Why ColaPDF exists

I'm Mário, an architect in Porto. I needed to merge and split PDFs every week, and I didn't like sending contracts and client drawings to servers I knew nothing about. So I built tools that do the job on your own device.

How it's different

Most PDF sites

Your file travels to their server and back. A copy exists on someone else's computer, at least for a while.

ColaPDF

The tool comes to your file, not the other way round. It runs in your browser and never sends the file anywhere.

That's also why it works with airplane mode on. Try it.

The deal

Free

Every tool, no trial, no premium plan.

No sign-up

No account, no email, nothing to remember.

No watermark

Your pages come out exactly as they went in.

Works offline

Once the page has loaded. Make searchable needs its language file the first time.

Found a bug? Missing a tool?

I read every message. It's one person, so replies can take a few days.

Write to me

Built on open-source software: pdf.js, pdf-lib, jsPDF, ExcelJS, Tesseract.js, libheif, Mediabunny, LAME, ONNX Runtime and TensorFlow.js. The AI uses the U²-Netp and Real-ESRGAN models. libheif and LAME are used as published, under the LGPL. Licences: libheif, LAME, Mediabunny, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow.js, U²-Netp, Real-ESRGAN, libheif source code.