Simple PDF tools for everyday tasks
Merge, split, compress, convert, rotate and tidy up PDFs right in your browser — then understand what each tool did, why, and what to try if the result isn't what you expected.
- Files processed in your browser
- No account or sign-up
- No watermarks
Every tool you need for everyday PDF work
Pick a tool below — each one opens a focused page that does exactly one job, with notes on how it works and what to watch out for.
Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDFs into one, in any order.
Open tool →Split PDF
Break one PDF into separate files by page range.
Open tool →Compress PDF
Reduce PDF file size for easier sharing.
Open tool →JPG to PDF
Turn photos or scans into a single PDF.
Open tool →PDF to JPG
Turn PDF pages into downloadable images.
Open tool →Rotate PDF
Fix sideways or upside-down pages.
Open tool →Delete PDF Pages
Remove specific pages from a document.
Open tool →Extract PDF Pages
Pull specific pages into a new PDF.
Open tool →Built to be useful, not just quick
There are many PDF tools online. These are the principles this one is built on.
Your files stay on your device
Each tool processes your file locally in your browser using JavaScript — it is not uploaded to our server. That's not a marketing claim; it's how the tools are built.
Honest about what happened
Compression shows the real before-and-after size and says so when a file can't be made smaller. Tool pages explain limits — like when text stops being selectable — before you run into them.
Simple controls, explained
Every tool does one task with a handful of options. Below each tool you'll find when to use it, step-by-step instructions, common problems and answers to real questions.
Your original file is never modified. Every tool creates a new file for you to download, so you can always go back to the version you started with.
Some advanced features may, in the future, require sending a file to a server to work reliably. If that's ever true for a tool, we'll say so clearly on that tool's page — we won't bury it in fine print.
Not all PDFs are built the same way
Two PDFs can look identical on screen and behave very differently in a tool. Knowing which kind you have explains most surprises — especially with compression and conversion.
Text-based PDFs
Created by software — a word processor, a web browser's "Save as PDF", an invoicing system. The letters are stored as real text, so you can select, search and copy them, and they stay sharp at any zoom.
These files are usually small already. Page tools work perfectly on them; heavy compression rarely helps.
Scanned (image-based) PDFs
Created by a scanner or phone camera. Each page is a photograph of paper, so the words are pixels: you can't select or search them unless text recognition (OCR) has been added.
They're often large — and they're the files that shrink most with image-based compression.
Image-heavy PDFs
Brochures, photo reports, presentations and catalogues mix real text with many photos or graphics. The text is light; the images carry most of the weight.
Results vary: if the images were already compressed when the PDF was made, there may be little left to save.
Why PDF file sizes vary so much
A PDF's size comes mostly from embedded images. Fonts add some weight, because a PDF carries the fonts it needs so it looks the same everywhere. Text and vector graphics — lines, charts, shapes — are very compact. That's why a 200-page text report can be smaller than a two-page scan, and why the resolution a document was scanned at matters far more than its page count.
Why some PDFs behave differently in tools
Page operations (merge, split, rotate, delete, extract) copy pages as they are, so they work the same on every kind of PDF. Operations that redraw pages as images — PDF to JPG and image-based compression — turn text into pixels. Protected, damaged or unusually built files may not open at all. Learn to tell the types apart.
Which PDF tool do I need?
Find the task that matches what you're trying to do.
- Combine several PDFs into one documentApplications, reports in chapters, a month of receiptsMerge PDF →
- Turn one PDF into several separate filesA scanned bundle of letters, sections for different peopleSplit PDF →
- Make a PDF smaller for email or an upload formEspecially scanned or photo-heavy filesCompress PDF →
- Turn photos or image scans into one PDFReceipts, signed forms, notes photographed on your phoneJPG to PDF →
- Get PDF pages as imagesFor slides, websites, messaging apps and social mediaPDF to JPG →
- Fix pages that are sideways or upside downCommon with scans and landscape tablesRotate PDF →
- Remove a few unwanted pagesBlank scan pages, duplicates, pages not meant for the recipientDelete PDF Pages →
- Keep only selected pages in a new PDFOne chapter, one form — or re-order pages by typing a new sequenceExtract PDF Pages →
Problems people run into — and what to do
Practical fixes for the situations that bring most people to a PDF tool.
"My PDF is too large to email"
First remove pages you don't need to send, then try lossless compression. For scanned documents, image-based compression usually makes the biggest difference.
