An iLovePDF alternative that never uploads your files.

Same everyday tools — merge, split, compress, convert, sign, protect — with one structural difference: everything runs in your browser, so your documents never touch a server. Free, no account, no limits. And we'll tell you where iLovePDF is still better.

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The honest comparison

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Where your file goes Uploaded to their servers (auto-deleted after a few hours, per their policy) Never leaves your browser — verifiable in the network tab
Price Free tier with limits; Premium subscription for full access Free. No premium tier exists
Sign-up Account needed for many tasks and higher limits No account, ever
File size / task limits Capped on the free tier No caps — your device is the only limit
Watermarks None on most tools None, anywhere
Works offline No (Desktop app is a paid feature) Tools keep working after the page loads; Desktop app coming
Tool count ~30 tools, years of polish 31 tools, honest about each one's limits
Batch processing Yes, a genuine strength One file at a time on most tools today

Comparison reflects the free web offerings as of September 2026 — check their site for current terms.

Where iLovePDF is genuinely better

Credit where due: iLovePDF batch-processes many files at once, its server-side Office conversions preserve layout better than any in-browser tool can, and a decade of polish shows in the edge cases. If your workflow needs those today — and your documents aren't sensitive — it's a fine choice. The reason to be here instead is a document you'd rather not hand to anyone's server: contracts, medical records, IDs, financials. For those, "deleted after a few hours" is a policy; "never uploaded" is physics.

The tools, side by side with your privacy

Merge PDF Combine PDFs in the order you want Split PDF Separate pages by range, fixed chunks, or target file size into independent PDFs. Delete pages Click pages to delete them from the PDF Extract pages Pull selected pages out into a new PDF Organize PDF Reorder, rotate, and delete pages in one visual grid. Scan to PDF Capture paper with your camera and save it as a clean A4 PDF Compress PDF Reduce file size while keeping the best quality it can Compress PDF to 100KB Hit an email or portal's 100KB limit exactly Compress PDF to 1MB Bring any PDF under 1MB Repair PDF Recover a damaged PDF OCR PDF Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable JPG to PDF Turn JPG, PNG, and WebP images into one PDF, with the page layout you choose.

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Switching from iLovePDF, honestly answered

Depends on what you value. If it's privacy, an alternative that never uploads your file — like this site, where every tool runs in your browser — is categorically different from tools that process files on servers. If it's batch processing and polish, iLovePDF remains excellent.
iLovePDF is a legitimate, widely used service and states that uploaded files are deleted after a few hours. The honest distinction: with any server-based tool your file does leave your device, and you're trusting a policy. Here, it never leaves — that's architecture, not a promise, and you can verify it in your browser's network tab.
Yes. Every tool, no account, no file-size caps, no daily quota, no watermark. Your device does the processing, so there's no server bill that a premium tier would need to cover.
Batch processing many files at once, server-grade layout fidelity on Office conversions, and years of edge-case polish. If you need those today, use them — this page isn't pretending otherwise.
The OCR tool makes scans searchable (in your browser, via WebAssembly), and the page tools work on any PDF. Text extraction tools need a text layer — run OCR first, and the tools tell you exactly when that's the case.
Still something on your mind? Try it yourself — it's free