67 Things You Can Do With a PDF for Free — The Ultimate List

A PDF isn't just a file you open and close. It can be merged, split, signed, translated, summarised by AI, converted to six other formats, secured with bank-grade encryption, or turned into a searchable archive — and every single one of the 67 things below can be done for free, in your browser, without uploading anything anywhere.

This is the complete list of what's possible with RightPDFKit. Bookmark it — there's a good chance you'll need at least one of these eventually.

1–13 📑 Organise & Rearrange Pages

• 1
  Merge PDFs

  Combine unlimited PDF files into one document, in any order you choose.
• 2
  Split PDF

  Break one PDF into separate files — by page range or every page individually.
• 3
  Reorder Pages

  Drag and drop to rearrange page order before exporting.
• 4
  Extract Pages

  Pull out specific pages into a brand new PDF.
• 5
  Delete Pages

  Remove unwanted pages from any document.
• 6
  Duplicate Page

  Copy a page within the same document.
• 7
  Insert Blank Page

  Add an empty page anywhere in your PDF.
• 8
  Reverse Page Order

  Flip the entire document back to front.
• 9
  N-up Layout

  Print multiple pages onto a single sheet.
• 10
  Resize Pages

  Change page dimensions — A4, Letter, Legal and more.
• 11
  PDF Bookmarks

  Add a clickable table of contents to long documents.
• 12
  Remove Blank Pages

  Automatically detect and delete empty pages from scans.
• 13
  Header / Footer (Custom Text)

  Add freeform custom text to the header or footer, separate from page numbering.

14–27 ✍️ Edit, Annotate & Style

• 14
  Rotate Pages

  Fix sideways or upside-down pages — 90°, 180° or 270°.
• 15
  Crop Pages

  Trim margins or unwanted borders from any page.
• 16
  Add Image

  Insert logos, photos or graphics onto a page.
• 17
  Annotate

  Highlight text, add sticky notes and draw markup.
• 18
  Edit PDF Text

  Click directly on text in a PDF and edit it inline.
• 19
  Redact

  Permanently black out sensitive content before sharing.
• 20
  Header / Footer

  Add running text, page titles or dates to every page.
• 21
  Add Watermark

  Stamp text or a logo diagonally across every page.
• 22
  Page Numbers

  Number pages automatically, with custom start position.
• 23
  Page Numbers (Custom Position)

  Place numbering precisely — corner, centre, or with Roman numerals.
• 24
  Bates Numbering

  Apply sequential legal numbering for court documents.
• 25
  QR Code Stamp

  Add a scannable QR code to any page.
• 26
  Redline / Track Changes

  Mark up edits and revisions visibly on the page.
• 27
  Grayscale PDF

  Convert a full-colour PDF to black and white.

28–33 🔐 Security & Access Control

• 28
  Protect PDF

  Encrypt a PDF with AES-256 so only a password can open it.
• 29
  Unlock PDF

  Remove a password from a PDF you already have access to.
• 30
  Password Strength Check

  Test how strong your chosen password actually is.
• 31
  Flatten PDF

  Lock in form fields so they can't be edited after signing.
• 32
  Flatten Annotations

  Merge comments and markup permanently into the page content.
• 33
  Edit Metadata

  View and change a PDF's author, title and properties.

34–37 🔍 OCR & Text Extraction

• 34
  OCR Scanned PDF

  Make scanned documents searchable and selectable.
• 35
  PDF to Text

  Pull every word out of a PDF into a plain text file.
• 36
  Scan to PDF

  Turn a phone camera photo into a clean PDF.
• 37
  Bulk Extractor

  Extract structured data from up to 20 PDFs into one CSV.

38–44 🤖 AI-Powered Tools

• 38
  AI Summarise

  Get a concise summary of a long PDF in seconds.
• 39
  AI Chat with PDF

  Ask questions about your document and get direct answers.
• 40
  AI Translate

  Translate the full content of a PDF into another language.
• 41
  AI Simplify

  Turn dense or technical PDFs into plain English.
• 42
  AI Extract Data

  Pull names, dates and amounts straight into a CSV.
• 43
  AI Review & Proofread

  Get AI feedback on grammar, clarity and structure.
• 44
  AI Grammar Polish

  A lighter-touch AI pass focused purely on grammar and typo fixes.

45–59 🔄 Convert To & From Other Formats

• 45
  PDF to Word

  Turn any PDF into an editable .docx file.
• 46
  Word to PDF

  Convert a Word document into a polished PDF.
• 47
  PDF to Excel

  Extract tables and data into an .xlsx spreadsheet.
• 48
  Excel to PDF

  Convert a spreadsheet into a shareable PDF.
• 49
  PDF to PowerPoint

  Turn PDF pages into editable .pptx slides.
• 50
  PDF to Markdown

  Export PDF content as clean .md, ideal for AI workflows.
• 51
  Markdown to PDF

  Convert Markdown files into formatted PDFs.
• 52
  PDF to Images

  Export every page as a separate PNG image.
• 53
  Image to PDF

  Combine JPG or PNG images into a single PDF.
• 54
  PDF to CSV

  Extract tabular data directly into a spreadsheet format.
• 55
  HTML to PDF

  Convert a webpage into a clean, printable PDF.
• 56
  PDF to HTML

  Turn a PDF into structured webpage markup.
• 57
  PDF/A Conversion

  Convert to the long-term digital archive standard.
• 58
  PDF to Audio

  Listen to your PDF read aloud.
• 59
  Batch Convert

  Convert multiple files in one go instead of one at a time.

60–62 ✒️ Sign, Fill & Certify

• 60
  Sign PDF

  Draw, type or upload a signature and place it on any page.
• 61
  eSign + Certificate

  Apply a SHA-256 certified signature for added trust.
• 62
  Fill PDF Form

  Type directly into existing PDF form fields.

63–67 🛠️ Compare & Repair

• 63
  Compare PDFs

  See a side-by-side diff between two versions of a document.
• 64
  Compare PDF Versions

  Run a deeper content-level diff that checks text changes, not layout.
• 65
  Repair PDF

  Fix corrupted or damaged PDF files.
• 66
  Preview PDF

  Quickly view pages without opening a separate app.
• 67
  Compress PDF

  Shrink file size for email or upload limits.

How these 67 tools are organised

Roughly speaking, the tools split into two types:

• Offline-first tools (60 of them) — merging, splitting, signing, converting, compressing, securing. These work even if you disconnect from the internet after the page loads.
• AI-powered tools (7 of them) — summarise, chat, translate, simplify, extract data, proofread and grammar polish. These need a connection to process language, but your file is still never stored.

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