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All 117 tools
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117 tools
convert
HTML to PDF
Turn HTML you supply into a typeset PDF with real, selectable text.
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Images to PDF
Turn a set of images into a single PDF, in the order you choose.
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JPG to PDF
Combine JPG photos or scans into one PDF.
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Markdown to PDF
Turn Markdown into a typeset PDF with real, selectable text.
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PDF to Images
Turn each page into a PNG, JPG or WebP image.
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PNG to PDF
Turn PNG screenshots or exports into a PDF.
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SVG to PDF
Turn SVG drawings into PDF pages.
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Text to PDF
Turn plain text into a properly typeset PDF.
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create
Add Cover Page
Put a plain title page at the front of a document.
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Add Document Manifest
Prepend an inventory page recording what this document is and a checksum of it.
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Add Table of Contents
Put a clickable contents page at the front of a document.
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Checklist
A printable checklist, either from your own items or as blank rows.
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Create a Blank PDF
Make an empty PDF of any size, to print on or build from.
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Dot Grid Paper
Printable dot grid, the usual choice for planners and bullet journals.
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Graph Paper
Printable squared paper, with optional heavier lines every few squares.
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Lined Paper
Printable ruled paper, at the line spacing you want.
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edit
Add a Barcode to a PDF
Put a Code 128 barcode on a page, generated on your own machine.
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Add a QR Code to a PDF
Put a QR code on a page, generated on your own machine.
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Add an Image to a PDF
Place a picture, logo or signature onto a page.
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Add Header or Footer
Put a running header or footer across the pages, with dates and page numbers.
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Add Page Numbers
Number the pages, in the position and format you want.
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Add PDF Background
Put a colour behind the content of every page.
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Add Shapes to PDF
Draw boxes, circles, lines and arrows on a page.
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Add Text to PDF
Place your own text anywhere on a page.
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Crop PDF
Trim unwanted margins or isolate the part of a page you actually need.
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Draw on a PDF
Draw freehand on a page, to circle, tick or annotate by hand.
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Highlight PDF
Draw a translucent highlight over parts of a page.
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Overlay PDF
Lay one PDF over another — a letterhead, a template or a form.
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Section Numbering
Number pages within sections, as A-1, A-2, B-1 and so on.
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Strikeout PDF
Draw a line through parts of a page, to show text as removed.
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Underline PDF
Draw a line under parts of a page.
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Whiteout PDF
Cover parts of a page with a white box.
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Extract Images From a PDF
Pull the pictures out of a PDF as separate image files.
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Extract PDF Attachments
Pull out files embedded inside a PDF.
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OCR a PDF
Read the text out of a scanned PDF, entirely on your own machine.
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PDF to Text
Pull the text out of a PDF that already has a text layer.
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forms
Add a Checkbox
Add a tick box to a form.
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Add a Dropdown
Add a list of choices to a form.
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Add a Text Field
Add a fillable text box to a form.
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Add Radio Buttons
Add a set of options where only one can be chosen.
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Clear PDF Form
Empty every field, to get a blank form back from a filled one.
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Export PDF Form Values
Pull the answers out of a filled form as JSON.
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Flatten Form
Turn filled-in form fields into fixed page content.
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Import PDF Form Values
Fill a form from JSON, so the same form can be completed many times.
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Remove Form Fields
Delete fields from a form, or strip the form entirely.
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View PDF Form Fields
List every field in a form, with its type and current value.
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inspect
Edit PDF Metadata
Set the title, author and other document properties.
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Inspect PDF
See what a PDF actually contains: sizes, text layer, forms and more.
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Mixed Page Size Detector
Check whether a PDF mixes page sizes, which makes printing unpredictable.
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PDF Annotation Detector
Find comments, highlights and links left in a document.
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PDF Checksum
Compute a checksum so you can prove later that a file has not changed.
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PDF File Size Analyzer
See how big a PDF is and where the weight is likely to be.
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PDF Font Inspector
List the fonts a PDF uses and whether they are embedded.
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PDF Form Detector
Check whether a PDF is a fillable form or just looks like one.
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PDF Image Inspector
See what images a PDF contains and how large they are.
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PDF Orientation Detector
See which pages are portrait and which are landscape.
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PDF Page Counter
Count the pages in a PDF, and see how many of each size.
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PDF Page Size Detector
Find out exactly what size the pages of a PDF are.
