THE READER.ME JOURNAL
Notes on PDFs, privacy, and standards.
How the tools work, why your files never leave the browser, and the technical detail that matters.
Letterhead, stamps and templates when the pre-printed paper runs out
A small office runs on letterhead, rubber stamps and blank form templates. You can put all three onto a PDF in the browser, including behind the text, without uploading anything.
Aug 14, 2026 · 5 min readGuidesWhy a US Letter PDF Never Prints Right on A4 Paper
A contract from a US client prints with the footer chopped off or odd margins on European A4. Here's why the two paper sizes clash and how to convert the file for real.
Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min readGuidesHow to Combine Scanned Receipts into One PDF for Expense Reports
Turn a pile of receipt photos into a single, tidy PDF for your expense report. A quick browser-based workflow, no uploads, no shared folder full of loose images.
Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min readPrivacyTranslators: work on clients' documents without uploading them
Contracts, patents, medical records, personal certificates. A translator's source files are confidential and often under NDA. reader.me handles them in the browser, nothing uploaded.
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min readPrivacyThe reviewed contract still had the internal comments inside it
A PDF that went through an internal review carries the notes, highlights and sticky notes with it. How to strip them before the file leaves, and what stays behind on purpose.
Aug 12, 2026 · 5 min readGuidesThe attachment is too large: split the PDF instead of squashing it
Your mail server bounced a 60 MB PDF. Compressing it wrecks the scans. Splitting it into parts that each stay under the limit keeps every page as it was.
Aug 11, 2026 · 5 min readNo spam. Just PDF craft.
Once in a while, a useful note on PDFs and privacy.