About IlikePDF

IlikePDF is a set of free PDF tools that run inside your web browser. There is no account, no upload queue and, for the overwhelming majority of tools, no server involvement at all.

How it works

When you open a tool and choose a file, your browser reads that file into its own memory. The work — merging, splitting, rendering, recognising text — happens using JavaScript and WebAssembly running on your own device. When it finishes, the result is handed back to you as a download. Closing the tab discards everything.

This is why there is no "your file is in the queue" step. There is no queue, because there is no server doing the work.

What we deliberately don't do

• We don't fake conversions. Where a format can't be converted faithfully in a browser, we say so on the tool page rather than handing you a file that quietly lost your formatting. PDF/A is the clearest example: we explain why we don't offer it instead of producing something that fails validation.
• We don't overstate security. You won't find "100% secure" or "unhackable" anywhere on this site. Our disclaimer sets out the real limits.
• We don't hide external services. The two tools that need an outside AI provider are labelled as such, on the page, before you use them.

Why browser-based

Documents are often personal: contracts, medical records, identity papers, financial statements. Processing them locally means we never hold them, so we can't lose them, leak them or be compelled to hand them over. It also means the tools stay fast, because nothing is waiting on a network round-trip.

Limitations we're upfront about

Browser processing has real costs. Very large files are capped, because your tab has finite memory. OCR is slower than a dedicated server engine. Some conversions are approximate. Each tool page spells out its own limits in its FAQ.

Questions or bug reports? Get in touch.