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PDF tools that respect your documents

Every PDF operation, in your browser.

Almost every "free PDF tool" on the open web — Smallpdf, iLovePDF, Adobe Online — uploads your file to their servers, processes it on hardware you don't control, and emails you a download link. The fine print says they delete it after an hour or a day. The reality is that you handed your contract, tax return, or medical record to a third party, and you have no way to verify what they did with it. CipherForces takes the opposite approach: every PDF tool runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly builds of pdf-lib, pdfjs-dist, and tesseract.js. Open DevTools, watch the Network tab, drop your file in — you will not see a single upload request. The math is the same; the privacy posture is the inverse.

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22 pdf tools.

Add Page Numbers

Put page numbers on every page of a PDF.

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Annotate PDF

Highlight text, draw on pages, and add inline text notes to any PDF.

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Combine PDFs

Join multiple PDF files into one document.

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Compare PDFs

Visual pixel-level or text line-level diff between two PDFs, page by page.

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Compress PDF

Make PDF files smaller without losing quality.

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Crop PDF

Trim the margins of PDF pages.

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Extract Images from PDF

Pull every embedded image out of a PDF as PNGs — individually or as a zip.

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Fill PDF Form

Type into fillable PDF forms.

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Flatten PDF Form

Lock AcroForm field values into the page so the form can no longer be edited.

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Images to PDF

Turn images into a PDF document.

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Markdown to PDF

Turn any Markdown into a beautifully formatted PDF — headings, code, tables.

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Password Protect PDF

Add a password to lock your PDF.

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PDF Batch Processor

Compress, watermark, and protect multiple PDFs at once.

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PDF Text Recognition

Extract text from scanned PDFs as a plain-text file using in-browser OCR.

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PDF to Images

Convert PDF pages into JPG or PNG images.

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PDF to Word

Convert PDF files to editable .docx Word documents — entirely in your browser.

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Redact PDF

Black out sensitive text in a PDF.

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Reorder PDF Pages

Drag pages to rearrange your PDF.

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Rotate PDF Pages

Rotate any page in your PDF.

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Sign PDF

Draw or type your signature on a PDF.

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Split PDF

Break a PDF into separate pages or sections.

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Watermark PDF

Add text or image watermarks to every page.

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Why these tools

Built for privacy, breadth, and speed.

Nothing leaves your device

Every PDF you process — merge, split, compress, OCR, redact, sign — runs locally. No upload, no server-side storage, no auto-delete-after-an-hour theater.

Works on iPhone, Android, desktop

WebAssembly builds run in any modern browser. iPhone Safari, Chrome on Android, Firefox on Linux — same toolset.

No file-size or daily limit on most tools

A 50-page contract, a 200-page eBook, a 600-MB scanned archive — runs the same as a one-pager. No watermark, no signup, no email gate.

Same toolkit Adobe charges $20/month for

Merge, split, compress, OCR, redact, password-protect, watermark, page numbers, page reorder, signature, form-fill — all included. Pay once if you want unlimited; the daily free tier covers most use.

Common questions

People ask these things.

How do I redact a PDF without sending it to a server?

Use our PDF Redactor tool. It loads your file in the browser, lets you drag rectangles over sensitive content, and re-exports a flattened PDF with the redacted regions baked in as black bars. The original file never leaves your device.

Can I OCR a scanned PDF for free?

Yes. PDF OCR runs Tesseract.js (the same OCR engine Google originally built) entirely in your browser. Works on most languages. Larger files take longer but never hit a server.

Why do I need a "no upload" PDF tool?

Most PDFs you process at home contain something sensitive — bank statements, medical bills, school records, contracts, tax returns. Every cloud PDF service is a third-party data processor with its own breach risk. Browser-only tools eliminate the entire category of risk.

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83 browser-based tools across PDF, image, audio, developer, business, and security categories. All free for daily use; one-time license for unlimited.