [Remove a password from a PDF you own, in your browser](https://getpdfs.app/guides/remove-password-from-pdf): Type the password once, save an unlocked copy of your PDF, done. Free, runs on your device, nothing is uploaded. Why getPDF asks for it and never cracks files.
- [Remove text from a PDF properly, so it is gone and not just hidden](https://getpdfs.app/guides/remove-text-from-pdf): Remove text from a PDF so it is really gone from the page and the file, not hidden under a box. Free, on your device, with the redaction difference explained.
- [Restrict PDF editing and printing, and know what it really stops](https://getpdfs.app/guides/restrict-pdf-editing-and-printing): Set owner-password permissions to discourage editing, printing and copying a PDF, free in your browser. The truth: viewers honour the flags, none enforce them.
- [Resume PDF too big for the job portal: the 2-minute fix](https://getpdfs.app/guides/resume-pdf-too-big): Resume PDF too big for the portal? Design exports hide megabytes of images. Compress it to 500 KB free, keep the text selectable, nothing is uploaded.
- [Resume to PDF: why employers ask, and how to get it right](https://getpdfs.app/guides/resume-to-pdf): Save your resume as a PDF so fonts and layout hold on any screen and hiring software can read it. Export steps, a 10-second text check, and the size to aim for.
- [Send a signed PDF back the right way: the 2-minute checklist](https://getpdfs.app/guides/return-signed-pdf-by-email): Signed the PDF? Flatten it, name it so they find it, check the size fits their inbox, reply in the same thread, keep your copy. The 2-minute checklist.
- [Retype or convert a PDF? The honest time math](https://getpdfs.app/guides/retype-or-convert-pdf): Sometimes retyping a PDF beats converting it: a short letter, a designed page, a tiny table. The time math with real counts, and when converting wins easily.
- [Reuse your signature across documents, the same every time](https://getpdfs.app/guides/reusable-pdf-signature): Save a signature for PDFs the private way: keep 1 signature picture or type the same name, and it is identical on every document. Nothing is stored online.
- [The scanner fed the stack backwards: reverse PDF page order](https://getpdfs.app/guides/reverse-pdf-page-order): Reverse the page order of a PDF in 1 click when a scanner feeds the stack backwards. Free, runs on your device, and the scan is never uploaded anywhere.
- [Rotate 2 sideways pages in a 50-page scan, leave the rest alone](https://getpdfs.app/guides/rotate-individual-pdf-pages): Rotate individual PDF pages and save the fix so it sticks in every viewer. Type the sideways pages, turn them, done. Free, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Save a PDF on Android from any app that can print](https://getpdfs.app/guides/save-pdf-on-android): Save as PDF on Android from Chrome or any app that can print: Share, Print, Save as PDF. Where the file goes and how to combine or shrink it on the phone.
- [Save a PDF on an iPhone, from any app that can print](https://getpdfs.app/guides/save-pdf-on-iphone): Make a PDF on an iPhone without an app: Print, then Share and Save to Files. Safari's own PDF option, the older pinch trick, and where the files end up.
- [Save a web page as a PDF you can actually read](https://getpdfs.app/guides/save-web-page-as-pdf): Save a web page as a readable PDF: reader view first, then print with Save as PDF and headers off. Fix cookie banners, ads and cut-off pages before you print.
- [Scanned PDF back to JPG: get the scans out as they were saved](https://getpdfs.app/guides/scanned-pdf-back-to-jpg): Get the pictures back out of a scanned PDF: extract the stored scans at full quality instead of re-drawing the pages, 1 image per page. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Make a scanned PDF searchable, without changing how it looks](https://getpdfs.app/guides/scanned-pdf-to-searchable): OCR a scanned PDF on your device: free, no account, nothing is uploaded. The scan keeps its exact pixels and gains a text layer you can search and copy.
