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Your browser does the document work
PDFDock reads, transforms, and exports PDFs on the device you are using. There is no server-side document-processing queue.
Private PDF tools
Do PDF work without sending the document away
PDFDock is a local-first alternative for people who want to merge, compress, edit, and convert PDFs in their browser instead of uploading sensitive files to a document-processing service.
Local by architectureA browser-first
A browser-first
PDF workflow
Upload-first PDF apps may be useful for hosted collaboration. PDFDock takes a different approach for everyday sensitive work: document processing occurs on the device where the file already lives.
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You can verify the boundary
Open DevTools → Network while you merge the included synthetic demo PDFs. The source PDFs and merged result are not transmitted to PDFDock.
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Account data stays separate
A workspace stores only the account, billing, monthly usage, and parameter-only preset data needed to operate the service—not PDF bytes, filenames, or document contents.
A practical privacy check
Use the Network panel to verify the local workflow
PDFDock includes two synthetic demo PDFs so you can test without using a real document. You may see normal app requests and static assets; you should not see the demo source PDFs or merged result uploaded to PDFDock.
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Open Merge PDF.
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Click Use two synthetic demo PDFs.
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Merge them with DevTools → Network open.
Start with the job
Local tools for the work you need to finish
Try an eligible core tool as a guest. When you need a consistent workspace, create a Free account for 30 local tasks each month and saved settings.