Free online PDF tools, all in one place

Edit, merge, split, sign, compress and convert PDFs right in your browser. Free, no sign-up. Your PDF files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers.

  • 🔒 Processed in your browser
  • 🆓 Free, no watermark
  • ⚡ No sign-up
  • 🛡️ Not uploaded to our servers

Free online PDF editor and converter that works in your browser

PDFdesk gives you the PDF tools people use every day in one fast, private workspace. Everything runs on your device, so there is nothing to install, no account to create and no file uploads.

What you can do with PDFdesk

  • Edit PDF – add text, images, shapes, highlights and whiteout
  • Merge PDF – combine several PDFs into one file
  • Split & remove pages – keep or delete the pages you choose
  • Compress PDF – reduce the size of scanned or image-heavy files
  • Sign PDF – draw your signature and place it on the page
  • Rotate & crop PDF – fix page orientation and trim margins
  • Add watermark & page numbers – stamp text and number every page
  • Organize pages – drag & drop to reorder, rotate or delete pages
  • OCR PDF – turn scanned pages into text or a searchable PDF
  • Protect & unlock PDF – add or remove a password
  • PDF to Word, JPG & text – extract text or turn pages into images
  • JPG to PDF – turn photos and images into a PDF

All PDF tools

  • Merge PDF – Merge PDF files online for free
  • Split / remove pages – Split a PDF online for free: keep the pages you need or remove the ones you do not, such as 1-3,5
  • Compress PDF – Compress PDF files for email and uploads, or get them under 100 KB, 200 KB, 500 KB or 1 MB
  • PDF to Word – Convert PDF to editable Word (.docx) online for free, including scanned PDFs with OCR
  • Edit PDF – Edit PDF online for free: change text, add images, shapes, highlights, whiteout and signatures
  • Sign PDF – Sign a PDF online for free: draw or upload your signature and place it on the page
  • JPG to PDF – Convert JPG and PNG images to one PDF
  • PDF to JPG – Convert each PDF page to a JPG image online for free
  • OCR PDF – OCR scanned PDFs online for free
  • PDF to Text – Extract text from a PDF into a .txt file for free
  • PDF to PNG – Convert PDF pages to PNG images
  • Extract images – Save the pictures stored inside a PDF as PNG files, or as a ZIP
  • Organize pages – Rearrange PDF pages with drag and drop
  • Rotate PDF – Rotate PDF pages 90 or 180 degrees online for free
  • Crop PDF – Crop PDF pages online for free: drag a box to choose the area to keep or set the margins in millimetres
  • Resize PDF pages – Change the page size of a PDF to A4, A3, A5, Letter, Legal or a custom size
  • Add watermark – Add a text watermark to every PDF page for free
  • Page numbers – Add page numbers to a PDF online for free: 1, 2, 3 or Page 1 of N, bottom left, centre or right
  • Header & footer – Add a header and footer to every page of a PDF
  • Fill PDF form – Fill in a PDF form online: text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons and drop-down lists
  • Flatten PDF – Flatten a PDF so form fields, annotations, stamps and signatures become part of the page and can no longer be edited
  • Protect PDF – Password-protect a PDF online for free with strong AES-256 encryption
  • Unlock PDF – Remove the password from a PDF you own
  • PDF Metadata – View and edit the title, author, subject, keywords and dates stored in a PDF, or remove all metadata for privacy
  • Grayscale PDF – Turn a colour PDF into black and white tones for printing
  • Repair PDF – Repair a damaged PDF that will not open

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PDF guides

Frequently asked questions

Is PDFdesk really free?

Yes. PDFdesk is free to use with no sign-up, no account and no watermark added to your documents.

Are my PDF files uploaded to a server?

No. Your PDF files are processed locally in your browser with JavaScript and are not uploaded to our servers. The app’s code libraries (and, for OCR, language data) are downloaded from the web when needed, but your documents are not part of those requests.

Which PDF tools does PDFdesk include?

You can edit, merge, split, compress, rotate, crop, organize, OCR, password-protect, unlock and sign PDFs, add watermarks and page numbers, and convert images to PDF, or PDFs to Word, JPG and plain text.

Can I edit a scanned PDF?

You can add text, images, signatures, shapes and whiteout to scanned pages. Use the OCR PDF tool to read the text of a scan and save it as a text file or a searchable PDF.

Can I password-protect or unlock a PDF?

Yes. Protect PDF adds a password and Unlock PDF removes it when you know the password, all in your browser.

Does PDFdesk work on mobile?

Yes. PDFdesk is responsive and works in modern mobile browsers on iPhone, iPad and Android as well as on desktop.

Your PDF files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers. To work, PDFdesk loads its code libraries (and, for OCR, language data) from the internet when needed; your documents are not sent in those requests.