Why I built this

Every time I needed to do something simple with a PDF, like merge two files, compress a scan or sign a form, I ended up on a site that wanted me to upload my document to

their server. Then it asked me to sign up, and then it put a watermark on the result or locked the download behind a "Pro" plan. These were often contracts, IDs and tax

forms, and I didn't like sending them to a server I knew nothing about.

So I built WeLovePDF around three rules:

1. Your files stay on your device. The core tools run inside your browser using WebAssembly, so your PDF is never uploaded. The AI features (translate, summarize) send

only the text they need to an AI provider, and never the file itself.

2. Everything is free. There's no premium tier, no credits, no daily limits and no sign-up.

3. Nothing gets added to your files. No watermarks.

It now has 108 tools: edit, sign, merge, split, compress to an exact file size, OCR, PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint and back, redact, protect, translate, plus 6,601

fillable form templates.

What feedback would help most

- Your real files. Try it on the difficult ones: large scans, complex layouts, other languages, forms. If the output doesn't match what you expected, tell me which tool

and what kind of file. That's the most useful bug report I can get.

- Speed on your device. Everything runs in your browser, so performance depends on your machine. If something feels slow, tell me your browser and device.

- What's missing.

Is there a PDF task you still go somewhere else for?

- Trust. What would make you comfortable using this for sensitive documents? More explanation of how it works, open-source parts, something else?

Thanks for checking it out. I'll be here all day answering questions. 🙏