PDFlite.io

Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Haithem, founder of PDFLite. Really excited (and slightly nervous) to share this with you all! The Problem I Was Solving: I got tired of the PDF tool landscape. Adobe costs $300/year for features I use maybe twice a month. Every "free" alternative forces you through dark-pattern signup flows, then bombards you with upgrade prompts. And honestly? Uploading sensitive documents to random websites always felt sketchy. I wanted something dead simple: upload file → it processes → download → done. No account. No upsells. No keeping your files. What PDFLite Does: 25+ PDF tools that actually work without the hassle: Convert: PDF ↔ Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Images Compress: Reduce size by up to 90% without quality loss Merge & Split: Combine or break apart PDFs Edit: Add text, images, watermarks, page numbers Secure: Sign, encrypt, password-protect documents Why It's Different: ✅ No signup required - seriously, try it right now ✅ Files auto-deleted - we don't keep your docs (1-24 hrs max) ✅ Actually free - not a trial, not a trap, just free ✅ Fast processing - average 3 seconds per file ✅ Works everywhere - any device, any browser The Tech: Built with React/Next.js on the frontend, Node.js + Python for processing. Running on AWS with auto-scaling. Used pdf-lib, PDFKit, and Poppler for the heavy lifting. Everything's encrypted in transit and at rest. The Business Model: Core tools free forever. Revenue from optional Pro ($9.99/mo) and Business ($29.99/mo) plans with higher limits, API access, and team features. The goal is sustainability through value, not data exploitation. What I'd Love From You: Try it (literally 30 seconds, no signup): https://pdflite.io Break it - tell me what's confusing, slow, or broken Be honest - what would make you choose this over Adobe/Smallpdf/iLovePDF? Pricing feedback - too high? too low? fair? If you find PDFLite useful, an upvote would mean the world. As a solo founder competing against massive companies, every bit of visibility helps. 🙏 I'll be here all day answering questions, taking feedback, and probably fixing bugs you discover. Fire away! Thanks for checking it out! 🚀 — Haithem