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GuideHow to shrink a PDF's file size without losing readabilityCompression levels, images, metadata: the right settings for email.Try Compress PDFPDFMerge, sign, number: the everyday PDF toolkitSimple steps for clean, easy-to-share documents.Try Merge PDFPDFPassword-protect a PDF, and unlock itEncryption, printing and copying rights: what you need to know.Try Protect PDFPDFRedact sensitive data before sharing a PDFReal redaction, anonymization, metadata: don't leave anything behind.Try Redact PDFPDFExtract text from a scan with OCR100% local text recognition: French, English, Spanish.Try Recognize Text in PDFWritingSplit, extract, and reorder the pages of a PDFThree steps to reorganize a long document.Try Split PDF
SecurityHide contentDetect and black out or blur emails, phone numbers, IBANs, and card numbers — or any words you choose — before sharing a document.Try Hide Content in PDFConvertConvert a PDFTurn your PDFs into Word, image, text, or Excel files, right in your browser.Try Convert PDFEditCrop a PDFCrop your pages to remove unneeded edges and keep only the useful content.Try Crop PDFEditHighlight a PDFHighlight the words you choose and add a note to the document.Try Highlight PDFEditAdd a watermarkStamp diagonal text across every page to protect or identify your documents.Try Watermark PDFOrganizeOrganize pagesReorder, delete, or duplicate pages just by entering their numbers.Try Organize PDFEditNumber the pagesAdd clear page numbers, choose their position and style.Try Number PDF PagesOrganizeRename PDFsGive clear, consistent names to all your documents to organize them better.Try Rename PDFEditChange the formatSwitch your pages to A4, A5, A3, or Letter while keeping a clean layout.Try Resize PDFOrganizeRotate pagesRotate a page or the whole document in one click, then save the result.Try Rotate PDFEditSign a PDFAdd your signature and the date to your contracts and forms.Try Sign PDFEditAdd textAdd a note, a date, or a remark to your documents.Try Add Text to PDFOrganizeExtract pagesEnter the pages to keep: they form a new PDF, in the order you want.Try Extract Pages from PDFOrganizeDelete pagesRemove unwanted pages from a PDF in seconds.Try Delete Pages from PDFOrganizeReorder pagesEnter the new order: pages you don't mention are added at the end.Try Reorder Pages in PDFOrganizeReverse pagesThe last page becomes the first: handy for a scan done backwards.Try Reverse Pages in PDFOrganizeInsert blank pagesInsert a blank page at the start, at the end, or after pages of your choice.Try Insert Blank Pages in PDFOrganizeOdd or even pagesKeep only the odd (front) or even (back) pages of a document.Try Extract Odd or Even Pages from PDFEditSeveral pages per sheetSave paper: fit 2 or 4 pages of the PDF onto each A4 sheet.Try Combine Pages per Sheet in PDFEditPDF as a single pageStack every page vertically into a single long page (ideal for reading on mobile).Try Create a Continuous Page PDFEditRepair a PDFAttempts to rebuild the structure of a PDF that won't open properly, recovering every readable page.Try Repair PDF