Product news, privacy explainers, and PDF guides.
You can combine PDFs entirely inside your browser — the files never leave your device. Here's how client-side merging works, how to verify a tool is really local, and when server processing is fine.
Read post →Upload forms love a 1MB limit. Here's what actually makes a PDF big, how the three compression levels differ, what results are realistic, and what to do when compression alone isn't enough.
Read post →A scan is just a photograph of a page — Ctrl+F finds nothing. OCR adds an invisible text layer so you can search, copy, and index the document. Here's how it works and how to run it.
Read post →Drawing a black rectangle over text hides nothing — the words are still in the file, one copy-paste away. Here's how real redaction works, what metadata gives away, and a checklist before you share.
Read post →Looking for a PDF tool that doesn't make you sign up, watch your file count, or wonder where your documents went? Here's an honest comparison — and why a one-hour deletion policy matters.
Read post →Before you drop a contract, bank statement, or ID into a free online PDF tool, it's worth knowing what happens to it. Here's how to tell a safe tool from a risky one — and what we do differently.
Read post →Need page 1 on its own, or to break a 200-page scan into chapters? Here are the three ways to split a PDF — and which one to use when.
Read post →Big PDF won't attach to an email? Here's how PDF compression actually works, how to shrink a file while keeping it readable, and the settings that matter.
Read post →You can add your signature to a PDF in under a minute, without printing, scanning, or installing anything. Here's how — and how to keep it private.
Read post →Converting a PDF to an editable Word document is easy — keeping the layout intact is the hard part. Here's how conversion works and how to get the cleanest result.
Read post →Adding a password to a PDF takes seconds and stops the wrong people opening it. Here's how encryption works, plus when a password isn't enough.
Read post →We're launching Arawa PDF: a privacy-first PDF suite with 70+ tools, AI features, and a strict one-hour file-deletion policy. Here's what it is and why we built it.
Read post →One hour is short. One hour is on purpose. Here's exactly how the deletion job works, why it isn't optional, and what we encrypt in the meantime.
Read post →Seventy-plus tools across seven categories. Here's what each one actually does, when you'd use it, and which ones run in your browser vs. on our servers.
Read post →Two AI tools, one model provider, one rule: your document text is sent only when you click. Here's the data path, the prompts, and the limits.
Read post →Type or draw your signature, place it on the page, send it for counter-signatures with an audit trail. No desktop client, no installer, no SaaS account-creation gauntlet.
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