PDF tools that work without uploading
Every tool on this page runs inside your browser. Files are processed on your device and are never sent to a server, so they stay private and the tools keep working offline.
How the PDF tools work
This site has two kinds of tools. The first works on PDFs you already have: merge them, split them, compress them for an upload form, sign them, black out what others should not read, or turn them into Word or images. The second makes new PDFs from what you type or choose: invoices, worksheets, calendars, maps, graph paper and other printables, previewed as you change the settings and downloaded ready to print.
Either way the work happens in your browser. A PDF is opened, changed and saved on your own device and is never sent to a server, which matters for contracts, payslips, ID scans and anything else you would rather not hand to a website. Once a tool has loaded it keeps working without a connection; scanned pages are read by a text-recognition model that the browser downloads the first time it is needed.
The free plan needs no account: up to 3 files per run, 20 MB per file and 5 runs a day, and most PDFs it makes end with a small “Made with nouplo.com” line on the last page. Pro removes the limits and the line, by subscription or as a 24-hour pass, and changes nothing about where your files go.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it safe to merge or edit a PDF online here?
- Your PDF is not uploaded. Merge PDF, Compress PDF and the other tools read the file in your browser and save the result on your device, and nothing is kept afterwards. You can check it yourself: load the page, switch to airplane mode, and the tool still works.
- How do I get a PDF under a size limit such as 1 MB or 200 KB?
- Use Compress PDF, or a page with the target already set, such as Compress PDF to 1 MB or Compress PDF to 200 KB. Scans and photos shrink the most; a PDF that is mostly text is already small and has little to lose. If the form wants pictures rather than a PDF, PDF to JPG turns each page into an image.
- Can I sign a PDF without printing it?
- Yes. Sign PDF lets you draw your signature with a finger or a mouse, place it on the line and add the date, and Add text to PDF fills in a form that has no fields to type into. Whether a drawn signature is enough for a particular document is up to whoever asked for it, so check with them when it matters.
- My PDF is a scan. Can I copy or search the text?
- PDF OCR reads the text out of scanned pages, and Make PDF searchable keeps the PDF as it is and lays the recognised text over each page, so you can search and copy it. PDF to Word does the same into a .docx you can edit. Printed text is read well; handwriting is not.
- How do I remove or add a PDF password?
- If you know the password, Unlock PDF saves a copy that opens without it, and Protect PDF adds one to a file you want to send. Neither the file nor the password leaves your device. No tool here opens a PDF whose password you do not know.
- What can I make here besides editing PDFs?
- Documents you fill in and print. Invoice generator and Payslip generator for work, Math worksheet generator and Word search maker for the classroom, Printable calendar with your country’s holidays, and many more in the list above. Each one shows the page as you change the settings and downloads it as a PDF.