Files tools
17 free files tools · PDF and data tools that stay local
Merge, split, arrange and rotate PDFs in one workspace, or choose a tool for signatures, metadata, text extraction and other file tasks. Check each tool’s notes to see what its export preserves.
All files tools
- Compress PDF Shrink a PDF by re-encoding each page as an image.
- Protect PDF Add a password with genuine AES-128 encryption, locally.
- Crop PDF Trim margins by dragging, or type exact measurements.
- PDF to text Pull the text out of a PDF and copy or save it.
- PDF organiser — merge, split & rotate Reorder, delete, rotate and extract pages in one pass.
- PDF watermark Stamp text across every page; text stays selectable.
- PDF page numbers Number every page — pick corner, format and start.
- Signature maker Draw with mouse or finger; download a transparent PNG.
- Sign a PDF Draw a signature and place it exactly where it belongs.
- PDF to JPG Export PDF pages as JPG or PNG, up to 300 DPI.
- Unlock PDF Remove a password you know, saving an open copy.
- JPG to PDF Combine images into a single PDF, in your order.
- Subtitle converter Convert between SRT, WebVTT, SBV and ASS.
- Subtitle sync fixer Shift every timestamp, or fix frame-rate drift.
- Subtitle to text Turn a subtitle file into a plain transcript.
- File size converter Convert file sizes and estimate download time.
- PDF metadata viewer See the hidden author, dates and XMP in a PDF, then remove them.
Guides
- How to merge, split and reorder PDF pages Combine documents, remove blank pages, fix sideways scans and split a PDF into separate files with a visual workspace and undo.
- Why compressing a PDF can make it bigger Learn why rebuilding PDF pages as images can increase file size, when it can help scans and what happens to searchable text in the exported copy.
- PDF passwords: opening protection and permissions Understand opening passwords, editing permissions and encryption. Check what a protected PDF restricts and what changing the file can affect.
- PDF metadata: what it contains and what removal leaves Inspect PDF author, software, dates and XMP metadata. Learn what metadata removal does and why it does not erase page text, annotations or attachments.
- PDF crop boxes: visible margins and hidden content Understand MediaBox, CropBox, TrimBox and BleedBox. Learn why changing PDF margins can hide page content without removing it from the file.
- Scanned PDF vs text PDF: copying, search and OCR Check whether a PDF has an extractable text layer, understand what OCR adds to scans and troubleshoot text that will not copy or search correctly.