A free iLovePDF alternative that never uploads your files

iLovePDF is popular, but every file you use there is uploaded to their servers. Don’t Hate PDF does the same jobs — merge, split, compress, convert — without ever sending your document anywhere.

No upload. No watermark. No sign-up. Every tool mentioned here runs inside your browser.

Side by side

	iLovePDF	Don't Hate PDF
Files uploaded to a server	Yes	Never
Watermark on free output	On some tools	Never
Account required	For larger jobs	Never
Daily task limits	Yes	None
Works offline	No	Yes (after first load)
Price	Free tier + paid plans	Free, no paid tier
Tools available	~25	69

What stays the same

The everyday jobs work the same way: drop a file, pick your options, download the result. Merging, splitting, compressing, rotating, converting to and from Word, Excel and images — all covered.

You do not need to learn anything new. There is no account, no dashboard, no "credits" to manage.

What is genuinely different

Processing happens in your browser tab with JavaScript and WebAssembly. There is no upload step in the code at all — the file is read from your disk into memory, transformed, and handed back to you.

That matters for contracts, invoices, medical records, Aadhaar/PAN documents and anything under NDA. You can also open the site, then disconnect from the internet and keep working.

Where iLovePDF still wins

Being honest: iLovePDF has server-side horsepower, so extremely large files and heavy OCR jobs are faster there. They also have a polished mobile app and team/business features.

If you need to process a 500 MB scan on an old phone, a server-based service will be more forgiving. For everything that fits in normal browser memory — which is the vast majority of real work — local is faster and private.

Questions

Is this really free, or is there a paid tier?

There is no paid tier. The site is static files, so hosting costs almost nothing and every tool stays free.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It works in any modern browser. You can optionally install it as an app (PWA) for offline use.

How big a file can I process?

There is no server limit; the practical limit is your device memory. Most desktops handle 100–200 MB comfortably.

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