--- title: "117 free PDF tools in one desktop app | Paperwing" description: "All 117 tools in Paperwing, the free desktop PDF editor for Windows and Mac: edit, sign, convert, merge, compress, OCR, redact. Offline and free." url: https://paperwingapp.com/tools/ --- 1. [Home](https://paperwingapp.com/) 2. Tools The toolbox # 117 PDF tools. All of them free. Everything Paperwing can do, grouped the way it appears in the app’s All tools sidebar. Every tool runs on your computer, and none of them costs anything. ## Edit21 - [**PDF Editor** Annotate, highlight, redact, comment, add shapes/images, search, and view PDFs. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/edit-pdf/) - [**Edit PDF Text** Click any paragraph and edit it in place with live reflow, fonts, and styling. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/edit-pdf/) - **Edit Bookmarks** Add, edit, import, delete and extract PDF bookmarks. - **Table of Contents** Generate a table of contents page from PDF bookmarks. - **Page Numbers** Insert page numbers into your document. - **Add Page Labels** Apply PDF page labels with Roman numerals, prefixes, and custom starts. - **Bates Numbering** Add sequential Bates numbers across one or more PDF files. - **Add Watermark** Stamp text or an image over your PDF pages. - **Header & Footer** Add text to the top and bottom of pages. - **Invert Colors** Create a "dark mode" version of your PDF. - **Scanner Effect** Make your PDF look like a scanned document. - **Adjust Colors** Fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation and more. - **Background Color** Change the background color of your PDF. - **Change Text Color** Change the color of text in your PDF. - [**Sign PDF** Draw, type, or upload your signature. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/sign-pdf/) - **Add Stamps** Add image stamps to your PDF using the annotation toolbar. - **Remove Annotations** Strip comments, highlights, and links. - **Crop PDF** Trim the margins of every page in your PDF. - [**PDF Form Filler** Fill in forms directly in the browser. Also supports XFA forms. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/fill-pdf-form/) - **Create PDF Form** Create fillable PDF forms with drag-and-drop text fields. - **Remove Blank Pages** Automatically detect and delete blank pages. ## Create a PDF33 - **Images to PDF** Convert JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNM, PGM, PBM, PPM, PAM, JXR, JPX, JP2, PSD, SVG, HEIC, WebP to PDF. - [**JPG to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more JPG images. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/jpg-to-pdf/) - **PNG to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more PNG images. - **WebP to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more WebP images. - **SVG to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more SVG images. - **BMP to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more BMP images. - **HEIC to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more HEIC images. - **TIFF to PDF** Create a PDF from one or more TIFF images. - **Text to PDF** Convert a plain text file into a PDF. - **Markdown to PDF** Convert Markdown to PDF with live preview and syntax highlighting. - **JSON to PDF** Convert JSON files to PDF format. - **ODT to PDF** Convert ODT (OpenDocument Text) files to PDF. - **CSV to PDF** Convert CSV (Comma-Separated Values) spreadsheets to PDF. - **RTF to PDF** Convert RTF (Rich Text Format) documents to PDF. - [**Word to PDF** Convert Word documents (DOCX, DOC, ODT) to PDF. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/word-to-pdf/) - **Excel to PDF** Convert Excel spreadsheets (XLSX, XLS, ODS) to PDF. - **PowerPoint to PDF** Convert PowerPoint presentations (PPTX, PPT, ODP) to PDF. - **XPS to PDF** Convert XPS/OXPS documents to PDF. - **MOBI to PDF** Convert MOBI e-books to PDF. - **EPUB to PDF** Convert EPUB e-books to PDF. - **FB2 to PDF** Convert FictionBook (FB2) e-books to PDF. - **CBZ to PDF** Convert comic book archives (CBZ/CBR) to PDF. - **WPD to PDF** Convert WordPerfect documents (WPD) to PDF. - **WPS to PDF** Convert WPS Office documents to PDF. - **XML to PDF** Convert XML documents to PDF. - **Pages to PDF** Convert Apple Pages documents to PDF. - **ODG to PDF** Convert OpenDocument Graphics (ODG) to PDF. - **ODS to PDF** Convert OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS) to PDF. - **ODP to PDF** Convert OpenDocument Presentation (ODP) to PDF. - **PUB to PDF** Convert Microsoft Publisher (PUB) to PDF. - **VSD to PDF** Convert Microsoft Visio (VSD, VSDX) to PDF. - **PSD to PDF** Convert Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files to PDF. Multiple files supported. - **Email to PDF** Convert email files (EML, MSG) to PDF format. ## Export a PDF16 - [**PDF to JPG** Convert each PDF page into a JPG image. