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Start with the job you need to finish, then use the linked tools in order. PDF inspection and page edits run browser-local when possible; conversion and compression tools label temporary upload steps clearly.

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Start with the closest job

Compress only after checking why the file is large.

Make a PDF smaller before sharing

Use when: Use this path when email, portals, or chat apps reject a PDF because of file size.
Avoid when: Do not start here if page order, metadata, or form state is still wrong. Fix those first, then compress the final copy.

PDF File Size Inspector Browser-local PDF Page Count Checker Browser-local PDF Image Density Report Browser-local PDF Page Complexity Report Browser-local PDF Compression Signal Report Browser-local PDF Web Optimization Checker Browser-local Compress PDF Temporary upload File Checksum Browser-local

Compress a PDF before sharing Build a PDF from image files

Split, extract, delete, rotate, reorder, merge, then number pages.

Organize pages into a final packet

Use when: Use this path when the right pages exist but the packet is in the wrong order or spread across multiple PDFs.
Avoid when: Do not add watermarks or page numbers before page order is final because those visible marks may need to be regenerated.

PDF Page Count Checker Browser-local Split PDF Browser-local Extract PDF Pages Browser-local Delete PDF Pages Browser-local Reorder PDF Pages Browser-local Rotate PDF Browser-local Merge PDF Browser-local Add PDF Page Numbers Browser-local

Organize PDF pages into a clean packet Clean up a PDF before sharing

Look for hidden actions, attachments, links, metadata, XMP, permissions, and viewer hints.

Inspect a PDF before sending it

Use when: Use this path when a PDF came from another app or person and you need a safer sharing copy.
Avoid when: These inspectors report markers and package signals; they are not malware scanners or legal document review.

Inspect a PDF before sharing Clean up a PDF before sharing

Choose page images, embedded images, or digital text extraction based on the output you actually need.

Convert a PDF into images or text

Use when: Use JPG or PNG for visual page output, Extract Images for embedded image assets, PDF to Text for selectable digital text, and PDF OCR for scanned pages.
Avoid when: Do not run OCR on a clean digital PDF unless you need recognition against page images. PDF to Text is usually cleaner when the text layer already exists.

PDF to Word Temporary upload PDF OCR Temporary upload PDF Text Layer Checker Browser-local Scanned PDF Detector Browser-local PDF to Word Readiness Checker Browser-local PDF to Word Risk Report Browser-local PDF Table Extraction Checker Browser-local PDF to JPG Temporary upload PDF to PNG Temporary upload Extract Images from PDF Temporary upload PDF to Text Temporary upload Image Format Inspector Browser-local

Convert a PDF to images Extract text from a PDF Best way to convert PDF to Word OCR vs text extraction

Check page size, rotation, blank pages, spreads, crop margins, and n-up output.

Prepare a PDF for print or hand review

Use when: Use this path before printing packets, review handouts, scanned pages, or PDFs exported from mixed sources.
Avoid when: Do not use print-layout tools as a substitute for source-document layout fixes when the original DOCX or design file is still available.

Prepare a PDF for print or review Organize PDF pages into a clean packet

Inspect interactive fields and annotations before making a fixed copy.

Review and flatten a PDF form

Use when: Use this path for fillable forms, review packets, records, or submission copies that should not remain interactive.
Avoid when: Flattening can make fields harder to edit later. Keep an original editable copy outside the flattened output.

PDF Form Field Inspector Browser-local PDF Form Field Risk Checker Browser-local PDF Form Summary Exporter Browser-local PDF Signature Field Checker Browser-local PDF Annotation Inspector Browser-local PDF Annotation Risk Report Browser-local PDF Annotation Remover Browser-local PDF Link Remover Browser-local PDF Form Flattener Browser-local Flatten PDF Browser-local Watermark PDF Browser-local File Checksum Browser-local

Review and flatten a PDF form Inspect a PDF before sharing

Compare extractable text first, then inspect structural differences.

Compare two PDF versions

Use when: Use this path when two PDFs look similar but you need to understand text, metadata, links, annotations, page count, or font changes.
Avoid when: Text comparison cannot prove visual identity. Use hash comparison only when you need byte-for-byte equality.

PDF Text Compare Browser-local PDF Page Count Checker Browser-local PDF Metadata Viewer Browser-local PDF XMP Metadata Viewer Browser-local PDF Link Extractor Browser-local PDF Font Inspector Browser-local PDF Font Subset Checker Browser-local PDF Font Embedding Risk Report Browser-local PDF Object Count Report Browser-local File Hash Compare Browser-local

Compare two PDF versions Inspect a PDF before sharing

Turn screenshots, photos, scans, or PNG/JPG assets into a document packet.

Build a PDF from images

Use when: Use this path when the source material is already image-based and needs to become a PDF for submission or sharing.
Avoid when: Do not start with image-to-PDF if you still need to crop, resize, or clean the images first.

Image to PDF Quality Checker Browser-local JPG to PDF Browser-local PNG to PDF Browser-local Merge PDF Browser-local Add PDF Page Numbers Browser-local PDF File Size Inspector Browser-local Compress PDF Temporary upload

Build a PDF from image files Prepare image batches for upload or publishing

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