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PDF Reader
Open, search and read a PDF in a focused document view.
Organize documents
Build, split and rearrange PDF pages.
Choose an organize task
Merge PDFs
Combine multiple PDFs into one PDF.
Drop files hereor choose multiple PDFs in the order you want
PDF files are processed locally in your browser.
Extract pages
Create a new PDF from selected pages.
Ranges can be mixed: 1,3,5-8.
Split PDF
Split every page into its own PDF inside a ZIP file.
Useful for scanning packets, forms or multi-page documents that need separate files.
Reorder pages
Set a completely new page order.
Every listed page is copied in that order. You can intentionally repeat pages.
Delete pages
Remove unwanted pages from a PDF.
Rotate pages
Rotate selected pages clockwise or counter-clockwise.
JPG / images → PDF
Turn JPG, PNG or WebP images into a PDF locally in your browser.
Edit & sign
Add simple text or a signature to a PDF, then export it. Advanced editing is available in WhatPDF Full Edition.
Add text & signature
Add movable text or a signature, then export the updated PDF.
Open a PDF to start editing.
Markup
Highlight, underline, strike through, draw and add simple shapes to PDF pages.
Visual markup
Drag directly on a PDF page to highlight, underline, strike through, draw freehand or add shapes.
Open a PDF to start marking it up.
OCR Preview
Preview OCR on one scanned PDF page. Full-document OCR and scan cleanup are available in WhatPDF Full Edition.
OCR one-page preview
Recognize text on one selected scanned page so you can evaluate OCR quality before using WhatPDF Full Edition for complete documents.
Choose a PDF and preview OCR on one page. No searchable PDF is generated in the free Online edition.
Compress PDF
Reduce PDF file size locally in your browser with screen, balanced or print-quality compression.
Strong compression
Rasterize pages locally and rebuild a smaller image-based PDF.
Strong compression flattens each page. Text will no longer be selectable/searchable. Links, forms, layers and accessibility structure may be lost.
PDF to JPG
Export complete PDF pages as JPG or PNG images without uploading the PDF.
PDF → JPG / PNG
Export each complete PDF page as a JPG or PNG image.
WhatPDF Full Edition: $7.99
The full version adds the broader tools for more advanced and professional PDF work while keeping the same privacy-minded workflow.
- Advanced editing, signing and extraction tools
- Full-document OCR and scan cleanup
- Password protection, unlocking, Safe Share and secure redaction
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