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/pdf-to-jpg/) - **PDF to PNG** Convert each PDF page into a PNG image. - **PDF to WebP** Convert each PDF page into a WebP image. - **PDF to BMP** Convert each PDF page into a BMP image. - **PDF to TIFF** Convert each PDF page into a TIFF image. - **PDF to CBZ** Convert a PDF into a CBZ (Comic Book Archive) file for comic readers. - **PDF to SVG** Convert each PDF page into a scalable vector graphic. - **PDF to CSV** Extract tables from PDF and convert to CSV format. - [**PDF to Excel** Extract tables from PDF and convert to Excel (XLSX). *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/pdf-to-excel/) - **PDF to Greyscale** Convert all colors to black and white. - **PDF to JSON** Convert PDF files to JSON format. - [**PDF to Word** Convert PDF files to editable Word documents. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/pdf-to-word/) - **Extract Images** Extract all embedded images from your PDF files. - **PDF to Markdown** Convert PDF text and tables to Markdown format. - **Prepare PDF for AI** Extract PDF content as LlamaIndex JSON for RAG/LLM pipelines. - **PDF to Text** Extract text from PDF files and save as plain text (.txt). ## Organize & manage28 - [**OCR PDF** Make a PDF searchable and copyable. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/ocr-pdf/) - [**Merge PDF** Combine multiple PDFs into one file. Preserves Bookmarks. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/merge-pdf/) - **Alternate & Mix Pages** Merge PDFs by alternating pages from each PDF. Preserves Bookmarks. - **Duplex Collate** Reorder front/back scan blocks into collated page order in one PDF. - **Organize & Duplicate** Duplicate, reorder, and delete pages. - **PDF Overlay** Overlay or underlay pages from one PDF onto another. - **Add Attachments** Embed one or more files into your PDF. - **Extract Attachments** Extract all embedded files from PDF(s) as a ZIP. - **Edit Attachments** View or remove attachments in your PDF. - **PDF Multi Tool** Merge, Split, Organize, Delete, Rotate, Add Blank Pages, Extract and Duplicate in a unified interface. - **PDF OCG** View, toggle, add, and delete OCG layers in your PDF. - **Extract Tables** Extract tables from PDFs as CSV, JSON, or Markdown. - [**Split PDF** Extract a range of pages into a new PDF. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/split-pdf/) - **Divide Pages** Divide pages horizontally or vertically. - **Extract Pages** Save a selection of pages as new files. - **Delete Pages** Remove specific pages from your document. - **Add Blank Page** Insert an empty page anywhere in your PDF. - **Reverse Pages** Flip the order of all pages in your document. - **Rotate PDF** Turn pages in 90-degree increments. - **Rotate by Custom Degrees** Rotate pages by any custom angle. - **N-Up PDF** Arrange multiple pages onto a single sheet. - **PDF Booklet** Rearrange pages for double-sided booklet printing. - **Combine to Single Page** Stitch all pages into one continuous scroll. - **View Metadata** Inspect the hidden properties of your PDF. - **Edit Metadata** Change the author, title, and other properties. - **PDFs to ZIP** Package multiple PDF files into a ZIP archive. - [**Compare PDFs** Compare two PDFs side by side. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/compare-pdf/) - **Posterize PDF** Split a large page into multiple smaller pages. ## Optimize & repair10 - [**Compress PDF** Reduce the file size of your PDF. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/compress-pdf/) - **PDF to PDF/A** Convert PDF to PDF/A for long-term archiving. - **Fix Page Size** Standardize all pages to a uniform size. - **Linearize PDF** Optimize PDF for fast web viewing. - **Page Dimensions** Analyze page size, orientation, and units. - **Remove Restrictions** Remove password protection and security restrictions associated with digitally signed PDF files. - **Repair PDF** Recover data from corrupted or damaged PDF files. - **Rasterize PDF** Convert PDF to image-based PDF. Flatten layers and remove selectable text. - **Deskew PDF** Automatically straighten tilted scanned pages using OpenCV. - **Font to Outline** Convert all fonts to vector outlines for consistent rendering. ## Protect9 - [**Protect PDF** Password protect a PDF with strong AES encryption. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/password-protect-pdf/) - **Sanitize PDF** Remove metadata, annotations, scripts, and more. - [**Unlock PDF** Remove the password from a PDF so it opens freely. *Guide*](https://paperwingapp.com/tools/unlock-pdf/) - **Flatten PDF** Make form fields and annotations non-editable. - **Remove Metadata** Strip hidden data from your PDF. - **Change Permissions** Set or change user permissions on a PDF. - **Digital Signature** Add a cryptographic digital signature using X.509 certificates. - **Validate Signature** Verify digital signatures and view certificate details. - **Timestamp PDF** Add an RFC 3161 document timestamp using a trusted TSA server. ## Open your next PDF in Paperwing. 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