A free iLovePDF alternative that never uploads your file
iLovePDF processes your document on its servers. 26 of our 34 PDF tools process it in your browser instead — the file never leaves your machine. No account, no watermark, no task counter.
What is actually different
Your file stays on your machine
26 of our PDF tools — merge, split, compress, rotate, crop, watermark, page numbers, delete pages and the rest — do the work in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no file on anyone's server to retain, leak or delete. You can verify it: open your network tab and watch nothing leave.
Where we do use a server, we say so
Four conversions need one: PDF to Word, PDF to Excel, PDF to PowerPoint, PDF Signer. Those genuinely cannot run client-side today, so the file is sent to our API, converted and returned. We would rather name the four than claim all 34 are local.
No account, no task counter
Every tool works on the first visit with no sign-up, no email, and no daily task limit to run down. There is no watermark on anything you export, and no upsell between you and the download button.
PDF work is not all we do
Alongside the 34 PDF tools there is a full website audit — 240+ technical SEO, performance, accessibility and security checks with copy-paste fixes — plus image, CSS, SEO and developer tool sets. If you came for a merge and left with a site audit, that is the point.
What we are not going to tell you about iLovePDF
Their free-tier limits, file-size caps and prices change, and we are not going to quote numbers at you that might be out of date by the time you read this — check their pricing page for that. iLovePDF is a good product with a big tool set. The difference worth choosing on is where the work happens: on their servers, or on your own machine. If your document is a contract, a payslip or a client file, that difference is the whole decision.
Start with one of these
All 34 PDF tools are free and need no account.
While the PDF is open, check the site it lives on
The same place that merges your PDFs runs a 240+ point audit on any URL — technical SEO, performance, accessibility and security, with copy-paste fixes. Free, and it takes about 30 seconds.
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