PDFile 📄

A basic, client-side PDF manipulation tool that runs entirely in your browser. No uploads, no servers, complete privacy.

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✨ Features

Core PDF Operations

• 🔗 Merge PDFs - Combine multiple PDF files into one document
• ✂️ Split PDFs - Extract specific pages from PDF documents
• 🔄 Reorder Pages - Drag and drop to rearrange PDF pages
• 🗜️ Compress PDFs - Reduce file size with advanced compression options
• 👁️ View PDFs - Built-in PDF viewer with zoom and navigation

File Format Support

• PDFs: Standard, (some) encrypted and digitally signed
• Images: JPG, jpg, GIF, WEBP, BMP, SVG
• Text Files: TXT, CSV, HTML, JSON, XML

🚀 Try the app

You can access the live application from the pinned link, in the description section of this repository, hosted on GitHub Pages

🎯 How It Works

1. Select a Tool

Choose from merge, split, reorder, compress, convert, or view operations.

2. Upload Files

Drag and drop files or click to select. Files are processed locally - nothing is uploaded to servers.

3. Configure & Process

Adjust settings if needed and click "Process" to perform the operation.

4. Download Results

Your processed files are automatically downloaded to your device.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl/Cmd + S - Process files
• Ctrl/Cmd + H - Show help
• Ctrl/Cmd + 1 - Quick search tools
• Escape - Cancel/Go back
• Delete - Remove selected element
• Arrow Keys - Navigate PDF pages (in viewer)
• +/- - Zoom in/out (in PDF viewer)

🛡️ Privacy & Security

• 100% Client-Side Processing - All operations happen in your browser
• No File Uploads - Your documents never leave your device
• No Data Collection - I don't track, store, or analyze your files
• Offline Capable - Works without internet connection after first load
• Open Source - Full transparency of code and operations

🏗️ Architecture

PDFile/
├── css/                    # Stylesheets
│   ├── styles.css         # Main styles
│   ├── pdf-viewer.css     # PDF viewer styles
│   ├── page-reorder.css   # Drag & drop styles
│   └── text-conversion.css # Text conversion styles
├── js/                     # JavaScript modules
│   ├── app.js             # Main application
│   ├── ui-handler.js      # UI management
│   ├── pdf-operations.js  # PDF processing core
│   ├── file-handler.js    # File management
│   ├── format-converters.js # Format conversion
│   └── [other specialized processors]
├── index.html             # Main interface
├── manifest.json          # PWA manifest
└── sw.js                 # Service worker

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• PDF.js - Mozilla's PDF rendering library
• PDF-lib - JavaScript PDF manipulation library
• Bootstrap - UI framework and components
• Bootstrap Icons - Icon library

🐛 Known Issues & Limitations

• File Size Limit: 100MB per file
• Protected PDFs: Some heavily encrypted PDFs may have processing limitations
• Mobile Performance: Large files may process slower on mobile devices

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Made with ❤️ for document processing freedom

Keep your files private, keep your data yours.