Hey DEV community! 👋
I just launched PDFOnlineLovePDF — a 100% free, browser-based PDF toolkit.
The problem
Every PDF tool I tried had at least one of these issues:
- Expensive subscriptions
- Full of ads
- Uploads your files to remote servers (privacy risk)
- Requires signup just to compress a file
So I built my own.
What it does
31 tools, all running 100% in your browser:
- Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Compress up to 90%
- Merge, split, rotate
- OCR (extract text from scanned PDFs)
- Sign PDFs
- Translate into 50+ languages (AI-powered)
How it works
Everything runs client-side using WebAssembly and modern browser APIs. Your files never leave your device. No server, no storage, no privacy risk.
Tech highlights
- 100% client-side processing
- WebAssembly for performance
- AI-powered translation
- Zero dependencies on external servers
Try it
Also live on Product Hunt if you want to show some support:
👉 Product Hunt page
Would love your feedback — what features would you add? 🙏
Top comments (2)
building 31 tools without a signup wall is a massive vibe. i usually dread editing pdfs because every site wants my email and a subscription — so this browser-based approach is refreshing. since you’re building focused indie tools, you should check out stackapps.app to get this in front of other builders. it’s the kind of simple, helpful stuff we love over there. full disclosure — i'm a paid creative scout for the stackapps team. i only take on work for tools i'd actually recommend.
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