How to edit a PDF for free
Edit a PDF for free in your browser: change the existing text, add text, images and signatures, and rearrange pages. No sign-up and no upload.
PDF guides
Plain, step-by-step answers to the things people most often need to do with PDFs — each with a free tool that does it on your device.
How to edit text in a PDF — and really replace it
Change the words in a PDF, not just cover them: click any paragraph, retype it in the same style, and the old text leaves the file. Free, in your browser.
Choosing a free PDF editor: what actually matters
What a good free PDF editor should do — edit real text, keep formatting, no watermark, no sign-up — and why editing on your own device is safer.
How to edit a scanned PDF
Turn a scanned PDF into editable text with free OCR: make it searchable, or rebuild it as a real editable PDF. Straightens crooked scans first. No upload.
How to convert a PDF to Word without losing the formatting
Get a Word document that edits like one written in Word: headings, lists, tables and pictures kept, not a page of text boxes. Free and private.
How to get tables out of a PDF and into Excel
Copy PDF tables into Excel with real numbers, dates and totals — wrapped cells joined, tables split over pages stitched together. Free, in your browser.
How to sign a PDF online for free
Sign a PDF in minutes: draw your signature with a finger or mouse, type it, or upload a photo, then place it on the page. Free, private, no sign-up.
How to fill in a PDF form
Fill in PDF forms on screen: type into existing fields, tick boxes and choose from dropdowns — or make a flat PDF fillable. Free, no upload.
How to combine PDF files into one
Merge several PDFs into one file in seconds: drag them into order, combine, download. Pages keep their quality. Free, private and in your browser.
How to reduce a PDF’s file size
Make a PDF small enough to email or upload: pick lossless compression to keep text sharp, or stronger compression for scans. Free and private.
How to fix sideways, upside-down and crooked PDF pages
Turn sideways and upside-down PDF pages upright, straighten crooked scans, drop blank pages and even out page sizes — all in one click. Free.
How to edit a PDF on your phone
Edit, sign and fill PDFs on your phone in the browser — no app to install. Type, draw your signature with a finger and share the result. Free.
How to make a PDF look professional
Give a plain PDF a professional design: consistent headings, a cover page, styled tables and page numbers, in one click. Your words stay the same.
How to turn a PDF into editable PowerPoint slides
Turn a PDF into PowerPoint slides you can actually edit: whole-paragraph text boxes, real bullets, native tables and movable pictures. Free.
How to redact a PDF properly
Black out names, numbers and addresses in a PDF so they are really gone — not just covered. Redact on your device, free, without uploading.
Free PDF tools
PDF to PowerPoint
Turn PDF pages into slides with whole-paragraph text boxes, real lists and native tables.
PDF to Word
Turn a PDF into a Word document that edits like one written in Word.
PDF to Excel
Turn the tables in a PDF into a clean Excel workbook with real numbers and dates.
PowerPoint to PDF
Turn presentation slides into a PDF with selectable text.
PowerPoint to Word
Export slide text, tables, pictures and notes to an editable Word document.
PowerPoint to Excel
Extract slide text and tables into an editable Excel workbook.
Edit PDF
Edit PDFs like a Word document: text, tables, images, links and comments.
PDF Viewer
Open, read, search and print PDF files right in your browser.
Sign PDF
Draw, type or upload your signature and place it anywhere.
Fill & sign a form
Fill in an existing PDF form, add your own fields, and sign it.
Organise pages
Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages visually.
Merge PDFs
Combine several PDFs into one document.
Alternate & mix
Interleave the pages of two PDFs, such as front and back scans.
Split PDF
Break a PDF into separate files, by page or by range.
Rotate pages
Turn pages a quarter, half or three-quarter turn.
Remove pages
Delete the pages you no longer need.
Extract pages
Pull selected pages into a new document.
Sort pages
Reverse the page order or set your own.
Pages per sheet
Print several pages on a single sheet.
Annotate PDF
Comment, highlight and mark up a document.
Add watermark
Stamp text across every page.
Add page numbers
Number the pages, in the corner of your choosing.
Add header & footer
Put text, dates and page numbers at the top and bottom of every page.
Crop PDF
Trim the margins of every page.
Flatten PDF
Bake form fields and annotations into the page.
Edit metadata
Change the title, author and subject.
Fix PDF layout
One click to turn pages upright, straighten scans, drop blank pages and even out sizes and margins.
Redesign PDF
Give any PDF a clean, professional design in one click.
Change page size
Resize pages to A4, Letter or Legal, scaling the content to fit.
Overlay PDFs
Stamp one PDF on top of another.
Images to PDF
Turn photos and scans into a single PDF.
Text to PDF
Turn .txt notes and Markdown files into a clean, paginated PDF.
PDF to images
Save every page as a JPEG or PNG.
Extract images
Save the artwork on each page as a PNG.
OCR PDF
Turn scanned PDFs into searchable — or fully editable — documents.
Extract text
Pull the text layer out as a plain text file.
Redact PDF
Black out sensitive passages — and remove them for good.
Password-protect
Require a password to open the document.
Remove password
Strip the password from a document you can already open.
Remove metadata
Clear the hidden author, software and date fields.
Compress PDF
Make the file smaller, with the trade-off you choose.
Optimise for the web
Restructure the file so it opens faster in a browser.
Repair PDF
Fix a damaged or corrupt PDF that will not open properly.
Flatten to images
Convert every page to a picture, removing all live content.
Compare PDFs
See the text of two documents side by side.
Application bundle
Merge a CV, cover letter and certificates into one file.