"The pages are in the wrong order"
For whole files, set the order before merging. For pages inside one file, type the correct sequence (for example 1-4, 6, 5, 7-10) into Extract PDF Pages to get a reordered copy.
"My scanned PDF is hard to work with"
Scans are images, so text can't be selected and files are large. Page tools work normally; Extra compression reduces size; sideways scans can be fixed without quality loss.
"I only need certain pages"
Keeping a few pages? Extract them into a new file. Removing a few? Delete them. Need several separate files? Split by page range.
"Some pages are sideways"
Rotate just those pages by 90° (clockwise), 270° (anticlockwise) or 180° (upside down). Rotation changes a page setting, not the content, so nothing loses quality.
"Several documents need to become one PDF"
Trim each document to what's needed, fix any sideways pages, turn photos into PDFs, then merge in the order the reader expects.
"The conversion didn't turn out as expected"
Blurry text, a bigger file or unselectable text usually means pages were turned into images. Photos appearing sideways come from phone orientation tags. Each has a straightforward fix.
"The file won't open in the tool"
It's usually password-protected, damaged, or not really a PDF (a renamed Word file or image). Check that it opens in your normal PDF reader first.
Four steps, all in your browser
When you open a tool, your browser downloads the page and the open-source code that does the work. When you choose a file, that code runs on your own device — the file is read from your disk, processed in memory and saved through your normal download.
Choose a tool
Pick the PDF task you need from the tools above, or use the chooser if you're not sure.
Add your file
Drag and drop, or tap to browse. The file is opened by your browser, not sent to us.
Set your options
Pick pages, order, or settings specific to that tool.
Download the result
Your finished file downloads straight to your device. The original is left unchanged.
Because your own device does the work, very large files are limited by its memory, and tools that draw pages (PDF to JPG, image-based compression) take a moment per page. Read how browser-based processing works, including what it does and doesn't protect.
Learn what's happening inside your PDFs
Short, practical guides written to support the tools — no filler, just the explanations that help you get the result you need.
How to Reduce PDF File Size Without Unnecessarily Losing Quality
Work out what makes your file big, then shrink it in the order that loses the least quality.
Read guide →Understanding PDFsScanned PDFs vs Text-Based PDFs: What's the Difference?
How to tell them apart in five seconds — and why it changes which tool and setting you should use.
Read guide →Understanding PDFsWhy Some PDFs Are Difficult to Compress
Already-compressed images, text-only files and fonts — the reasons a PDF refuses to shrink.
Read guide →Task guide · ExtractHow to Extract Specific Pages From a PDF
Share only the pages someone needs — and use extraction to fix page order too.
Read guide →Understanding PDFs · PrivacyHow Browser-Based PDF Processing Works
What happens when you choose a file, what runs on your device, and the honest limits of local processing.
Read guide →TroubleshootingCommon PDF Processing Problems and How to Troubleshoot Them
Won't load, got bigger, pages sideways, tab crashed — causes and fixes in one place.
Read guide →Common questions
Yes. Every core tool on this page — merging, splitting, compressing, converting, rotating, deleting, and extracting pages — is free to use, with no daily limit imposed by an account tier.
No. You can use every tool right away. There's no sign-up, no login, and no dashboard to manage.
No. For every tool on this site, your file is processed locally in your browser using JavaScript — it is not uploaded to our server as part of using the tool. Once a tool page has loaded, most tools keep working even if you go offline.
No. The tools don't add watermarks, stamps or branding to the files you create.
Nothing. Tools only read the file you choose and create a new file for you to download. Your original stays exactly as it was on your device.
Yes. IQ PDF Manager is built to work on phones and tablets as well as desktop browsers, including tapping to select files and downloading results directly to your device.
Standard PDF files created by any software should work. Password-protected or heavily restricted PDFs may not process correctly, since decrypting them isn't something we attempt.
Because processing happens in your browser rather than on a server, the practical limit depends on your device's available memory. Individual files over 150 MB are not accepted, and very large files may run slowly or fail on lower-powered devices.
Compression depends heavily on how a PDF was built. A PDF full of large, uncompressed images can often shrink a lot; a PDF that's mostly text and already efficient may barely change. We always show you the real result rather than a guaranteed percentage.
Choose a PDF tool and get started
No account, no waiting, no watermark — and your files stay on your device.