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PDF tools for the work you do
Each guide lists the tools a profession uses most, short workflows for the jobs that come up every week, and what to keep in mind about privacy.
Education
Free PDF tools for teachers and school offices: build exam papers, scan worksheets, mark up submissions and lock answer keys. No account needed.
Merge PDF · Add Page Numbers · Watermark PDF · Protect PDF
Read the guideLegal
Free PDF tools for legal work: Bates numbering, redaction, e-signatures, contract comparison and PDF/A for filing. No account, files deleted within 2 hours.
Bates Numbering · Redact PDF · Fill & Sign · Compare PDF
Read the guideFinance and accounting
Free PDF tools for accountants and finance teams: statements to Excel, redact account numbers, password-protect reports and merge month-end packs.
PDF To Excel · Redact PDF · Protect PDF · Merge PDF
Read the guideReal estate
Free PDF tools for agents, landlords and tenants: fill and sign leases, collect ID scans, build listing packs and send rent receipts. No account needed.
Fill PDF Form · Fill & Sign · Merge PDF · Scan to PDF
Read the guideHR and recruiting
Free PDF tools for HR: onboarding packs, offer letters to sign, payslips, redacted CVs and fillable forms. No account, server files deleted within 2 hours.
Fill & Sign · Fill PDF Form · Create Forms · Merge PDF
Read the guideSmall business
Free PDF tools for small businesses and freelancers: invoices, quotes and receipts, signed contracts, tax documents and brochures. No account or software.
Invoice Generator · Estimate Generator · Receipt Maker · Fill & Sign
Read the guideStudents
Free PDF tools for students: shrink assignments to the upload limit, scan handwritten notes, merge coursework and resize exam form photos. No account.
Compress PDF · Merge PDF · Scan to PDF · JPG To PDF
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