- [Screenshots to PDF: one clean file from many captures, text still sharp](https://getpdfs.app/guides/screenshots-to-pdf): Turn screenshots into one PDF that reads like a document: right order, matching page size, text still sharp because PNG stays lossless. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Send a confidential PDF by email: 6 options, ranked by what they protect](https://getpdfs.app/guides/send-confidential-pdf-by-email): 6 realistic ways to send a confidential PDF by email, from a password sent by text to an expiring link, ranked by what each protects against and the effort.
- [Send a large PDF: compress it, split it, or share a link](https://getpdfs.app/guides/send-large-pdf): Send a large PDF 3 ways: compress it under the limit on your device, split it into parts, or share a link. What each route costs in quality and privacy.
- [Send only pages 3 to 7 of a contract: extract, do not split](https://getpdfs.app/guides/send-only-some-pdf-pages): Extract just the pages you need from a PDF and send a small, tidy file. Free and private: the contract stays on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- [Send a PDF to someone to sign, free: the email round trip that works](https://getpdfs.app/guides/send-pdf-for-signature): No upload means no signature-request service: here is the email round trip that works instead, step by step, and when DocuSign-style tracking is worth it.
- [PDF or Word: which file to send, and when it matters](https://getpdfs.app/guides/send-pdf-or-word): Send a PDF when layout, fonts and finality matter; send Word when the other side must edit. A 10-case decision table, plus the tracked-changes trap in .docx.
- [Sign and fill a PDF, free and on your device](https://getpdfs.app/guides/sign-and-fill-pdf): Sign and fill any PDF free: draw, type or upload a signature, fill every field type, flatten on save. Runs on your device and nothing is uploaded.
- [Sign a PDF on your phone, with a finger and no app](https://getpdfs.app/guides/sign-pdf-on-phone): Sign a PDF on your phone in the browser: open the file, draw your signature with a finger, place it, save and send it back. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [Sign a PDF without Adobe: the free options, compared honestly](https://getpdfs.app/guides/sign-pdf-without-adobe): You do not need Acrobat to sign a PDF. Browsers, built-in viewers and getPDF compared honestly: what each signs well, and where each one stops.
- [Sign a PDF without printing and scanning it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/sign-pdf-without-printing): Sign a PDF without printing: draw or type your signature, place it on the line, save. Free, no account, and the file never leaves your device.
- [Make a signature image from paper, with the paper made see-through](https://getpdfs.app/guides/signature-image-from-paper): Turn your paper signature into a clean image: sign with a dark pen, photograph it, upload it and the pad makes the paper see-through. Free, on your device.
- [Split a long PDF into chapters, by page ranges](https://getpdfs.app/guides/split-pdf-into-chapters): Split a long PDF into chapters by typing page ranges, one file per chapter, zipped in one download. Free, runs on your device, and nothing is uploaded.
- [Split a PDF into separate pages, 1 file per page, named in order](https://getpdfs.app/guides/split-pdf-into-separate-pages): Split a PDF into separate pages, one file per page, numbered so they sort and zipped for you. Free, handles 500-page files, and nothing leaves your device.
- [Stamp PAID on an invoice PDF, on 1 invoice or a month's worth](https://getpdfs.app/guides/stamp-paid-on-invoice-pdf): Stamp PAID, RECEIVED or any text on an invoice PDF, on 1 page or all of them, 1 invoice or 40. Free, runs on your device, invoices are never uploaded.
- [A transparent PNG from a PDF: logos, stamps and signatures](https://getpdfs.app/guides/transparent-png-from-pdf): Make a transparent PNG from a logo, stamp or signature in a PDF: crop to it, render as PNG with a clear background, check it on dark. Free, nothing is uploaded.
- [Transparent PNG to PDF: what happens to the clear background](https://getpdfs.app/guides/transparent-png-to-pdf): PDF supports PNG transparency, so a logo can keep its clear background. When it stays, when it lands on white, and how to choose before you convert.
