16 Free PDF Tools You Can Use Without Signing Up

Handling PDFs usually means installing bulky software, paying for a subscription, or creating an account just to merge two files. It doesn't have to be that way.

I built PDFLY — a free online PDF toolkit with 16 tools that run right in your browser. No sign-up, no watermarks, and your files are deleted automatically after processing.

The 16 tools

• Merge PDF — combine multiple PDFs into one
• Split PDF — extract pages or split a large file
• Compress PDF — shrink file size without losing quality
• Rotate PDF — fix sideways or upside-down pages
• Reorder pages — drag and drop to rearrange
• PDF to Word — convert with formatting preserved
• Word to PDF — turn .docx files into PDFs
• Excel to PDF — convert spreadsheets cleanly
• Image to PDF — JPG/PNG to PDF
• PDF to Image — export pages as images
• Extract images — pull images out of any PDF
• Add watermark — brand or mark your documents
• Add page numbers — number every page automatically
• QR code PDF — generate and embed QR codes
• Lock PDF — AES-256 password protection
• Unlock PDF — remove passwords you own

Why I built it

I was tired of hitting paywalls and account walls for basic document tasks. PDFLY keeps it simple: upload → process → download. Nothing stored, nothing shared.

It's completely free. Try it at pdfly.live.

If you find it useful, I'd love to hear what tools you'd like added next.