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Short, honest walkthroughs for the jobs people actually search for — compress, merge, sign, convert, summarize — without an upload.
Compress · 8 min
How to compress a PDF below 10 MB, 5 MB, or 2 MB
Reduce a PDF toward a real upload or email limit, check the result, and know when removing pages works better than lowering quality.
Uses Compress PDF
Tax documents · 8 min
How to combine tax documents securely into one PDF
Put W-2s, 1099s, receipts, and supporting schedules into a clear order without uploading the source files to a merge service.
Uses Merge PDF
Privacy · 9 min
PDF privacy: browser-based processing vs server uploads
Understand where a document travels, what local processing can protect, and when an AI feature still needs limited data sent to a provider.
Uses Extract Text
Compress · 6 min
How to compress a PDF for email without wrecking the pages
Shrink a scan, export, or slide deck until it actually sends — and keep the original when “smaller” would look worse.
Uses Compress PDF
Merge · 5 min
How to merge PDF files into one document
Combine contracts, exhibits, and scans in a chosen order — locally, with a single download.
Uses Merge PDF
Sign · 6 min
How to sign a PDF without Adobe, printing, or an account
Draw a signature, stamp it on the page, and download a signed copy that works the same on Windows, Mac, and phone.
Uses Sign PDF
AI · 7 min
How to summarize a long PDF with AI you can actually use
Get an executive brief, key points, and action items — from extracted text, not an uploaded original.
Uses Summarize PDF
All guides
- How to compress a PDF below 10 MB, 5 MB, or 2 MBCompress · 8 min
- How to combine tax documents securely into one PDFTax documents · 8 min
- How OCR works on scanned PDFsOCR · 8 min
- PDF privacy: browser-based processing vs server uploadsPrivacy · 9 min
- How to compress a PDF for email without wrecking the pagesCompress · 6 min
- How to merge PDF files into one documentMerge · 5 min
- How to split a PDF or extract just the pages you needSplit · 5 min
- How to sign a PDF without Adobe, printing, or an accountSign · 6 min
- How to convert a PDF to Word without uploading itConvert · 5 min
- How to extract a PDF table into Excel or CSVConvert · 5 min
- How to summarize a long PDF with AI you can actually useAI · 7 min
- How to extract fields and values from a PDF formAI · 6 min
- How to watermark client documents as Draft or ConfidentialEdit · 7 min
- How to unlock a PDF you already have the password forEdit · 4 min
- How to convert images into one PDFConvert · 7 min
- How to rotate and reorder PDF pagesEdit · 5 min
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