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PDF Permissions Inspector
See what a PDF says readers may and may not do with it.
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PDF Preflight
Check a document for the things that go wrong at the printer.
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PDF Text Layer Detector
Check whether a PDF's text can be selected and searched.
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PDF Version Inspector
See which version of the PDF format a file uses.
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PDF Word Counter
Count the words, characters and pages in a PDF.
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Scanned PDF Detector
Tell whether a PDF is a real document or a picture of one.
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Search a PDF
Find every occurrence of a word or phrase, with the page and surrounding text.
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View PDF Bookmarks
See a document's outline, and export it to edit and put back.
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View PDF Metadata
See the hidden properties a PDF carries about itself.
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optimize
Black and White PDF
Reduce a scan to pure black and white, for maximum contrast and minimum size.
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Compress PDF
Make scanned PDFs smaller by re-encoding their page images.
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Grayscale PDF
Convert a document to grey, for cheaper printing or a smaller file.
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Rasterize PDF
Turn every page into a flat image, so it looks the same everywhere.
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organize
Add Bookmarks
Give a long document a navigable outline.
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Delete Pages
Remove the pages you don't need.
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Duplicate Pages
Repeat selected pages without re-scanning them.
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Extract Even Pages
Keep only the even-numbered pages.
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Extract Odd Pages
Keep only the odd-numbered pages.
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Extract Pages
Pull selected pages out into a new PDF.
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Insert Blank Pages
Add empty pages, for double-sided printing or note space.
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Insert Pages
Drop the pages of one PDF into another at a chosen point.
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Interleave PDFs
Weave two PDFs together, page by page. Useful for duplex scans.
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Merge PDF
Combine several PDFs into one, in the order you choose.
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Remove PDF Bookmarks
Strip the sidebar outline from a document.
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Reorder Pages
Put the pages in whatever order you need.
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Replace Pages
Swap out pages using the pages of another PDF.
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Reverse PDF
Flip the page order so the last page comes first.
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Set PDF Page Labels
Make the page numbers your reader shows match the ones printed on the page.
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Split PDF
Break one PDF into separate files by page, range or interval.
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Add Margins
Give each page more breathing room, for binding or annotation.
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Center PDF Content
Put the content of each page in the middle of the sheet.
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Flip PDF Pages
Mirror pages horizontally or vertically.
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Normalize Orientation
Make every page portrait, or every page landscape.
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Normalize Page Sizes
Make every page the same size, so the document prints consistently.
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Resize PDF
Change every page to a standard paper size.
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Rotate PDF
Turn selected pages 90, 180 or 270 degrees.
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Scale PDF Pages
Shrink or enlarge the content on each page.
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Booklet Maker
Reorder pages so a double-sided print folds into a booklet.
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N-Up PDF
Print several pages on each sheet, to save paper or make a handout.
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PDF Contact Sheet
One sheet showing thumbnails of every page, for reviewing a long document.
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Poster PDF
Blow one page up across several sheets you can tape together.
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protect
Bates Numbering
Apply sequential legal-style identifiers to every page.
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Find and Redact
Remove every occurrence of a name or phrase, across the whole document.
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Flatten PDF
Fix form values and comment appearances into the page, so everyone sees the same thing.
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Redact PDF
Permanently remove content by blacking it out and flattening the page.
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Remove PDF Annotations
Strip comments, highlights and sticky notes before sharing a document.
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Remove PDF Attachments
Strip files embedded inside a PDF before sharing it.
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Remove PDF Metadata
Strip the author, title and producer details before sharing a file.
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Stamp PDF
Add a boxed stamp such as DRAFT, APPROVED or CONFIDENTIAL.
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Watermark PDF
Lay text across your pages to mark them as draft, confidential or copied.
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review
Add a Note to a PDF
Attach a sticky note comment that readers can open and reply to.
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Compare PDF Text
See exactly which words changed between two versions of a document.
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Compare Two PDFs
See what differs between two versions of a document.
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Deskew PDF
Straighten pages that were scanned at a slight angle.
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Detect Blank Pages
Find the empty pages in a scan, without changing anything.
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Find Duplicate Pages
Spot pages that were scanned or inserted twice.
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Improve a Scan
Lift a grey or washed-out scan so the text reads clearly.
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Remove Blank Pages
Take the empty pages out of a scanned document.
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Remove Duplicate Pages
Drop pages that were scanned or inserted twice.
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