PDF How-To Guides
Step-by-step answers for every PDF task: which settings to pick, what changes in your file, and how to fix common problems. Every guide links to a free tool that runs in your browser, so your files are never uploaded.
Organization
Convert
- How to Convert JPG to PDF Without Losing Quality
- How to Convert PNG to PDF and Keep Transparency
- How to Convert WebP to PDF (Images Saved From the Web)
- How to Convert a GIF to PDF (Every Frame or Just One)
- How to Convert a Bitmap (BMP) to PDF
- How to Convert TIFF to PDF, Including Multi-Page TIFFs
- How to Convert SVG to PDF (Online, Inkscape, or in Code)
- How to Combine Multiple Images Into One PDF
Edit
- How to Edit a PDF for Free (Text, Images, Shapes and Notes)
- How to Add Text to a PDF (Type Anywhere on the Page)
- How to Add an Image to a PDF (PNG, JPG, WebP or GIF)
- How to Add Shapes to a PDF (Boxes, Circles, Lines, Arrows)
- How to Draw on a PDF (Freehand, With a Mouse or Finger)
- How to Use a Pen Tool on a PDF (Smooth Handwriting)
- How to Erase in a PDF (and What You Can't Erase)
- How to Highlight Text in a PDF (Free PDF Highlighter)
- How to Underline Text in a PDF (Lines That Snap to Text)
Security
- How to Password Protect a PDF (Free, No Upload)
- How to Remove a Password From a PDF (When You Know It)
- How to Encrypt a PDF With AES-256 or AES-128
- How to Decrypt a PDF and Check Its Encryption
- How to Set PDF Permissions (Print, Copy, Edit, Comment)
- How to Restrict Printing of a PDF (Block or Low-Res Only)
- How to Prevent Copying Text From a PDF
- How to Prevent Editing of a PDF (Make It Read-Only)
- How to Restrict Comments and Annotations in a PDF