PDFecto
your perfect PDF
Edit, annotate, sign, merge, split, compress and convert your PDFs, and much more
Free, nothing to install and no uploading your documents anywhere: everything happens on your own computer.
Open PDFectoFree · Works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, on older computers too.
Your documents never leave your device
PDFecto opens, edits and saves files inside your browser. It is that simple: what is never sent cannot be lost.
Nothing is uploaded
No server ever sees your files: they are processed on your computer or phone.
No sign-up
No account, email or password needed.
No cookies
Only visits, which tools are used and for how long are counted, anonymously; never anything of your documents.
Nothing to install
Open the page and start. Nothing to download or update.
Everything you need for your PDFs
From fixing a typo to signing a contract, without switching programs.
Edit the text
Change what the document says, right on the page.
Annotate and draw
Notes, callouts, highlighter, pencil, shapes, arrows and numbered steps.
Realistic stamps
Turn a picture of your stamp into a rubber stamp that looks like real ink.
Digital signature
With AutoFirma (Spanish DNIe and installed certificates) or a certificate file. And see if anyone changed it afterwards.
Watermark
A text or an image on every page, with the angle and opacity you choose.
Passwords
Protect a PDF with a password, or open ones that already have one.
Compress
Shrink the file so it can be emailed without trouble.
Pages
Merge several PDFs, split them, reorder, rotate or delete pages.
Export
To Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images or flat PDF, and email it straight from the app.
Select text and add up amounts
Copy the text on the page, or mark its numbers and get the sum on a tape to paste into your spreadsheet.
Simulate a scan
Make the document look printed and scanned: the paper, the tilt, the folds and even a staple.
Presentation
Show the PDF full screen, page by page, in a meeting.
Compare versions
See what changed between two versions of a document, with every change marked.
Snapshots
Copy an area of the page as an image to paste into an email, a document or a chat.
Your handwritten signature
Scan your signature once, or type your name and pick the lettering, and put it on any document with one click.
Always guided
PDFecto tells you what it is doing, lets you know when it is done and explains any problem.
This is PDFecto
A clear window, with everything at hand and nothing in the way.
The screenshots show a sample document in Spanish. PDFecto is available in seven languages.
Learn to use it in a few minutes
The user guide explains every tool step by step, with a short video of each one. It is in Spanish, but the videos speak for themselves.
Open the user guideEveryday PDF jobs, without uploading to any website
The usual tasks, done in your own browser.
Edit a PDF online for free
Open the PDF, click on the text and fix it right on the page. Add notes, arrows or highlights and save. No sign-up and nothing to install.
Sign a PDF with AutoFirma or the Spanish DNIe
PDFecto opens AutoFirma so you can pick your Spanish electronic ID card (DNIe) or an installed certificate. The signature follows the European PDF signature standard (PAdES).
Sign with a .pfx or .p12 certificate
If your digital certificate is stored in a file, sign with it directly. The file and its password never leave your device. Several people can sign the same PDF.
Merge, split and compress PDFs without uploading them
Combine several PDFs into one, split pages out or shrink the file to send it by email. Ideal for payslips, contracts or medical reports you would rather not upload anywhere.
Convert a PDF to Word or Excel
Export the document to Word or Excel to keep working on it, or to images. The conversion is approximate, so check the result.
On old or work computers
Works with Chrome and Edge from version 109 and Firefox from 115, the last versions for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Since nothing is installed, no administrator rights are needed.
Frequently asked questions
Is PDFecto free?
Yes. It is free to use, with no sign-up and no account: open the page and start.
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. Files are opened, edited and saved inside your browser, and no server receives them. A document only leaves your device if you email it or save it to a network folder yourself.
How do I sign a PDF with AutoFirma or the Spanish DNIe?
Install AutoFirma, which is free and can be downloaded from the Spanish Government's Electronic Signature Portal (Portal de Firma Electrónica), and, if you use the DNIe, connect the card reader. In PDFecto press “Sign”, choose AutoFirma and select your certificate in the window that opens.
Can I sign with a certificate file?
Yes: with .pfx or .p12 files (in Mexico, also .cer and .key) and their password. It works in any country, and the signing happens in your browser without sending the certificate anywhere.
Can I edit the text of a scanned PDF?
Text that is already in a PDF can be changed right on the page. A scanned document, however, is an image: its text cannot be edited, but you can write notes on it, highlight it, stamp it or sign it.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Chrome, Edge or Firefox is enough. Only if you want to sign with AutoFirma do you need AutoFirma installed on the computer.
Does it work on phones?
Yes, with the basic tools. The full set of features is in the computer version.
How is it different from other PDF websites?
It does the usual tasks (editing, signing, merging, splitting, compressing or converting PDFs), but without uploading your files to any server: everything happens in your browser.
Which languages is it available in?
Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese.
PDFecto in six minutes
A video with the essentials: privacy, editing, adding up amounts, stamps, signatures and how to organise and export your PDFs. It is in Spanish.
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