About PDFGuild
Last updated: 13 October 2026
PDFGuild is a set of 20 free PDF tools that work inside your own browser, so your files are never uploaded. Vemulapalli Rajkumar runs it from India. Below: why it exists, how it is paid for, and where you can check each promise yourself.
- Your files never leave your device
- We set no file size limit
- Made in India, free for everyone
Why we built it
Most online PDF tools upload your files to their servers and limit how big they can be. We wanted a tool that keeps documents private and still handles big files, so everything happens on your own device.
Many of the papers people turn into PDFs carry a lot of personal detail: an Aadhaar or PAN card copy, a bank statement, a salary slip, a marksheet, a signed form. They carry names, ID numbers, addresses and signatures. When a tool uploads a file like that, a copy of it now sits on a stranger's server, and you cannot see how long it stays there or who can open it.
With PDFGuild there is no copy to worry about, because there is no upload step. Your browser opens the file, the tool changes it on your phone or computer, and you save the result. We never receive your file, so we cannot read it, keep it or pass it on. It stays free for the same reason: your own device does the work, so we don't need big servers to process anyone's files.
We built it for people who do their paperwork on a phone: students sending exam forms, people applying for jobs, families filling in KYC and loan papers. Many of those forms refuse a PDF over 100 KB or 200 KB, so getting a file under a limit is a big part of what the site does.
Everyday jobs, and the tool for each
- An exam or job form says your PDF is too big: use Compress PDF to 100 KB or Compress PDF to 200 KB, or Resize PDF for any size you type. If a file will not fit, the part of the 100 KB guide on what to do says what helps.
- A bank statement or salary slip needs a password to open: if you know the password, Unlock PDF gives you a copy that opens without it. Its guide lists the steps for a phone or a computer.
- A KYC form wants a copy of your Aadhaar or PAN card: Add Watermark can write the purpose and the date across the copy. It cannot hide the number, and the guide's part on marking ID copies says what else to do.
- A portal wants all your papers as one file: Merge PDF joins them in the order you choose, and the guide's part on a whole application covers resumes, certificates and ID proofs.
- Your documents are photos on your phone: JPG to PDF turns them into one PDF.
What we are trying to do
Our aim is simple: anyone, on any phone or computer, should be able to do an everyday PDF job without handing the document to a stranger and without paying for it. Three habits follow from that, and each one is something you can check:
- Keep the work on your device. Every tool is built so your file never has to travel. A tool that could only work by uploading your file does not belong on this site.
- Say what we measured, and what we did not. Every test result on the tool pages comes from a test we ran, and we say what our tests don't cover.
- Be open about the money. Google's ads pay for the site. The ad code is Google's, not ours, and we say plainly what it does and what we cannot control.
Who runs PDFGuild
Vemulapalli Rajkumar runs PDFGuild from India. The site has been online since October 2026.
It is run by one person. Every tool is tested before it goes live by our own agentic testing workflow, and an independent QA check of the live tools ran on 8 October 2026. Every test result on the tool pages, such as a file size, a time or the memory used, comes from our own tests; a few numbers are worked out from a measured one, and the page says so. How we test lists the files and the checks.
You can write to us at info@pdfguild.com with a question, an idea or a file that didn't work. Tell us the tool, your browser, the file size and what happened. Please attach a file only if you are happy to share what is in it: PDFGuild never needs your files to work. If you think you have found a security problem, here is how to report it.
Our name
PDFGuild was called NoUploadPDF until October 2026. We changed the name because other sites used names close to the old one, and it was easy to land on the wrong site.
Our only address is pdfguild.com, and what is written on these pages is about pdfguild.com only. If you are ever unsure where you are, look at the address bar.
What we promise, and where to check
A promise is only worth something if you can test it. Each line below says what we promise and sends you to the page where you can check it.
- Your files are never uploaded. No tool has an upload step, and our code never gives your files to Google's ad code. You can check it yourself in your browser in about a minute.
- No account, no cookies of our own and no analytics. Your browser keeps two short notes on your device: the last few tools you opened, for "Your recent tools", and the day you rated a tool, if you do. The server may keep ordinary technical records of page requests, and Google's ads may use cookies; our privacy policy says exactly what.
- Every test result on the tool pages comes from a test we ran, and many guides name the file it used. We say what our tests don't cover: see how we test.
- We say what we don't control, Google's ad code included: see security.
- Every tool page has a "When this tool isn't the right fit" box. It says what the tool cannot do and what to try instead, often another of our tools.
- We never make up reviews, ratings or user counts. The stars on a tool page, once it has enough ratings, are the average of the ratings visitors chose to send, and our own checks stop a page from going live with a rating that did not come from real visitors.
