# reader.me

> Free PDF tools. 100% private. 100% client-side PDF tools; files never leave the browser.

## Tools
- [Merge PDF files](https://reader.me/merge-pdf/): Combine multiple PDFs into one. Free, private, in your browser.
- [Split PDF](https://reader.me/split-pdf/): Extract pages from your PDF into separate files.
- [Compress PDF](https://reader.me/compress-pdf/): Reduce PDF file size with control over quality.
- [Rotate PDF pages](https://reader.me/rotate-pdf/): Rotate any page to the right orientation.
- [Reorder pages](https://reader.me/reorder-pdf/): Drag and drop to reorder pages of your PDF.
- [Sign PDF](https://reader.me/sign-pdf/): Add your handwritten signature. Visual signature only — for qualified eIDAS signatures use Reader Desktop.
- [Add watermark to PDF](https://reader.me/watermark-pdf/): Stamp text or image watermarks on your PDF.
- [Protect PDF with password](https://reader.me/protect-pdf/): Encrypt your PDF with AES-128.
- [Convert images to PDF](https://reader.me/images-to-pdf/): Combine JPG, PNG, WebP into a single PDF.
- [Convert PDF to images](https://reader.me/pdf-to-images/): Export each page of your PDF as PNG, JPG or WebP.
- [OCR PDF — extract text](https://reader.me/ocr-pdf/): Extract searchable text from scanned PDFs. Runs locally with Tesseract.
- [Extract text from PDF](https://reader.me/extract-text-pdf/): Get plain text from native PDFs (with embedded text). For scanned PDFs use OCR.
- [Add page numbers to PDF](https://reader.me/page-numbers-pdf/): Stamp page numbers on every page. Custom format, position and start number.
- [Unlock PDF — remove password](https://reader.me/unlock-pdf/): Remove the password from a PDF you can already open. We never receive the password — runs locally.
- [Crop PDF pages](https://reader.me/crop-pdf/): Trim white margins from every page. Same content, smaller crop area.
- [Add header & footer to PDF](https://reader.me/header-footer-pdf/): Stamp custom text in the header and/or footer of every page.
- [Compare PDFs](https://reader.me/compare-pdf/): Diff two PDFs side by side. Spots additions and removals in the text.
- [Edit PDF bookmarks](https://reader.me/bookmarks-pdf/): Add, edit and remove the table of contents (outline) of your PDF.
- [Fill PDF forms](https://reader.me/fill-pdf/): Detect AcroForm fields and fill them in your browser. Text, checkboxes, radio, dropdowns.
- [Convert PDF to PDF/A](https://reader.me/pdf-to-pdfa/): Make any PDF archive-ready (ISO 19005-2). Embeds the sRGB color profile and PDF/A-2b metadata required for long-term preservation.
- [Convert images](https://reader.me/image-convert/): Convert between JPG, PNG, WebP and SVG images — right in your browser.
- [PDF metadata viewer](https://reader.me/pdf-metadata/): See what your PDF reveals about you — author, software, dates — and download a copy without it.
- [Redact a PDF](https://reader.me/redact-pdf/): Black out what should not be read — and actually remove it, not just cover it.
- [Scan to PDF](https://reader.me/scan-to-pdf/): Photograph a document with your phone and get a clean PDF — without any scanner app touching your files.
- [Flatten PDF](https://reader.me/flatten-pdf/): Fix form fields, signatures and annotations into the page so nobody can edit or delete them.
- [Pages per sheet](https://reader.me/pages-per-sheet/): Put 2, 4, 6 or 9 pages on each sheet — for printing handouts, drafts or anything you want on less paper.
- [Split PDF by size](https://reader.me/split-pdf-by-size/): Cut a PDF into parts that each stay under a size limit — for email attachments and upload forms that reject big files.
- [Remove annotations](https://reader.me/remove-annotations/): Strip comments, highlights, sticky notes and drawn marks — the review is over and the document should read clean.
- [Resize PDF pages](https://reader.me/resize-pdf-pages/): Change every page to A4, Letter or any size you need, with the content scaled to fit and centred.
- [Overlay two PDFs](https://reader.me/overlay-pdf/): Put one PDF on top of another — letterhead, a stamp, a signature page or a template over your document.
- [Attach files to a PDF](https://reader.me/attach-files-to-pdf/): Carry the source files inside the PDF itself — a spreadsheet, an invoice in XML, the raw data behind a report.
- [Remove active content from a PDF](https://reader.me/sanitize-pdf/): Strip the JavaScript, the actions that fire when the file opens and the automatic submissions. The pages stay exactly as they are.

## Privacy
- All processing happens locally in the browser (WebAssembly). No file is uploaded.
- No account, no usage limits, works offline once loaded.
- Protect uses AES-128 encryption. Analytics see page views, never document content.

## More
- [Privacy policy](https://reader.me/privacy/)
- [Terms](https://reader.me/terms/)