PDF guides
Short answers to the PDF problems people run into every day, each with a free tool that does the job in your browser.
- How to reduce PDF file sizeWhy PDFs get big and how to make them smaller: shrink pictures, keep text sharp, and hit limits like 100 KB or 1 MB for forms and email.
- PDF too large to email? Four ways to send itEmail services stop at about 20–25 MB. Here is how to get a large PDF under the limit, or send it another way, without losing quality.
- How to merge PDF files on iPhone or AndroidCombine several PDFs into one on your phone, in the browser, with no app to install. Works on iPhone, iPad and Android.
- How to convert a scanned PDF to editable WordA scanned PDF is a picture of text. Here is how OCR turns it into an editable Word file, and how to get the best result from a scan.
- How to sign a PDF without printing itSign a PDF online in under a minute: draw your signature, place it on the page and download. No printing, scanning or account.
- How to turn photos into one PDFCombine JPG or PNG photos into a single PDF, one photo per page, in the order you choose. Works on phones and computers, no upload.
- How to remove a password from a PDF you ownTired of typing the password every time? Remove it from your own PDF in a few seconds. You need to know the password; nothing is uploaded.
- How to extract or delete pages from a PDFSave only the pages you need from a PDF, delete the rest, or split it into equal parts. Free, in your browser, no upload.
- Are online PDF tools safe? What happens to your filesMost online PDF tools upload your file to a server. Here is what that means for private documents, and how browser-based tools avoid it.