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Unlock a Password-Protected PDF Without Uploading It

Removing a password from a bank statement means uploading it to most sites. Here's how to unlock a PDF privately, in your browser.

Merging confidential PDFs shouldn't require uploading them. Here's how to combine them privately, right in your browser.

Converting iPhone photos shouldn't mean uploading them to a stranger's server. Here's how to convert HEIC to JPG privately, in your browser.

Don't want to upload your photo to a background-removal site? Here's one that runs the AI locally in your browser.

Want to compress images without sending them to a server? Here's a compressor that runs entirely in your browser.

Don't want to upload a confidential PDF to a stranger's server? Here's how to compress it privately, right in your browser.

remove.bg gives full-res only on paid credits and uploads your photo. Here's a free alternative that runs in your browser at full resolution.

TinyPNG uploads your images and caps the free tier. Here's an alternative that compresses locally in your browser — no upload, no limit.

Need an iLovePDF alternative without uploads or task limits? Here's a free one that runs entirely in your browser.