WeLovePDF

I've been building WeLovePDF (welovepdf.best) on and off, and finally have it in a state I'm proud to share. Most popular PDF tool sites (you know the ones) require you to upload your file to their servers before doing anything — merging, compressing, converting. That always bugged me, especially for anything sensitive. So I built a version where all the processing happens client-side, in your browser. Your file never leaves your device. Current feature set (60+ tools): - Merge / split / reorder / extract pages - Compress & repair PDFs - Convert to/from Word, Excel, PPT, images, Markdown, CSV - OCR scanned documents into searchable text - Password protect, unlock, e-sign, verify signatures - AI tools: ask questions about a PDF, summarize it, translate it, generate a quiz from it It's completely free right now — no account, no paywall. What I'm struggling with as a solo founder: - Getting the first wave of real users - Figuring out if "privacy-first" is actually a strong enough hook, or if people don't care as much as I think they do - Deciding whether to monetize at all, or keep it free and monetize differently (donations? ads? nothing?) If you have 2 minutes, I'd love for you to try one tool and tell me what you think: https://www.welovepdf.best/ Open to brutal feedback — that's kind of the point of posting here 🙂

Hey IH 👋 I'm the maker of WeLovePDF (welovepdf.best) — a free, browser-based PDF toolkit. The problem I wanted to fix: Every time I needed to merge, compress, or convert a PDF, I ended up on some sketchy "free PDF tool" site that made me upload my document to their server. For anything with personal info (resumes, contracts, IDs), that always felt wrong. What I built: WeLovePDF runs everything in the browser — nothing gets uploaded anywhere. It currently has 60+ tools across: - Organize (merge, split, reorder, extract pages) - Edit (watermark, page numbers, header/footer, annotate, redact) - Optimize (compress, repair, remove hidden metadata) - Scan & OCR (deskew, auto-enhance, OCR to searchable text) - Convert (PDF ↔ Word/Excel/PPT/HTML/Markdown/CSV/images, and back) - Security (protect, unlock, sign, verify signatures) - A few AI-powered ones too — Ask PDF, Summarize PDF, Translate PDF, Quiz from PDF No signup, no ads, no file leaves your device. Why I'm sharing this here: I built this solo, and I'm now trying to figure out distribution / growth. Would love feedback on: 1. Which tool feels most useful to you at first glance? 2. Anything about the site that feels confusing or untrustworthy? 3. Any tool you wish existed that isn't on the list? Try it here: https://www.welovepdf.best/ Would really appreciate any honest feedback 🙏