Frequently Asked Questions

No — never. LocalEdit is a true offline PDF editor. All processing happens 100% locally inside your web browser using WebAssembly. Your files are never uploaded to any server. We physically cannot see, access, or store your documents. Your privacy is absolute.

Yes, and there is no trial — everything is free forever. LocalEdit provides 100+ PDF tools at no cost, with no hidden fees, no subscription plans, no usage limits, and no premium-only features locked behind a paywall. We believe essential document tools should be free for everyone.

Yes! After loading the site once, LocalEdit works as a fully offline PDF editor. Because all processing libraries are cached in your browser, you can merge, split, compress, rotate, and convert PDF files entirely without an internet connection. This makes it ideal for use in sensitive environments, on planes, or anywhere without reliable internet.

No artificial limits — at all. Because LocalEdit processes files using your own device's memory instead of uploading to a cloud server, you can edit, convert, or merge PDF files of any size for free. The practical maximum depends only on your device's available RAM, not any artificial restriction we impose.

Failures are rare but can happen for a few reasons:

• The PDF might be corrupted or not compliant with standard specifications.
• The file could be encrypted with a password you don't have. Please use our Decrypt tool first.
• The file might be a special "XFA" or dynamic form-based PDF, which some of our tools cannot process.

We care about your privacy. LocalEdit does not track personal information. We use Simple Analytics solely to see anonymous visit counts. This means we can know how many users visit our site, but we never know who you are. Simple Analytics is fully GDPR-compliant and respects your privacy.

LocalEdit is powered by cutting-edge browser technologies including WebAssembly (WASM), PDF-lib.js, PDF.js, and PyMuPDF. These compiled, high-performance libraries run natively in your browser at near-native speed, enabling rich offline PDF editing, conversion, compression, and annotation — all without any data ever leaving your device.