- [Multiple signatures on one PDF, in the right order](https://getpdfs.app/guides/two-people-sign-pdf): Two or more signers on one PDF: the order that works, why only the last signer flattens, and the email chain that keeps every signature intact. Free.
- [TXT to PDF: plain text into a clean, printable file](https://getpdfs.app/guides/txt-to-pdf): Convert a .txt file to PDF free: print from Notepad, TextEdit or the browser, or paste into Word for nicer type. Fix long lines and broken letters first.
- [Undo PDF edits: what the history keeps, and where it stops](https://getpdfs.app/guides/undo-pdf-edits): Every edit in getPDF is a step you can undo, from a retyped word to a deleted page, for as long as the file is open. What undo covers, and where it stops.
- [WebP file won't open? Turn saved web images into a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/webp-images-wont-open): Images saved from the web are often WebP, a format older programs and upload forms reject. Convert them to one PDF free, right on your device, nothing uploaded.
- [What an XRechnung is, and why it will not open like a PDF](https://getpdfs.app/guides/what-is-xrechnung): An XRechnung is pure XML, not a PDF, so double-clicking shows code. What the format is, how to read one today, and what changes for you from 2027.
- [What flattening a PDF does, and what it never protected](https://getpdfs.app/guides/what-pdf-flattening-protects): Flattening turns form fields and annotations into fixed page content. It stops casual and accidental edits; it is not encryption, and it is not redaction.
- [What the metadata in your PDFs reveals, and how to remove it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/what-pdf-metadata-reveals): Author names, employers, software versions, edit dates: the metadata a typical PDF carries, how to read yours in 10 seconds, and how to remove it all.
- [What size should a PDF be? Pick a target that fits where it goes](https://getpdfs.app/guides/what-size-should-a-pdf-be): What size should a PDF be? Match the destination: email under 10 MB, a portal under the number it states, archives as big as they need. Real per-page sizes.
- [WhatsApp images to 1 PDF, on your phone](https://getpdfs.app/guides/whatsapp-images-to-pdf): Turn images from a WhatsApp chat into one PDF on your phone: save them, order them, convert in the browser. Free, and the photos never leave the device.
- [White out a PDF, or edit it for real? What each leaves in the file](https://getpdfs.app/guides/white-out-pdf): White out text in a PDF or edit it for real? The white box leaves the old text underneath. We compare both honestly so you pick the one your document needs.
- [Why is my PDF so big? Find what takes the space](https://getpdfs.app/guides/why-is-my-pdf-so-big): Why is my PDF so big? Usually images: scans, photos and design exports. Inspect what is inside, free and on your device, then apply the fix that matches.
- [Why scanned PDFs are huge: the DPI and colour math](https://getpdfs.app/guides/why-scanned-pdfs-are-huge): Why are scanned PDFs so large? An A4 page at 300 DPI colour is 25 MB raw. The DPI and colour math explained, and how to shrink scans on your device.
- [Fillable Word form to PDF: why the fields stop working](https://getpdfs.app/guides/word-form-to-pdf): Export a fillable Word form to PDF and the fields turn into flat text. Why it happens, what recipients can still do, and 3 honest workarounds that work today.
- [Got a Word form but they want a signed PDF back? The clean way](https://getpdfs.app/guides/word-form-to-signed-pdf): Got a Word form but they want a signed PDF back? Fill it, export it to PDF, sign it on the line, check it, send. Each step free and on your device.
- [Word to PDF without Acrobat: Save a Copy, PDF, done](https://getpdfs.app/guides/word-to-pdf-without-acrobat): Convert Word to PDF with Word itself: Save a Copy, PDF. Free, no Acrobat, no upload site. The options worth ticking, what survives, and what to fix first.
- [PDF says "Please wait"? It is an XFA form, and here is how to fill it](https://getpdfs.app/guides/xfa-pdf-form-fix): "Please wait... if this message is not eventually replaced" means an XFA form. Why browsers cannot show it, and 2 working ways to fill it today.

