I built a free PDF toolkit that never uploads your files — here's why

Hey IH 👋

I'm Fylora's founder, and I want to share why I built this and what I've learned so far.

The problem Every time I needed to merge or compress a PDF, I'd land on a tool drowning in ads, hit with a "sign up to continue" wall, or — worst of all — my file would silently get uploaded to some random server. For a free tool. That felt deeply wrong.

What I built Fylora is a free online PDF toolkit — merge, split, compress, convert, OCR and more — but with one core difference: everything runs in your browser. Your files never leave your device.

No uploads. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions.

Where I am right now

• Just launched this week on Product Hunt

• 19 tools live and working

• Zero paying users (it's free), but trying to grow organic traffic

What I need help with Honestly — distribution. The product works great, but I'm struggling to get it in front of people who'd actually care about privacy-first tools. If anyone has experience growing a free utility SaaS, I'd love to hear what worked for you.

🔗 fylora.online

Would love any feedback on the product or the positioning!