Local-first document processing

Every PDF job, done in one lane

41 focused tools for merging, splitting, converting, editing and securing documents. Most of them run entirely on your device.

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The jobs people come back for every week.

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Organize PDF

Merge, split, reorder and clean up documents.

Optimize PDF

Shrink, repair and make files searchable.

Compress PDFMake PDFs lighter for email and uploads.Runs in your browser Repair PDFRecover damaged or unreadable PDF files.Server-side processing OCR PDFMake scanned documents searchable and selectable.Server-side processing

Convert to PDF

Turn images and office files into PDF.

JPG to PDFTurn JPG photos into a paginated PDF.Runs in your browser PNG to PDFConvert PNG screenshots and graphics into PDF.Runs in your browser Word to PDFConvert DOC and DOCX files with layout intact.Server-side processing Excel to PDFTurn spreadsheets into shareable PDF pages.Server-side processing PowerPoint to PDFExport slide decks as PDF handouts.Server-side processing HTML to PDFCapture a web page or HTML file as a PDF.Server-side processing

Convert from PDF

Export PDF pages into other formats.

PDF to JPGRender every page as a JPG image.Runs in your browser PDF to PNGExport pages as lossless PNG images.Runs in your browser PDF to WordGet an editable DOCX from your PDF.Server-side processing PDF to ExcelPull tables out of PDF into spreadsheets.Server-side processing PDF to PowerPointRebuild slides from a PDF deck.Server-side processing PDF to PDF/ACreate archive-compliant documents.Server-side processing

Edit PDF

Annotate, stamp, crop and number pages.

PDF Security

Protect, unlock, sign and redact files.

Protect PDFAdd a password so only the right people can open it.Server-side processing Unlock PDFRemove a password you own from a PDF.Server-side processing Sign PDFPlace a signature image on your document.Runs in your browser Redact PDFPermanently black out sensitive content.Server-side processing Compare PDFSee what changed between two documents.Runs in your browser

Advanced

Data extraction and AI-assisted document work.

PDF to MarkdownConvert a document into clean Markdown text.Runs in your browser Extract PDF DataPull text content out as structured JSON.Runs in your browser PDF SummarizerGet a short summary of a long document.Server-side processing Translate PDFTranslate document text into another language.Server-side processing

Why choose Pagelane

Local-first privacy

Merging, splitting, rotating, watermarking and image conversion all happen inside your browser. There is no upload to intercept.

Built for speed

Processing libraries load only when you open a tool, so pages stay light and results appear in seconds.

Works on any device

The same drag-and-drop workflow on desktop, tablet, Android and iPhone, with full keyboard support.

Honest results

If a job cannot be completed we say so and suggest the next step. No fake success screens, no watermarks on output.

Privacy and security

Local tools never transmit your document — there is nothing to store or delete. When a job genuinely needs a server engine, files travel over encrypted HTTPS, are stored under randomised identifiers with no public URLs, and are deleted automatically once the job ends.

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How it works

1Open a toolPick a task from the grid or search by what you want to do.
2Add your fileDrag and drop, or use the picker. Reorder and remove files freely.
3Choose optionsPage ranges, rotation, resolution, watermark text — only what the tool needs.
4DownloadGrab the result, or the ZIP when a job produces several files.