Most tools run locally — files never leave your device
Every PDF & image tool you need, without the wait.
Merge, split, compress and convert PDFs — plus compress, resize and edit images — in seconds. Free, private, and faster than the tools you're used to.
Instant
Client-side tools skip the upload round-trip entirely.
Private
Your files aren't stored or sold. Ever.
Free
No sign-up needed for the core tools.
All tools
Pick a tool to get started. More ship every week.
Organize
Merge PDF
Combine PDFs in the order you want.
Split PDF
Split a PDF into multiple files.
Remove Pages
Delete the pages you don't want.
Extract Pages
Pull selected pages into a new PDF.
Organize PDF
Reorder, rotate and drop pages.
Pages per Sheet
Place 2 or 4 pages on one sheet.
Optimize
Convert
JPG to PDF
Turn images into a single PDF.
Word to PDF
Convert DOCX to a clean PDF.
PowerPoint to PDF
Convert PPTX slides to PDF.
Excel to PDF
Convert XLSX spreadsheets to PDF.
HTML to PDF
Convert an HTML file to PDF.
PDF to JPG
Export each page as an image.
PDF to Word
Editable DOCX from a PDF.
PDF to PowerPoint
Turn each page into a slide.
PDF to Excel
Pull tables from a PDF into Excel.
PDF to PDF/A
Convert to PDF/A for archiving.
PDF to Text
Extract plain text from a PDF.
Extract Images
Pull all images out of a PDF.
Edit
Rotate PDF
Turn pages the right way up.
Add Page Numbers
Stamp numbers on every page.
Watermark
Add a text watermark to every page.
Crop PDF
Trim margins or crop to an area.
Edit PDF
Text, images, shapes, drawing & more.
PDF Forms
Fill in a PDF's form fields.
Header & Footer
Add a header or footer to every page.
Bates Numbering
Stamp sequential legal Bates numbers.
Security
Protect PDF
Encrypt with a password.
Unlock PDF
Remove a known password.
Sign PDF
Draw a signature and place it.
Redact
Permanently black out content.
Compare PDF
Spot differences between two PDFs.
PDF Metadata
View, edit or strip a PDF's hidden metadata.
Image tools
Compress Image
Shrink JPG / PNG / WebP file size.
Resize Image
Change an image's dimensions.
Crop Image
Crop an image to any area.
Rotate Image
Rotate or flip an image.
Convert Image
JPG ↔ PNG ↔ WebP.
Watermark Image
Stamp text over an image.
Remove Background
AI cutout to transparent PNG.
Blur Image
Blur faces, plates or anything.
Meme Generator
Caption an image, meme-style.
Photo Editor
Text, stickers, shapes on a photo.
Upscale Image
Enlarge 2×–4× with sharp resampling.
HTML to Image
Render HTML to a PNG image.
Adjust Image
Brightness, contrast, grayscale & more.
Add Border
Add a solid border or frame to a photo.
Round Corners
Round an image's corners (transparent PNG).
Pixelate Image
Pixelate or censor part of a photo.
Color Palette
Extract a color palette from an image.
Remove EXIF Data
Strip GPS and camera data from photos.
SVG to PNG
Rasterise an SVG at any scale.
Social Media Resizer
Exact sizes for Instagram, X, LinkedIn & more.
Utilities & generators
Developer & text tools
JSON Formatter
Format, validate and minify JSON.
Base64 Encode / Decode
Convert text or files to and from Base64.
Hash Generator
SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 hashes.
UUID Generator
Generate random v4 UUIDs in bulk.
JWT Decoder
Decode a JSON Web Token's header and payload.
Text Diff Checker
Compare two texts and highlight changes.
URL Encoder / Decoder
Percent-encode text for URLs, or decode it.
Word & Character Counter
Live word, character and reading-time counts.
Case Converter
camelCase, snake_case, Title Case and more.
CSV to JSON
Convert CSV or a spreadsheet export to JSON.
JSON to CSV
Turn a JSON array into a spreadsheet.
