pdf-workshop

Every PDF job,
done on your own machine.

Merge, edit, convert, sign and OCR PDFs in your browser. Files never leave your device — there is no server to send them to.

or drop a PDF anywhere on this page

  • Files stay on your device
  • No account, no upload
  • Free, no watermarks

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All 99 tools
Merge PDFCombine multiple PDFs into one file. Arrange by file or page. Preserves Bookmarks.Compress PDFReduce the file size of your PDF.Sign PDFDraw, type, or upload your signature.Split PDFExtract a range of pages into a new PDF.PDF EditorAnnotate, highlight, redact, comment, add shapes/images, search, and view PDFsEdit Scanned PDF TextBetaEdit words that are part of a scanned image. Replacements are cut from the page's own letterforms and placed on rebuilt paper, so they match the scan rather than resembling it.

How it works

There is no server in this product. The rest follows from that.

Your files stay put
Documents are read, changed and written by the browser itself. Nothing is transmitted.
Nothing to sign up for
No account, no email, no trial. There is no user record because there is no server.
You can see what it did
Tools report what actually changed — including when a change could not be applied, and why.

How-to PDF guides

Short, step-by-step, and every step happens in this app.

How to merge PDFs into one file

  1. 1Open Merge PDF and drop in every file you want joined.
  2. 2In Files, drag the files into the order you want; pick page ranges if you only need some pages.
  3. 3Switch to Pages to see every page as a thumbnail, and drag, rotate or remove them one by one.
  4. 4Click Merge, then download the result — or preview it first and keep editing.
Open Merge PDF

How to make a PDF smaller

  1. 1Open Compress PDF and choose the file.
  2. 2Keep Lossless for documents with text; pick Photon for scans, which shrink far more.
  3. 3Click Compress and compare the new size shown before saving.
Open Compress PDF

How to sign a PDF

  1. 1Open Sign PDF and choose the document.
  2. 2Draw, type or upload your signature, then click on the page where it should go.
  3. 3Resize with the slider if needed, then Apply & Download.
Open Sign PDF

How to convert a PDF to Word

  1. 1Open PDF to Word and choose the PDF.
  2. 2Click Convert. Text, headings and tables are rebuilt as an editable .docx.
  3. 3Open the result in Word or LibreOffice and edit as usual.
Open PDF to Word

How to make a scanned PDF searchable

  1. 1Open OCR PDF and choose the scan.
  2. 2Pick the language of the text, then run OCR. Recognition happens on your device.
  3. 3Save the result: it looks the same, but the text can now be selected and searched.
Open OCR PDF

How to split a PDF or pull out pages

  1. 1Open Split PDF and choose the file.
  2. 2Type the page ranges you want, such as 1-3, 7, or click pages in the picker.
  3. 3Click Split. Each range saves as its own PDF.
Open Split PDF

Frequently asked questions

Short answers about privacy, limits and what this actually is.

Is pdf-workshop really free?

Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account, no email address, no trial period and no watermark on anything it produces. There is no paid tier today.

Are my files safe? Where are they processed?

On your own device, in your browser. pdf-workshop has no server that receives documents, so there is no upload for anyone to intercept and no copy of your file sitting on someone else's disk. The file is read from your disk into the browser's memory, changed there, and written back to your downloads.

Do you store or track any of my files?

No. Nothing is uploaded, so there is nothing to store. There are no analytics, no cookies and no tracking scripts of any kind. The only thing kept is the document you are currently working on, and that lives in your own browser's storage so a reload does not lose it. Closing the file removes it.

Does it work on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android?

Yes. It runs in a normal web browser, so the operating system does not matter. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all work, on desktop and on phones. Nothing is installed.

Is there a limit on file size or how many files I can process?

There is no fixed limit and no daily quota. The real limit is your device's memory, because the work happens there. Everyday documents are fine anywhere; a very large scan or an Office conversion is easier on a laptop than on an old phone.

Do I need an internet connection?

You need one to load the page and, the first time, the engine a tool uses. After that the processing itself makes no network requests. There is no offline mode yet, so the site still has to load before you can work.

What makes pdf-workshop different from other PDF tools?

Most online PDF tools upload your file to their servers. pdf-workshop does the same work with the same professional engines — pdf-lib, PDF.js, qpdf, Tesseract, LibreOffice — except they run inside your browser. You get the privacy of desktop software with the convenience of a web page, and it also means the tools keep working on corporate networks that block uploads.

Can it edit text in a scanned PDF?

Yes, and few free tools try. The page is recognised with OCR on your device, then a replacement word is rebuilt from the scan's own letterforms so it matches the page rather than sitting in a box on top of it. English and Hindi are supported. That tool is still in beta.

Is it GDPR compliant?

There is no personal data to process. No account, no analytics, no cookies, and documents never leave your device, so nothing is collected, transmitted or stored on any server. Using it does not create a data-processing relationship at all.