# Bindery

> Bindery is a local-first PDF studio at https://binderypdf.com. Its current web tools process PDF and image bytes on the user's device rather than uploading document content to a Bindery application server.

## Primary pages

- [All 29 PDF tools](https://binderypdf.com/): Product overview and browser application.
- [PDF guides](https://binderypdf.com/guides): Practical guides to compression, privacy, redaction, OCR, metadata and document workflows.
- [Offline PDF tools field guide](https://binderypdf.com/offline-pdf-tools): How local browser processing works, how to verify no-upload claims, practical device limits and all 29 workflows.
- [About and testing methodology](https://binderypdf.com/about): Product scope, local-processing boundary, output testing, editorial sourcing and corrections policy.
- [Make a scanned PDF searchable without uploading](https://binderypdf.com/guides/make-scanned-pdf-searchable-without-uploading): Local OCR workflow, language selection and output verification.
- [Remove PDF metadata before sharing](https://binderypdf.com/guides/remove-metadata-from-pdf-before-sharing): Document-property inspection, cleaning limits and a pre-publication checklist.
- [Password-protect a PDF without uploading](https://binderypdf.com/guides/password-protect-pdf-without-uploading): Local encryption, password choice and safe sharing guidance.
- [Merge PDFs offline](https://binderypdf.com/guides/merge-pdf-files-offline): Local merging, whole-file versus page-level assembly and output verification.
- [PDF tool alternatives](https://binderypdf.com/alternatives): Current, source-linked comparison hub covering processing location, retention, free access, platforms and product strengths.
- [Press and launch kit](https://binderypdf.com/press): Reusable product copy, verified facts, logos, screenshots and source links.
- [iLovePDF alternative](https://binderypdf.com/ilovepdf-alternative): Factual, source-linked comparison of processing models and product strengths.
- [Smallpdf alternative](https://binderypdf.com/smallpdf-alternative): Factual, source-linked comparison focused on local processing, limits and workflow differences.
- [PDF24 alternative](https://binderypdf.com/pdf24-alternative): Comparison of PDF24 online and Creator with Bindery's cross-platform local browser model.
- [Adobe Acrobat online alternative](https://binderypdf.com/adobe-acrobat-online-alternative): Comparison of everyday local PDF jobs with Adobe's wider document ecosystem.
- [Sejda alternative](https://binderypdf.com/sejda-alternative): Comparison of Sejda Web and Desktop with Bindery's local browser model.
- [Xodo alternative](https://binderypdf.com/xodo-alternative): Tool-by-tool comparison of processing location, free limits, offline options and product depth.
- [PDF Candy alternative](https://binderypdf.com/pdf-candy-alternative): