100% local — your files never leave your device
PDF tools with nothing to install and nothing to upload
Skip the heavyweight desktop suite and the upload-your-file converter sites. Merge, split, compress, edit, and protect PDFs — free, entirely in your browser.No watermarks. No uploads. No signup.
PDF tools
📎Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDFs into one, in the order you choose.
✂️Split PDF
Extract pages or break a PDF into separate files.
🗜️Compress PDF
Shrink file size with a real compression engine that runs in your browser.
✏️Edit PDF
Retype any text, add new text, rotate and resize pages.
🏷️Watermark & Stamp
Add text or image watermarks and stamps — or remove them.
🔏Check Signatures
Validate a PDF's digital signature and inspect the evidence.
🔒Protect PDF
Encrypt a PDF with AES-256 — the password never leaves your device.
🔓Unlock PDF
Remove a password from a PDF you own, using the password you know.
Nothing to install
The full toolkit runs in the browser you already have. No gigabyte desktop suite, no admin rights, no update nags, no bundled extras you didn’t ask for.
Nothing to upload
Processing runs entirely in your browser — there is no server your file could be retained on. Disconnect from the internet and the tools keep working.
No watermarks, ever
Your exported PDF contains your document and nothing else. No stamps, no branding, no "upgrade to remove".
Free, and works offline
No queues, no paywalled limits, no accounts. After your first visit every tool runs without internet — install localdobe as an app and use it on a plane.
From the blog
The two compromises of PDF tools — and how to skip both
A free Adobe Acrobat alternative with nothing to install — and an online-converter alternative with nothing to upload. How to skip both compromises.
How to remove a password from a PDF you own
Stop retyping the password on your own documents: remove PDF password protection locally, using the password you already know.
How to password-protect a PDF for free (offline)
Encrypt a PDF with AES-256 in your browser — no upload, no signup. Why local encryption matters when a password is involved.