Who gets what when you use a tool
Three things are involved when you use a tool: your file, this website and Google's ad code. This is what happens with each.
| Who or what | What happens |
|---|---|
| Your PDF file | It stays on your device. Your browser reads it, the tool changes it there, and you save the result. We never receive it, and our code never gives it to the ad code. |
| This website | It sends you the page and the tool, and receives the star ratings you choose to send: only the tool's name, the number of stars and the time are kept. Its server may keep short technical records of page requests, such as IP address, date and time, the page requested and browser type, only to keep the site secure and working. They never include your files. |
| Google's ad code | It runs on every page except the privacy policy and the error page. It is Google's code, not ours. It sends Google information such as the page address, your IP address and browser details, and Google may use cookies to show and measure ads. |
The full wording is in the privacy policy, which loads no ad code at all.
How the site is paid for
PDFGuild is free. There is no sign-up, no paid plan and nothing to buy, we put no watermark of our own on your files, and there is no limit on how many files you can use. To pay for the web address and the server, and to build new tools, our pages load Google AdSense's ad code to show ads.
The ad code is Google's, not ours. It runs in your browser like the ads on any website. Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for their consent through Google's own message before Google uses cookies or personal data for personalised ads. Our code never gives your files to the ad code. We don't ask for personal details such as your name or email address, and we don't sell personal data. The privacy policy also explains how to opt out of personalised ads.
What we haven't done, and can't promise
Trust is easier when a site says where its limits are. Ours:
- No outside company has audited PDFGuild or certified it. We say what we do, and you can check much of it yourself.
- We test through independent tests and through our own agentic testing workflow, in headless Chromium at phone and computer screen sizes. These tests don't cover Safari or Firefox. The two checks on how we prove it work in any browser. What our tests don't cover is listed in full.
- Not every PDF in the world will work. A damaged or unusual file may fail, and phones have less memory than computers, so for files over a few hundred megabytes we suggest a computer. If a file doesn't work, please tell us.
- We cannot see or control your device. Browser extensions can see the pages you open, as on any website, and what happens to a saved file is up to you. Security has more on this.
How it works
Each tool is a small program that works on your file inside your own browser and saves the result like any download. The site only sends you the tool; your file stays where it is.
When you open a tool, your browser downloads only what that tool needs, engine included. Google's ad code, which pays for the site, comes on top. Your browser can keep the engine and scripts for next time, so a later visit downloads less.
The engines are our own code, written in Rust and run as WebAssembly, built on open-source Rust code by other people under licences that allow it (the list, with their licences).
You don't have to take our word that your files stay on your device: how we prove it shows two checks anyone can do. Step by step, with a picture: how our tools work.
Our tools
- Compress PDF: make a PDF smaller for email and uploads, at three quality levels.
- Resize PDF: make a PDF under any size you type in KB, or change its pages to A4.
- Compress PDF to 100 KB: make a PDF under 100 KB for exam, job and government forms.
- Compress PDF to 200 KB: make a PDF under 200 KB, with several pages still clear.
- Merge PDF: join several PDFs into one file, in the order you choose.
- Split PDF: take out the pages you need, or split a PDF into several files.
- JPG to PDF: turn photos, scans and screenshots into one PDF, on A4 or at their own size.
- PNG to PDF: put screenshots, scans and other PNGs into one PDF, every pixel kept.
- Word to PDF: turn Word documents into PDFs with their tables, pictures and page numbers.
- PDF to JPG: save every page of a PDF as a sharp JPG picture.
- PDF to PNG: save every page of a PDF as a PNG picture, with no loss.
- PDF to Word: turn a PDF into a Word file you can edit, with its text, lists and pictures.
- Rotate PDF: turn pages the right way up and save the PDF.
- Organize PDF: put pages in a new order, delete or turn them, then save.
- Add Page Numbers: number the pages of a PDF in any corner, as 1, Page 1 or Page 1 of 9.
- Add Watermark: stamp CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or your logo across the pages of a PDF.
- PDF Viewer: open a PDF to read, zoom and search it, with nothing to install.
- Compare PDF: put two versions side by side and see every change in the text.
- Unlock PDF: remove the password from a PDF you can open, and lift print and copy blocks.
- Protect PDF: lock a PDF with a password, AES 256-bit, before you send it.
What's next
More PDF tools are on the way, built the same private way. Small changes keep coming too: some of the wording in the tools was changed after an outside check found it unclear.
Say hello
Ideas or questions? Visit our contact page. And if a tool saved you time, tell a friend who also fights with forms and PDFs on a phone. That is the best thanks we could ask for.
Keep reading
- How our tools work: what happens to your file, step by step.
- Security: what keeps your files safe, and what we don't control.
- How we prove no upload: two checks you can do yourself in a minute.
- How we test: how we measure the results we quote, and what our tests don't cover.
- Privacy policy: what we collect, and how Google's ads use cookies.