Free PDF & image tools that respect your files
QuickieTool brings every PDF tool you actually use into one fast, free place — merge and split PDFs, compress a PDF to fit an email, convert PDF to Word, Excel or JPG, edit and sign documents, and add password protection. Most tools run right in your browser, so your files never get uploaded and there's no waiting on a server.
Beyond PDFs, our image tools let you compress and resize photos, convert between JPG, PNG and WebP, crop and rotate, remove backgrounds with in-browser AI, and edit images with text, stickers and shapes. Everything is free, needs no signup, and never adds a watermark — because a tool should just get the job done.
How these tools work
Some run entirely on your device and some need a server. Knowing which is which tells you what happens to your file.
Tools that run in your browser
Merging, splitting, rotating, reordering pages, converting images to PDF and most image editing all happen inside the browser tab you already have open. Your document is opened by code running on your own machine, and the result is written back to your downloads folder. Nothing is transmitted anywhere.
That has two consequences worth understanding. The first is privacy: there is no upload to intercept, no copy sitting on a server, and no retention policy to take on trust, because the file never left the room. The second is speed. A fifty megabyte scan does not need to travel to a server and back, so the work finishes in about the time it takes to read this paragraph.
Tools that need a server
Some jobs cannot be done in a browser. Optical character recognition, real compression that re-encodes every embedded image, conversion to Word or Excel, and PDF/A archiving all depend on substantial software that has to run somewhere else. Those tools say so on the page before you upload anything.
When a file does go to our server, it is used for the conversion you asked for and deleted the moment the result is returned. It is not stored, not logged, not indexed and not used to train anything. Every server response carries a header stating that the file was not retained, so the claim is checkable rather than merely asserted.
Every tool is free and none of them add a watermark or require an account. There is no paid tier holding back the useful features, no page limit, and no queue to skip. If a tool works, it works completely.
Guides & articles
Practical writing on working with documents and images — why files behave the way they do, and what to do when they misbehave.
QR codes: what they actually do, and the mistakes that break them
Most QR code problems come from one misunderstanding: whether the code contains your link, or contains somebody else's link that redirects to yours.
6 min readHow to fix a scanned PDF where the pages are sideways or out of order
The document feeder does not know which way up the paper went in. Fixing the result takes two minutes; rescanning takes twenty.
6 min readHow to turn a spreadsheet into a PDF without losing the right-hand columns
A spreadsheet is an unbounded grid. Turning it into pages means deciding where to cut, and if you do not decide, the software decides badly.
6 min readWhat size should your images actually be on a website?
The most common image mistake on the web is uploading the file straight from the camera. It is also the easiest one to fix.
6 min readBates numbering: how to make a document bundle everyone can cite
Its origins are legal, but the problem it solves belongs to anyone assembling one document out of many: giving every page a name that cannot be confused.
6 min readHow to blur faces and details in a photo before you share it
A light blur over a house number can sometimes be reversed. A heavy one cannot. The difference is whether the detail was destroyed or merely disguised.
6 min readFrequently asked questions
Quick answers about how QuickieTool works, what's free, and how we handle your files.
What is QuickieTool?+
QuickieTool is a free online toolkit for working with PDF and image files. You can merge, split, compress, convert, edit, protect and sign PDFs, plus compress, resize, crop, convert and edit images — all in one place.
Is QuickieTool really free?+
Yes. All of our core PDF and image tools are free to use with no account, no watermark and no hidden limits. We keep the lights on with a small amount of non-intrusive advertising.
Do I need to create an account or sign up?+
No. You can use every core tool without signing up. An optional account only exists for saved preferences and future premium features.
Is there a limit on how many files I can process?+
There's no daily cap on the free tools. Browser-based tools are limited only by your device's memory, and server tools have a generous per-file size limit.
Are my files uploaded to your servers?+
Most of our tools (like merge, split, rotate, edit, and all image tools) run entirely in your browser, so your files never leave your device. Each tool's page tells you whether it runs in your browser or on the server.
What happens to files processed on the server?+
A few heavy tools (like conversion, OCR and compression) process on our server. Those files are deleted immediately after processing and are never stored, shared or sold. We send an X-File-Storage: not-stored header to confirm it.