Merge
Combine PDFs into one, in any order.
Offline PDF tools for desktop and iPhone
Edit, merge, scan and convert PDFs without uploading them. OffPDF is free and open source on desktop; the iPhone app has free tools and optional one-time Pro.
23 tools in v0.4.0
The same toolkit people pay subscriptions for, running on your own machine — free in the open-source desktop app.
Change supported existing text or add text, images, shapes, links, notes and form entries in the free desktop app. Existing-text editing is also available with iPhone Pro.
What you can edit whereCombine PDFs into one, in any order.
Break a document into separate files.
Reorder, rotate and delete pages.
Shrink huge files to a target size.
Make scanned PDFs searchable.
Office, images and PDF, both ways.
AES-256 password encryption.
Remove a password you know.
Tile a big plan onto A4 sheets.
Online · in your browser
Merge, compress, split, watermark, add page numbers, convert PDF pages to PNG or JPG, or turn images into a PDF — processed entirely on your device. Your files are never uploaded. For heavy jobs, the free desktop app does more.
Use onlineConversion guides
Choose a format pair for supported files, privacy details and simple instructions.
Private by design
Files are read and written straight from disk. They never touch a server.
Once installed, OffPDF needs no internet — ever. Use it on a plane or air-gapped.
The desktop app has no sign-up, telemetry or analytics. It simply does the job.
Download
Signed macOS and unsigned Windows builds for v0.4.0 are available from the official GitHub Release; Linux is planned.
v0.4.0 · 37 MB
Download for macOSSHA-256: 596659d480622ca10e42e37f016b852e70180f76b2f212f098f0df88ac8e247cv0.4.0 · 483 MB
Download for WindowsThe Windows installer is currently unsigned and is distributed from the official OffPDF GitHub Release.SHA-256: 3d756ad7ee1f1f98c2f13f49497265a31676b2560da3eb09b9f444bfcc01a0deFree to download · Pro is a one-time purchase
Needs the desktop app
A browser tab cannot ship the heavy engines or handle multi-gigabyte files efficiently. These jobs run in the free OffPDF desktop app — the same privacy, with more power.
Get the desktop appUses Tesseract with full language models, which is too heavy for every browser tab.
Needs LibreOffice to render Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with the correct layout.
Uses qpdf AES-256 encryption, which is not available client-side.
A deep rebuild of damaged PDF structures relies on the native qpdf engine.
Pixel-accurate rendering of huge plans is much faster in the desktop app.
OffPDF for iPhone
Scan, organize and sign PDFs on your iPhone, with everything processed on the phone itself. The app is free to download and its everyday tools are free. Pro tools are a one-time purchase — there is no subscription.
Android: coming soon
Your first Pro result is free — one for the whole app, not one per tool. It is only used when a result is actually delivered: opening a tool, previewing, a failed run or cancelling doesn't use it.
How PDF text editing worksFAQ
Everything people ask before downloading OffPDF.
The desktop app and the browser tools are. The desktop app is open source under the MIT license, with no paid tier, subscription or feature paywall — every desktop tool is included. The iPhone app is free to download with free everyday tools; its Pro tools are a one-time purchase.
It is free to download, and the everyday tools are free: scanning, merging, splitting, organizing pages, compressing, passwords, signing, watermarks, page numbers and more. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks editing PDF text, Word, Excel and PowerPoint conversion, OCR, Ask your PDF (on supported iPhones) and compressing to a target size. Your first Pro result is free — one for the whole app, used only when a result is actually delivered. The price depends on your country and is shown on the App Store. An Android version is coming soon.
Yes. The free desktop app can change supported existing text in place, in the document's own font, and add new text. Lines it cannot change safely are left untouched. OffPDF for iPhone also changes existing text with Pro (a one-time purchase); your first Pro result is free. The browser tools on offpdf.com/tools cannot edit page text.
No. OffPDF processes every file locally on your own computer. Your documents are read and written straight from disk and never touch a server.
Yes. Once installed, the desktop app needs no internet connection. You can merge, split, compress, OCR and convert PDFs on a plane or an air-gapped machine.
OffPDF runs on Windows 10 and 11 (x64) and macOS 11 or later (Apple Silicon). A Linux AppImage build is on the way. There is also an iPhone app on the App Store (iOS 17 or later).
The OffPDF desktop app (v0.4.0) includes 23 tools, including Edit PDF and blank-page removal.
No account, sign-up or tracking. There is no telemetry in the app — download it once and it simply does the job.
Yes. The online tools at offpdf.com/tools let you merge, split, compress, crop and extract pages in your browser. Files still stay on your device. For OCR, Office conversion and encryption, install the desktop app.
Open source
The OffPDF desktop app is MIT-licensed. Read the code, file an issue or contribute a tool. The desktop app has no paywall or pro tier — just a utility that respects your files.