ImagePDF.Tools
Privacy-first PDF & image tools that run in your browser
It started with a simple question:
Why do I need to upload a file somewhere just to perform a basic PDF or image operation?
Converting an image to PDF, compressing a document, merging files, or splitting a PDF sounds simple. But most online tools work by sending your files to a remote server, processing them there, and returning the result.
That's not always something you want to do.
Invoices, certificates, personal photos, contracts, business documents, and other files can contain information that people simply shouldn't have to upload to a third-party server for a basic file operation.
So I decided to build something different.
I started working on ImagePDF.Tools, a browser-based collection of PDF and image utilities where processing happens locally on the user's device whenever possible.
The idea is simple:
Select a file → process it in your browser → get the result.
No account required. No unnecessary upload. No waiting for a remote server to process a file.
I'm building it around browser technologies such as JavaScript, WebAssembly, Canvas APIs, and client-side processing.
The goal isn't to build another giant collection of complicated PDF features.
I want to make the common operations fast, simple, and privacy-conscious.
The project is still evolving, and there are plenty of things I want to improve — performance, browser compatibility, additional tools, and the overall experience.
I'd love to hear from other indie hackers:
When you use an online PDF or image tool, is privacy something you actually think about, or is convenience usually more important?
You can take a look at what I'm building here:
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