Working with PDFs used to mean paying for Adobe Acrobat Pro or fighting with clunky free software. That's changed. PDFToolShack offers 21 free, browser-based PDF tools that cover everything from basic merging to OCR, accessibility checking, and PDF/A conversion — all without installing software, creating an account, or sending your files to an external server.
This guide covers every tool, organized by what you're trying to accomplish.
Organize and Manage Pages
The most common PDF tasks involve rearranging, combining, or separating pages:
- Merge PDF — combine multiple PDFs into one. Drag to set order before merging. Full guide →
- Split PDF — divide by page range or break into individual pages. Full guide →
- Extract Pages — pull specific pages (even non-sequential) into a new PDF. Full guide →
- Delete Pages — remove unwanted pages; keep everything else. Full guide →
- Rotate Pages — permanently fix sideways pages and save the corrected file. Full guide →
Compress and Optimize
Reduce file size without sacrificing quality:
- Compress PDF — shrink any PDF for email, upload, or storage. Choose low, medium, or high compression. Full guide →
Convert To and From PDF
Transform PDFs into editable formats — or create PDFs from other file types:
- PDF to Word — convert any PDF to an editable .docx file. Full guide →
- PDF to Excel — extract table data into an editable spreadsheet. Full guide →
- PDF to JPG — convert PDF pages to images at your chosen resolution. Full guide →
- JPG to PDF — combine photos, screenshots, or scans into a single PDF. Full guide →
- Word to PDF — convert .docx files to PDF with formatting preserved. Full guide →
- PDF OCR — make scanned PDFs searchable by adding a text layer. Full guide →
- Extract Text — pull all text from a PDF into a plain .txt file. Full guide →
- PDF/A Converter — convert to the ISO archiving standard required by courts and compliance regulations. Full guide →
Protect and Secure
Control who can open, print, copy, or edit your PDFs:
- Protect PDF — add a password and set permissions. Uses 256-bit AES encryption. Full guide →
- Unlock PDF — remove a password from a PDF you own. Full guide →
Edit and Annotate
Modify, stamp, and add content to your PDFs:
- Watermark PDF — add text or image watermarks with live preview. Full guide →
- Add Page Numbers — stamp sequential numbers with full position and style control. Full guide →
- Add Text to PDF — click to position text anywhere on any page. Full guide →
- Crop Pages — trim borders, whitespace, or scanner edges from any page. Full guide →
- Metadata Editor — view and edit the hidden title, author, keywords, and document info. Full guide →
Check and Validate
- Accessibility Checker — verify your PDF meets screen reader and accessibility standards. Full guide →
The Privacy Advantage
Every tool on PDFToolShack processes your files locally in your browser. Your PDFs never leave your device — they're not uploaded to our servers, not stored anywhere, and not seen by anyone. This makes PDFToolShack one of the most private options available for sensitive document work, compared to tools that upload your files to cloud servers for processing.
No Account. No Limits. No Hidden Costs.
All 21 tools are free. There's no file size limit, no daily cap on the number of operations, no watermark applied to downloads, and no account required. Open the browser, do the task, download the result.
- Organize: Merge PDF, Split PDF, Extract Pages, Delete Pages, Rotate Pages
- Compress: Compress PDF
- Convert: PDF to Word, PDF to Excel, PDF to JPG, JPG to PDF, Word to PDF, PDF OCR, Extract Text, PDF/A Converter
- Protect: Protect PDF, Unlock PDF
- Edit: Watermark PDF, Add Page Numbers, Add Text to PDF, Crop Pages, Metadata Editor
- Check: Accessibility Checker
Start with any tool — all 21 are free.
No account, no install, no upload to external servers.