PDF Tools
Professional PDF manipulation, completely free, completely private
A comprehensive, free PDF toolkit for all your PDF manipulation needs. Process your PDFs locally with complete privacy.
Core Features
PDF Extractor
Extract and organize pages from your PDFs with precision.
- Visual Page Selection - Thumbnail previews with lazy loading for large PDFs
- Flexible Page Picking - Select individual pages, ranges (e.g., 1-5, 10-20), or use checkboxes
- Table of Contents Support - Navigate and extract by bookmarks/chapters
- Batch Export by Chapters - Split PDF into separate files based on bookmarks
- Page Rotation - Rotate pages 90°, 180°, or 270° before extraction
- Live Preview - View pages at high quality before extracting
- Smart Selection - Select All, Deselect All, or Select by Bookmark Level
PDF Joiner/Merger
Combine multiple PDFs and images into a single document.
- Multi-File Support - Merge unlimited PDFs and images (PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP)
- Flexible Page Ranges - Choose specific pages from each PDF (e.g., "1-5" or "all")
- Visual Section Builder - See exactly what you're merging with grid or single-page preview
- Image to PDF - Convert images to PDF pages with customizable sizing
- Image Options - Page size: A4, Letter, or Original; Fit options; Rotation: 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
- Drag & Reorder - Organize sections in any order
- Real-time Preview - See your final document before creating it
PDF Compressor
Reduce PDF file sizes while maintaining quality.
- Multiple Compression Levels - Low (best quality), Medium (balanced), High (maximum compression)
- Adjustable Image Quality - Fine-tune compression with 10-100% quality slider
- Advanced Options - Remove metadata (author, title, dates); Remove bookmarks/table of contents
- Batch Processing - Compress multiple PDFs at once
- Compression Stats - See original vs compressed size and percentage saved
- Safe Processing - Creates new files by default, preserves originals
PDF Security
Protect your sensitive documents with passwords and permissions.
- Password Protection - User password (required to open) and Owner password (required to change permissions)
- Granular Permissions - Allow/deny printing, copying text and images, editing, form filling
- Remove Protection - Unlock password-protected PDFs (with correct password)
- Security Inspector - View encryption status and current permissions
- Verify Passwords - Check if a password is correct before processing
PDF Bulk Inserter
Insert pages or images into multiple PDFs at once.
- Smart Insertion Modes - At the end, after a specific page number, or every N pages
- Source Support - Insert entire PDFs or single images
- Batch Processing - Apply to unlimited target PDFs simultaneously
- Fallback Handling - Auto-insert at end if PDF is shorter than target page
- Image Options - Convert images with custom page size and fit options
- Progress Tracking - Real-time progress for large batch operations
- Results Summary - Success/failure report with page count changes
Why Choose PDF Tools?
Privacy-Focused
All processing happens locally. Your files never leave your computer. No internet connection required.
Fast & Efficient
Multi-threaded processing for speed. Lazy loading for large PDFs (handles 1000+ page documents). Optimized memory management.
Cross-Platform
Native support for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Works on all major distributions.
Modern & Intuitive UI
Clean, professional interface with real-time previews, drag-and-drop support, and visual feedback for all actions.
Professional Features
Built on Apache PDFBox 3.0 - Industry-standard PDF library. Maintains PDF integrity and handles complex PDFs with forms, bookmarks, and annotations.
Completely Free
No subscriptions, no hidden costs, no limitations. All features available to everyone, always.
Perfect For
For Students
- Extract specific chapters from textbooks
- Merge notes from multiple sources
- Compress large PDFs for email submission
- Remove metadata before sharing assignments
For Business
- Batch compress invoice archives
- Password-protect sensitive contracts
- Insert company letterhead into multiple documents
- Split multi-section reports by bookmarks
For Content Creators
- Merge portfolio pieces into one PDF
- Insert ads or watermarks every N pages
- Compress portfolios for faster downloads
- Extract and reorganize publication pages
For Researchers
- Combine papers from different sources
- Extract relevant pages from lengthy documents
- Organize papers by bookmarks/sections
- Compress literature review archives