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Everyday PDF problems, solved.

Short, practical how-tos for the PDF tasks everyone runs into — each one paired with the free tool that does the job.

Split PDF

Extract pages from a PDF

Pull specific pages or ranges out of a PDF into a new file — share the two pages that matter instead of the whole 60-page document.

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Edit PDF

Fill out a PDF form online

Type directly onto any PDF form in your browser — including scanned and non-fillable forms — without printing, handwriting, or rescanning.

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Rotate PDF

Fix sideways PDF scans

Scanned pages coming out rotated? Here is why it happens and how to permanently fix PDF page orientation so the file opens right side up everywhere.

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Merge PDF

Merge scans into one PDF

Turn a folder of separately scanned pages into a single, ordered PDF — free, in the browser, with drag-and-drop reordering.

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Protect PDF

Password protect a PDF

Encrypt a PDF with AES-256 before emailing sensitive documents — payslips, contracts, medical records — and share the password separately.

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Compress PDF

Reduce PDF size for email

Attachment bounced for being too big? Here is how to shrink a PDF under common 10–25 MB email limits in one pass, free and in your browser.

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Unlock PDF

Remove a PDF password

Bank statements and payslips often arrive password-locked. If you know the password, here is how to save an unlocked copy for your own archive.

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Sign PDF

Sign a PDF without printing

Skip the print–sign–scan round trip: draw your signature in the browser, place it on the signature line, and send the signed PDF back in minutes.

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