# pdf2kit

> Free, local-first PDF tools that run entirely in your browser. Merge, split, rotate, reorder, delete, scan, compress, watermark, add page numbers, and convert images to PDF. Your files never leave your device: nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and it works offline.

## Key facts
- Runs 100% in the browser. Files are never uploaded to any server.
- Free, no account, no watermark. Works offline once installed as an app.
- Handles PDFs, images (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP), and text files (TXT, Markdown, CSV, logs, code).
- Made by Kraus und Karnath GbR. Contact: info@pdf2kit.com

## Main pages
- [PDF workspace](https://pdf2kit.com/): the main tool. Merge, split, rotate, reorder, delete, scan, compress, watermark, and convert images to PDF, all on your device.
- [PDF to JPG or PNG](https://pdf2kit.com/pdf-to-jpg): turn each page of a PDF into an image, in the browser.
- [PDF to text](https://pdf2kit.com/pdf-to-text): extract the text from a PDF into a .txt file, in the browser.
- [Privacy policy](https://pdf2kit.com/privacy): what data is handled (anonymous website analytics only; your files stay on your device).

## PDF task guides
- [Merge PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/merge-pdf): combine several PDFs into one file, set the page order, and download, all on your device.
- [Split PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/split-pdf): split a PDF into single pages, or cut it into sections at chosen pages, then download the parts as a zip.
- [Compress PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/compress-pdf): make a PDF smaller by shrinking the images inside it, with Light, Medium, and Strong levels.
- [Edit PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/edit-pdf): add text, notes, highlights, shapes, images and a signature onto a PDF page, then download it, all on your device.
- [Sign PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/sign-pdf): draw or upload a signature, place it on the page, and download the signed file, all on your device.
- [JPG to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/jpg-to-pdf): turn JPG, PNG and other images into one PDF, choosing page size and order.
- [Screenshot to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/screenshot-to-pdf): paste or add screenshots to build one PDF, set the order, and download, all on your device.
- [TXT to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/txt-to-pdf): turn a text, log, CSV or code file into a clean, printable PDF with real, selectable text, all on your device.
- [Word to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/word-to-pdf): turn a .docx into a PDF on your device, keeping text, headings, lists, tables and images, with the text still selectable.
- [Excel to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/excel-to-pdf): turn an .xlsx, .xls or .ods into a clean PDF table on your device, header row repeated on each page, with the text still selectable.
- [Log to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/log-to-pdf): turn a server log, app log or stack trace into a searchable PDF with real text, all on your device.
- [Code to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/code-to-pdf): turn source code into a PDF in monospace with real, selectable text, all on your device.
- [CSV to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/csv-to-pdf): turn a CSV or TSV file into a readable, searchable PDF with the header row repeated on each page, all on your device.
- [PDF tools for developers](https://pdf2kit.com/pdf-tools-for-developers): the developer hub - turn logs, code and CSV into searchable PDFs, then compress, split or merge, all on your machine.
- [Rotate PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/rotate-pdf): rotate pages left or right to fix sideways scans, one page or all of them.
- [Crop PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/crop-pdf): draw a box on a page to keep and trim the rest, on your device; a PDF page keeps selectable text, an image or scan is trimmed as a picture.
- [Watermark PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/watermark-pdf): add a text or logo watermark across the pages and set how strong it looks.
- [Add page numbers](https://pdf2kit.com/add-page-numbers): add page numbers to a PDF, choosing the position and the starting number.
- [Delete pages](https://pdf2kit.com/delete-pages): remove the pages you do not want and keep the rest, all on your device.
- [Reorder pages](https://pdf2kit.com/reorder-pdf): drag PDF pages into any order and download the rearranged file.
- [Extract pages](https://pdf2kit.com/extract-pages): pull the pages you want into a new PDF and leave the rest behind.
- [Protect PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/protect-pdf): lock a PDF with a password using AES-256, all on your device; anyone with the password can open it and a lost password cannot be recovered.
- [Remove a PDF password](https://pdf2kit.com/remove-password-pdf): for a PDF you can already open, make a copy that opens without the password.

## Comparisons
- [pdf2kit vs Adobe Acrobat](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/adobe-acrobat): free, private, on-device page tasks vs Adobe's editing, OCR, and signing.
- [pdf2kit vs Smallpdf](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/smallpdf): on-device and unlimited vs Smallpdf's uploads and free-tier caps.
- [pdf2kit vs iLovePDF](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/ilovepdf): private and ad-free vs iLovePDF's uploads and ads.
- [pdf2kit vs Stirling PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/stirling-pdf): no setup vs Stirling's self-hosted server.
- [pdf2kit vs Windows Print to PDF](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/windows-print-to-pdf): editing existing PDFs vs only creating them from a printout.
- [pdf2kit vs PDF Guru](https://pdf2kit.com/vs/pdfguru): private and free vs PDF Guru's uploads and auto-renewing subscription.