Free PDF tools, done properly
flarePDF is a set of PDF tools that run 100% inside your browser. Edit, convert, compress, merge, sign, and organize documents without signing up, downloading software, or letting your files leave your device.
Why we built flarePDF
PDF tools should be simple and honest. Most online editors upload your documents to a server, need an account before the first upload, stamp a watermark on the result, or put the important features behind a paywall. That never sat right with us.
So we built flarePDF around a single rule: your files never leave your device. Everything — editing text in its original font, merging pages, OCR on scans, compression — happens with JavaScript in this browser tab. The site fetches what it needs once, and the tools keep working even with no connection.
What flarePDF does
A complete, everyday toolkit for PDFs:
- Edit text and images in place — Click a paragraph and rewrite it, keeping the original fonts and layout.
- Merge, split, and organize pages — Combine files in any order, extract pages, reorder and rotate.
- Compress and convert — Shrink heavy documents, or turn PDFs into JPGs and photos into PDFs.
- Sign and annotate — Place a signature, initials, or a date anywhere on the page.
- Scan with OCR — Turn camera photos of paper into a readable, text-searchable PDF.
- Crop, watermark, and number pages — Tidy margins, stamp text across pages, and add page numbers.
How we work
Runs in your browser
Every tool works on local JavaScript in the current tab. There is no server, no cloud processing, and no queue.
Private by design
Your files never leave your device. Open your network inspector and watch — nothing goes out.
Free forever
No paid tiers, no premium walls, no credits. The tools are what we make, and they are free.
No tricks
No sign-up, no watermark, no file-size limit, and no forced downloads. What you see is what you get.
Privacy, simplified
There is one thing we take more seriously than anything else: your documents. They never upload, never get indexed, and never appear anywhere except this browser tab. Read the full detail on the privacy page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions people ask most about flarePDF.
Try it — your files stay on your device
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