Your files are opened and changed on your own device. For almost every tool, nothing is uploaded at all.
No watermarks, no trial limits and no account needed. The running costs are paid for by ads.
Our guides say what each tool can't do as well as what it can, so you know before you rely on it.
EddiesPDF is a set of 48 free PDF tools: merge, split, compress, convert, edit, sign, fill in forms, OCR and more. You can use every tool without an account, on a computer or a phone.
Why we built it
Most online PDF sites work the same way. You upload your file to their server, they process it, and you download the result. That's fine for a menu or a flyer. It's less fine for a tenancy agreement, a payslip or a passport scan, and many of those sites also cap what you can do for free, add watermarks, or push you towards a subscription halfway through a job.
We wanted tools that are free to use properly and that don't need your file in the first place.
How it works
Modern browsers can do the work themselves. When you open a tool on EddiesPDF, your browser downloads the tool's code, and that code reads and changes the PDF on your own device. For almost every tool, your file is never sent to us. There is no upload step and nothing for us to store or delete afterwards.
You can check this yourself. The guide Are free online PDF tools safe to use? shows how to watch the network traffic in your browser while a tool runs.
A few features need a server by their nature, and we say so wherever they appear:
- Request signature stores your PDF so the people you send it to can open and sign it from their own devices.
- Publish a form stores the form so others can fill it in online, and stores what they submit.
- Google Drive opening and saving go directly between your browser and Google.
The Privacy Policy explains exactly what is stored in each case and for how long.
Accounts are optional
You don't need an account to use the tools. An account adds a dashboard, a short recent-activity list and a few saved preferences. Your name and email address are stored with Google Firebase so you can sign in; everything else an account shows is kept in your own browser.
How the site is paid for
EddiesPDF is free and we intend to keep it that way. The running costs are covered by advertising. Ads are shown around the tools, never inside your documents, and in regions where the law requires it you're asked first whether ads may be personalised. You can change that choice at any time in Cookie settings.
What we're working on
We fix problems as they're reported and add tools when people ask for them. If something doesn't work the way you expect, or you need a tool we don't have, tell us. Most of what has changed on the site started as a message from someone using it.