## Compared with other PDF tools

[getPDF compared](https://getpdfs.app/compare): claims about other products checked against their own pages, dated and sourced.
- [getPDF and Adobe Acrobat: what is free, what it costs, and where your file goes](https://getpdfs.app/compare/adobe-acrobat): A free Adobe Acrobat alternative that edits the text itself, compresses and converts with no sign-in and no upload. And where Acrobat Pro is the better pick.
- [getPDF and FreeConvert: daily minutes, file sizes and where your PDF goes](https://getpdfs.app/compare/freeconvert): A FreeConvert alternative for PDF jobs: no 20-minute daily cap, no 1 GB limit, no 8-hour storage on a server. And where FreeConvert is the better pick.
- [getPDF and iLovePDF: limits, prices and where your files go](https://getpdfs.app/compare/ilovepdf): An iLovePDF alternative with no caps per task and nothing uploaded. Its free limits, prices and file policy, checked on 11 October 2026, and where it wins.
- [getPDF and PDF24: both free with no limits, so where do your files go?](https://getpdfs.app/compare/pdf24): A PDF24 alternative compared: both free with no limits. PDF24's online tools upload, its Windows app does not; getPDF runs in any browser with no upload.
- [getPDF and Sejda: the free limits, the prices, and where your files go](https://getpdfs.app/compare/sejda): Sejda's free limit is 3 tasks an hour, 50 MB and 50 to 200 pages a file. A Sejda alternative with no limits and nothing uploaded, checked on 11 October 2026.
- [getPDF and Smallpdf: what is free, what it costs, where your files go](https://getpdfs.app/compare/smallpdf): A Smallpdf free alternative: edit text, OCR and batch compress free, with no daily limit and nothing uploaded. Smallpdf's terms checked on 11 October 2026.

## Related sites, same publisher

- [getSVG](https://getsvg.app): image to vector.
- [getPNG](https://getpng.app): background remover and image tools.
- [getReport](https://getreport.app): free website checkup.

## FAQ

**Q: How is this free, with no catch?**
A: Your device does the work. The engine runs inside your browser tab, so each operation costs the site nothing, and hosting a static site costs a few euros a month. Optional tips cover that. There are no credits, daily limits, watermarks or ads, and nothing unlocks anything.

**Q: Does my file really stay on my computer?**
A: Yes. The only network requests are the site's own files: the pages and the 4.6 MB engine, kept on your device after the first visit. The browser's own security policy (connect-src) forbids this page from connecting anywhere else, so no code on it could upload a file. Use a tool once, then turn Wi-Fi off: it still works.

**Q: Can it edit the text, or just add a layer on top?**
A: It edits the text. The editor changes the text object on the page with the same engine Chrome uses to show PDFs, so the result is still real text: selectable, searchable, in the same font and position. The white-box-over-old-text trick exists only as a labelled fallback for the rare file the engine cannot edit.

**Q: What happens with scanned PDFs?**
A: A scan is a picture of a page with no text underneath. The tools that work on pages (merge, split, rotate, convert to images) handle it like any other file. Making it searchable needs OCR, which OCR PDF adds on your device.

**Q: Does it work on my phone?**
A: Yes, in Safari and Chrome. Large files are limited by the phone's memory, and the page says so when a file is too big rather than failing quietly.

**Q: Is there a file-size limit?**
A: Only your device's memory. A 300 MB, 500 page file works on an ordinary laptop. The page tells you when a file does not fit.

**Q: Can I use it offline?**
A: After the first visit, yes. The pages and the engine are kept on your device, so the site opens and works with no connection.

**Q: Is my edited file identical in Acrobat?**
A: Yes. The editor saves an incremental update: your original bytes are untouched and the changes are appended, the way Acrobat itself saves. The result opens in Acrobat, Preview, Chrome and Edge, and the edited text is searchable there.