PDF Tools — Merge, Split, Compress

PDF is the universal document format used for contracts, reports, certificates, and government forms. But basic PDF operations — merging, splitting, compressing — usually require expensive software like Adobe Acrobat or unsafe online tools that upload your sensitive files to a server.

This tool runs entirely in your browser using pdf-lib, a battle-tested JavaScript library used by thousands of production applications. Your PDFs never leave your computer.

Combine multiple PDFs into a single file. Add as many PDFs as you want, drag to reorder, then merge into one. Common uses:

• Combine separate scan pages into one document
• Merge contract pages from different signers
• Combine multiple receipts into one expense report
• Bundle resume + cover letter + portfolio

Extract specific pages from a PDF. Use ranges like 1-3,5,7-9 to get pages 1-3, page 5, and pages 7-9 in one extracted PDF. Useful for:

• Extract specific chapters from a long PDF
• Separate signature pages from contract bodies
• Get just the relevant pages from a 100-page government form
• Split a multi-invoice PDF into individual invoices

Reduce PDF file size for email attachments and cloud storage. The compression uses object stream optimization — re-saving the PDF with more efficient internal structure. Typical reduction: 10-30% for text-heavy PDFs, more for PDFs with redundant data.

For maximum compression of scan-heavy PDFs, consider also using the Image Compressor on the source images before generating the PDF.

Most online PDF tools (SmallPDF, ILovePDF, Adobe Online) upload your files to their server. For sensitive documents — contracts, salary slips, medical records — this is a privacy nightmare.

This tool processes everything locally in your browser. No uploads, no logs, no third-party servers. Same result, with complete privacy.