Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SoHappyPDF

PDF tools that expire your files in ~2 hours

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Free, in-browser PDF editor▲791
BreezePDF lets you edit, sign, merge, compress, redact, OCR, fill forms, extract tables, and use 30+ more PDF tools — all in the browser, no sign-up. Files never leave your computer. I built it because when people search Google for common PDF tasks, many of the tools they find upload documents to a server. I wanted an option that keeps files local instead. I posted an earlier version on HN last spring: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43880962 At the time it only supported a small set of features. Over the last 10 months I rebuilt large parts of it and expanded it to…
2025 · breezepdf.com · its alternatives →
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TrulyFree PDF Tools▲3
PDF tools that run in your browser. Free forever.
Apr 2026 · trulyfreetools.com · its alternatives →
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ToolPDFs▲25
57 private document tools that run in your browser
Aug 2026 · toolpdfs.com · its alternatives →
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FinishPDF▲3
Private PDF tools that never upload your documents
Aug 2026 · finishpdf.com · its alternatives →
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FavorPDF▲10
Every PDF tool you need — free, private, no sign-up
Jul 2026 · favorpdf.com · its alternatives →
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MergePDF,Free, Secure, online PDF Merger▲6
Merge PDFs instantly — no upload, no signup, just local.
2025 · mergepdf.toolina.com · its alternatives →
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HugMyPDF ▲3
35 free PDF tools. Files never leave your browser.
May 2026 · hugmypdf.com · its alternatives →
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FoldPDF
Split & merge PDFs in your browser — 0 uploads, 100% private
Mar 2026 · its alternatives →
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PDFStax▲2
Compress, merge & edit PDFs online — free, no sign-up needed
Aug 2026 · pdfstax.com · its alternatives →
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Fill and sign PDF from any website with a single line of code▲16
Enable your website visitors to fill, annotate, merge and edit PDF files without leaving your website. Use the iframe, Javascript script or React component.
2023 · simplepdf.github.io · its alternatives →
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20PDF▲2
20 free PDF tools — no signup, no watermark
Aug 2026 · 20pdf.figma.site · its alternatives →
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ShrinkPDF▲3
7 free PDF tools that never leave your browser
Jun 2026 · shrinkpdf.fyi · its alternatives →
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PDFHaul▲2
PDF tools that actually delete your files.
May 2026 · pdfhaul.com · its alternatives →
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FoldPDF▲4
30+ PDF tools that run privately in your browser
Jun 2026 · foldpdf.online · its alternatives →
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ThePDFNinja▲4
100% free PDF converter & editor. No sign-up required.
Jun 2026 · thepdfninja.com · its alternatives →
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SimplePDF Tools▲1
25+ Free PDF Tools – No Signup, No Watermark, No Limits
Mar 2026 · simplepdftools.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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freepdf.lol▲2
privacy-first PDF tools that just work.
May 2026 · freepdf.lol · its alternatives →
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FreeFixPDF▲2
Free PDF tools that never leave your browser
Aug 2026 · freefixpdf.com · its alternatives →
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ClickPDF▲4
100% private, browser-based PDF tools. No file uploads.
Aug 2026 · clickpdf.in · its alternatives →
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Advanced PDF Tools▲3
Free PDF tools: merge, compress, convert & edit. No signup.
Jun 2026 · apdftools.com · its alternatives →
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FileLumo
Free PDF tools — no signup, files deleted in 1 hour
Apr 2026 · filelumo.com · its alternatives →
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EasyPDFNex▲3
131+ free PDF tools, 100% private, right in your browser
Jul 2026 · easypdfnex.app · its alternatives →
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PuraPDF▲6
Free pdf tools - merge, split, convert & edit files online
2025 · purapdf.com · its alternatives →
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EasyFreePDF▲6
Fast, Secure, and 100% Free Browser-Based PDF Tools.
Jul 2026 · easyfreepdf.com · its alternatives →

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