Everything you need to work with PDF files
PDF Online is a set of free tools for everyday work with PDF documents. You do not need an account, and the results have no watermark. Drop a file into the box at the top of the page and we show the tools that can open it, or pick a tool from the list above.
The tools are grouped by task:
- View and edit: read a PDF, add text, drawings and images with the PDF editor, rotate, crop or resize pages, delete pages, merge and split files.
- Sign and secure: sign a document, fill in a form, add a password or remove one you know, add a watermark, edit the document properties.
- Convert from PDF: PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, TIFF, plain text and e-book formats.
- Convert to PDF: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, text, web pages, e-books, DjVu and XPS to PDF.
- Other tools: page numbers, text recognition (OCR), page extraction and organizing, and the PDF creator that joins any mix of files into one document.
Where your files are processed
Most tools work completely inside your web browser. The file is read and changed on your own computer or phone, and it is never uploaded. This is fast, works with large files, and keeps private documents private.
Some jobs need software that cannot run in a browser, for example converting Word or PowerPoint files, recognizing text in scans, or strong compression. For these tools the file is sent over an encrypted HTTPS connection to our own server. It is converted there and deleted right after the job. The result is kept for 15 minutes at most, so you can download it. Each server tool says so on its page before you start.
| In your browser | On our server |
|---|---|
| Merge, split, rotate, crop, resize, organize, delete and extract pages | Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF and back |
| Edit, sign, fill forms, read | OCR (text recognition) |
| Page numbers, watermark, metadata, password, repair, lossless compression | Strong compression |
| PDF to JPG, PNG, TIFF and text; images and text to PDF | E-books, DjVu, XPS, HTML and EPS |
Which tool to use
- To put several PDFs or scans into one file, use Merge PDF.
- To send only some pages, use Extract Pages or Split PDF.
- To make a file small enough for email, use Compress PDF. Its lossless method works without uploading.
- To change text in a contract or a letter, convert it with PDF to Word, edit it, and save it as PDF again.
- To read the text of a scanned page, run OCR PDF first. A scan is only a picture until the text is recognized.
- To sign a document, use Electronic Signature. You can draw, type or upload your signature.
Works on any device
The site works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone. Nothing needs to be installed. On a phone or tablet, the tools use touch: you can drag pages, draw a signature with your finger and save the result to your files. Big documents with hundreds of pages are processed in the background, so the page stays responsive while you wait.
Free to use
All tools are free. The site is paid for by advertising. There is no sign-up, no trial period and no watermark on your documents. If a tool does not work with your file, or you miss a feature, please tell us through the contact page.