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PDF Tools — Convert, Merge, Split & Compress PDFs

Convert, merge, split and compress PDF files in your browser, free, with no account and no upload. Your files never leave your device.

Quick answer

These free PDF tools change PDF files without uploading them anywhere. Turn a PDF into JPG images, a Word file or PowerPoint slides, turn images or a Word file into a PDF, merge several files into one, split one file into parts, or shrink a file that is too large to send. Every tool on this page runs in your browser, so your documents stay on your device.

How to use these PDF tools

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Pick the tool for the job

Start from what you want at the end, not from the file you have. To turn a PDF into something else, use PDF to JPG, PDF to Word or PDF to PPT. To make a PDF, use Image to PDF or Word to PDF. To change a PDF file itself, use Merge PDF, Split PDF or Compress PDF.

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Add your file

Open the tool and add the file from your device. Each tool checks the file type and size first, and tells you at once if the file is wrong, empty or too large. Nothing is uploaded: the file is read on your device.

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Choose the settings

Some tools ask for one choice before they work. PDF to JPG asks for image quality and format. Split PDF asks which pages to keep. Compress PDF asks whether to clean up the file or rebuild it as smaller images. Pick the setting that fits what you need, then tap the convert or compress button.

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Download the result

Download the new file and check that it opens. For a conversion, check the first page and the last page. For a merge or split, check the page count. Tap Start over for the next file.

What these PDF tools can and cannot do

These tools work in your browser, so they never upload your files and never store them. That is also their limit: they can only do what a browser can do with a file. They cannot open a password-protected PDF, because they never ask for your password. They cannot repair a damaged file, and they cannot read text from a scanned image page, because a scanned page has no text layer to read. If a PDF has no text, PDF to Word will say so plainly.

Conversions keep the content, not always the layout. PDF to Word keeps the text and turns it into an editable Word file, but the layout, images and tables are not carried over. PDF to PPT turns each page into a full-slide picture in a real PPTX file, so the text on the slides is not editable. Word to PDF keeps basic formatting and makes real A4 pages, but the pages are images, so the text in the PDF is not selectable. Image to PDF puts your photos into one A4 PDF in the order you choose.

Compress PDF has two modes. Clean up re-saves the file and keeps the text selectable, but usually saves only a little. Smaller file rebuilds the pages as images at lower quality and saves much more, but the text becomes pictures and is no longer selectable. If the result is larger than the original, the tool says so plainly and offers the original file instead.

How to pick the right PDF tool

If you need pictures from a PDF, use PDF to JPG. If you need to edit the words, use PDF to Word. If you need slides, use PDF to PPT. If you have photos and need one PDF, use Image to PDF. If you have a Word file and need a PDF, use Word to PDF. If you have several PDFs and need one, use Merge PDF. If you have one PDF and need only some pages, use Split PDF. If a PDF is too large to send, use Compress PDF.

When two tools seem to fit, read the one-line benefit under each tool below. It states what the tool does and what it does not do, so you can choose without opening the wrong one.

PDF tools on this site

PDF to PPT

Turn a PDF into PowerPoint slides. Each page becomes a full-slide picture in a real PPTX file. Text is not editable, and links and animations are not carried over.

PDF to Word

Turn a PDF into an editable Word file. Text only, no upload, no signup. Layout, images and tables are not preserved, and a scanned PDF with no text layer cannot be converted.

Word to PDF

Turn a Word file into a PDF. A DOCX file becomes a real multi-page A4 PDF on your device. Text and basic formatting are kept, and the pages are images, so the text is not selectable.

Image to PDF

Turn phone photos into one clean PDF. Add JPG, PNG or WebP images, arrange them in order, and download one A4 PDF. Files never leave your browser.

PDF to JPG

Convert PDF pages to JPG images. Choose 300 DPI or 150 DPI, JPG or PNG, all pages or a page range, then download per page or all as a ZIP.

Merge PDF

Combine PDF files into one PDF. Add PDFs and JPG or PNG images, arrange them in order, and download one merged file. Images become full A4 pages.

Split PDF

Extract pages from a PDF. Save every page on its own, take a page range, or delete pages you do not need. Several files download as a ZIP.

Compress PDF

Reduce PDF size online. Choose clean up, which keeps text selectable, or smaller file, which rebuilds pages as images. If the result is larger, the tool says so and offers the original.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Are these PDF tools free?

Yes, every PDF tool on this page is free to use. There is no fee, no account and no watermark on the files you download. You can use them as often as you need, on your phone or on your computer.

Do my files leave my browser?

No, your files never leave your browser. Each tool reads the file on your device and builds the result there, so nothing is uploaded to a server and no one else sees your documents. Close the tab and the files are gone from the page.

What is the file size limit?

Most of these tools accept a PDF up to 50 MB, and Word to PDF accepts a DOCX file up to 20 MB. Image to PDF accepts up to 50 images, each under 20 MB. If a file is larger, shrink it or split it first, then try again.

Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?

No, a scanned PDF has no text layer to read, so PDF to Word will tell you that no text was found. The tool reads the text stored in the PDF; it does not read words from a picture of a page. You need a PDF with real text.

Can I use these PDF tools on my phone?

Yes, every tool on this page works in a mobile browser. Add the file from your phone, choose the settings, and download the result. The buttons are large, and there is no app to install and no account to create.

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