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Digital Works Forge websiteForge Tools is the free-tools section of digitalworksforge.com

PDF tools that run in your browser

Five small PDF jobs, each on its own page: merge files, split a file, reorder and rotate pages, turn pictures into a PDF, and put a picture of your signature on a page.

Price
Free
Sign-up
None
Files
PDF

Your files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no sign-up and no watermark, and no counter limits how many you do.

Choose a job

  • Merge PDF files

    Combine several PDFs into one. Put them in order by dragging, or with the move buttons.

  • Split a PDF

    Cut a PDF into parts by page range, or pull out just the pages you need. Several parts download as one ZIP.

  • Reorder, rotate and delete pages

    See every page as a thumbnail, turn the sideways ones, drop the blank ones and move pages around.

  • Pictures to PDF

    Turn JPG, PNG and WebP pictures into one PDF, with a page size, margins and an order you choose.

  • Put a signature picture on a PDF

    Draw, type or upload a signature and place it on any page. It adds a picture; it is not a digital signature.

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Why these tools run in your browser

Most online PDF sites send your file to a server, work on it there and send it back. That is fine for a menu, and less comfortable for a lease, a tax form or a contract. These tools never send the file anywhere. Your browser reads it, a small program inside the page does the work, and the result is saved straight to your device.

A side effect is that there is nothing to wait for on a slow connection, and there are no daily counters. You can do as many jobs as you like. You can check the claim yourself: load a page, turn off your internet connection, and the tools keep working.

What to expect from big files

Because everything happens on your device, the limit is your device's memory rather than a rule of ours. A laptop handles a few hundred megabytes in total without trouble. A phone has much less room, so very large files can fail there. When that happens the tool says so plainly, and you can try again with fewer or smaller files.

Pages are copied, not redrawn. Text stays text, so you can still search it and select it. Bookmarks and fillable form fields are not carried into new files, and each tool tells you before it runs when a file has them.

Tools that work well together

  • Scanned pages came out sideways or in the wrong order: fix them with the reorder tool, then merge the result with other files.
  • Photos are heavy: shrink them first with the image compressor, then turn them into a PDF.
  • An invoice made with our invoice generator needs a signature picture or an extra page: sign it, or merge it with a receipt.

Frequently asked questions

Are my files uploaded?

No. The tools read your files in the browser and do the work there. Nothing is sent to a server. You can test this by turning your connection off after the page has loaded.

Do I need an account, and is there a limit?

There is no account and no sign-up, no watermark, and no counter of how many jobs you can do. The only limit is your device's memory, which matters mainly for very large files and on phones.

Is the text still searchable afterwards?

Yes. The tools copy the pages instead of turning them into pictures, so text stays text and can be searched and selected.

Can these tools open a PDF that has a password?

No. A protected file has to be unlocked first in the app that locked it. Save an unlocked copy and add that copy instead.

Does the signature tool make a digital signature?

No. It places a picture of your signature on a page. It does not create a cryptographic digital signature and it does not prove who signed.