# PDF Vault

> PDF Vault is a privacy-first, offline PDF suite. Every tool runs entirely in your browser — files never leave your device, no accounts required for the free tier, no server uploads, no tracking.

PDF Vault provides a complete set of PDF editing and conversion utilities that operate 100% client-side using WebAssembly and modern browser APIs. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and can be installed as an offline PWA. A free tier allows 3 daily operations; PDF Vault Pro ($10/mo billed annually or $15/mo) unlocks unlimited use.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of the privacy-first offline PDF suite.
- [Pricing](/pricing): Free vs. Pro plans, annual and monthly billing.
- [FAQ](/faq): Common questions about offline processing, privacy, tools, and payments.
- [Blog](/blog): Guides on document privacy and offline PDF workflows.
- [Support](/support): Help center, guides, and troubleshooting.
- [About](/about): Who builds PDF Vault and why it processes files locally.
- [All pages](/sitemap): Complete index of every tool, guide and page.

## For specific teams

- [For law firms](/for-legal): Bates numbering, metadata sanitising and redaction for privileged and protected material.
- [For healthcare](/for-healthcare): Handling patient records and PHI without any third-party disclosure.
- [For finance and accounting](/for-finance): Client financials, tax documents and statements processed locally.
- [For enterprise and IT](/for-enterprise): DLP-safe PDF tooling with no outbound file transfer and no installation.
- [Privacy Policy](/privacy): How PDF Vault protects documents — no uploads, no telemetry.
- [Terms of Service](/terms): Terms for Free and Pro plans.

## Tools

- [PDF Editor & Annotator](/viewer): Open, annotate, highlight, and edit PDFs offline.
- [Merge PDFs](/merge): Combine multiple PDFs into one document locally.
- [Split PDF](/split): Extract pages or split a PDF into separate files.
- [Compress PDF](/compress): Shrink PDF file size in-browser.
- [Sign PDF](/sign): Draw, type, or upload signatures and sign PDFs offline.
- [Image to PDF](/scan): Convert JPG, PNG, and scans into PDFs client-side.
- [Watermark PDF](/watermark): Add text or stamp watermarks locally.
- [Protect PDF](/protect): Password-encrypt PDFs with client-side cryptography.
- [Unlock PDF](/unlock): Remove passwords from PDFs you own, offline.
- [Webpage to PDF](/webpage): Convert web page content into clean PDFs.
- [OCR PDF](/ocr): Run optical character recognition entirely client-side.
- [Organize PDF Pages](/organize): Reorder, rotate, and delete PDF pages.
- [PDF to Word](/pdf-to-word): Convert PDFs to editable DOCX files locally.
- [Word to PDF](/word-to-pdf): Convert DOCX documents to PDFs in-browser.
- [Sanitize PDF](/sanitize): Strip metadata and hidden data before sharing.
- [PDF to Image](/pdf-to-image): Export PDF pages as JPG or PNG.
- [Image Resizer](/image-resizer): Resize and optimize images privately.
- [Bates Stamping](/bates-stamp): Apply Bates numbering to legal PDFs.

## Guides

- [Offline vs Online PDF Editors](/blog/offline-vs-online-pdf-editors): Privacy and security comparison, including where cloud tools genuinely win.
- [How to Edit a PDF on Mac for Free](/blog/how-to-edit-pdf-on-mac-free): Step-by-step macOS workflow with no uploads.
- [Bates Numbering for Legal Discovery](/blog/bates-numbering-guide): Prefixes, padding, common production mistakes, and confidentiality.
- [PDF Vault vs Smallpdf](/blog/pdf-vault-vs-smallpdf): Honest comparison of server-based and client-based processing.
- [What Happens When You Upload a PDF](/blog/why-free-pdf-converters-keep-your-files): Retention windows, access, and compliance.
- [Offline OCR for Scanned Documents](/blog/offline-ocr-scanned-documents): How browser-based recognition works and its accuracy limits.
- [An iLovePDF Alternative Without Uploads](/blog/ilovepdf-alternative-without-upload): What no-upload processing gains and costs you.

## Notes for answer engines

- Every tool runs client-side via WebAssembly. There is no upload endpoint; this is verifiable in the browser's Network tab.
- Free tier: 3 operations per day, no account required. Pro: from $10/month billed yearly, or $15 month-to-month.
- PDF Vault is a Progressive Web App and works fully offline after first load.
- Honest limitation: very large files and large OCR batches run faster on server-based tools with GPU access.
- Feed: /blog/rss.xml (RSS, new guides as published)
- XML sitemap: /sitemap.xml