How-tos that never upload

Privacy-first guides for PDF, photos, video, and audio. Each note opens the tool in this tab. Your file stays on your device.

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  • Compress and convert

    How to compress a PDF without uploading it

    A portal that rejects a large attachment does not care why the PDF is heavy. Compress PDF tries to make it smaller on your device. The useful part is knowing which mode matches the file you have, because the two modes do different things.

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    Open the tool: Compress PDF
  • Compress and convert

    How to turn JPG photos into one PDF

    A form that asks for one PDF does not want six separate photos. JPG to PDF makes each image a page, in the order you set, and keeps the photo data as it is. The pictures stay on your device.

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    Open the tool: JPG to PDF
  • Video

    How to compress a video without uploading it

    A phone video that will not fit in a chat or an email is usually too many pixels, not a mystery format. Compress video re-encodes it to an H.264 MP4 at a height you choose. The work happens on your device, and it is slower than a desktop app because the browser uses one thread.

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    Open the tool: Compress video
  • Audio

    How to reduce hiss in a short audio file

    A voice note recorded in a kitchen often carries a steady hiss from the room or the mic. Reduce noise lowers that hiss in this browser tab. It is not a studio restoration, and it is not the same as making the quiet parts silent or making the whole file louder.

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    Open the tool: Reduce noise

What these notes are

One job per note. The note says what the tool changes, what it refuses, and which page to open. It is not a news feed, and it does not invent a ranking of tools.

Nothing is uploaded

The privacy line on every tool is literal. Your file never leaves your device. Processing uses code in the tab. The guide itself is only text.

Frequently asked questions

Do these guides upload my file?

No. The tools they link to run in the browser tab. The guide does not ask for the file.

Do I need an account?

No. The tool pages open without an account.