How I make money

The short version

The free PDF tools are funded by subscriptions to optional paid features. You pay to support development, not to unlock the basics, which stay free. No ads, no trackers, and I never sell your data.

What's free, forever

Editing, merging, splitting, signing, the page tools (rotate, delete, extract, duplicate, reorder), and the in-browser conversions are free. No account, no watermark, no daily limit. They run entirely on your own machine, so they cost me almost nothing to offer, and there's no reason to put them behind a paywall.

What I'd charge for

The features that cost money to run are the ones that need a server: cloud AI (chat with or summarize a document), high-accuracy OCR for handwriting and noisy scans, and server-rendered Office conversion for the tricky layouts the free in-browser converter can’t fully reproduce. Those use real compute and, for AI, a paid model provider, which is exactly why they're the paid tier. They are opt-in and clearly labeled before anything leaves your device, on a separate address from the free tools. The boundary is spelled out in my privacy pledge.

Why this model

"Free" tools that run on ads make their money from your data and attention. I'd rather make mine from the people who choose to pay for the advanced features. It keeps my incentives aligned with the privacy promise: the business doesn't depend on your files, so I'm never tempted to monetize them. The free tools staying private is what the whole thing is built on. It's a one-person project. More about who's behind it on the about page.

What I don't do

• No ads, anywhere.
• No third-party analytics or trackers on the site.
• No selling, renting, or sharing of your data.
• No crippled "free" tier designed to nag you into paying.

The only data I hold is basic server logs and, for anyone who signs in, an account record, a session row per sign-in, and a billing record if they bought a pass. See the privacy page for the specifics.