Office & productivity

Free alternatives to Smallpdf

Find a free app for the parts of Smallpdf you actually use.

Compare the free allowance and limitations on each app’s page. These are workflow alternatives, rather than identical copies.

Free options

Merge, split, rotate, crop and reorder PDF pages locally.

Free local PDF page tools · no upload or daily quota

Split, merge, rotate and extract PDF pages on your computer.

Free desktop page tools · no watermark or file-size cap

Create a PDF, add text and download the resulting document.

Free with ads · no daily or monthly limits stated · files processed online

Convert, merge, split and edit PDFs with browser-based utilities.

100% free with no account, file size walls, or daily limits.

Merge, split, convert and process PDF documents on your own server.

Self-hosted free PDF tools · Up to 5 users · Hosting costs separate

Merge, reorder and extract PDF pages locally with a command-line tool.

Free open-source software (Apache-2.0). No page quota; uses your computer.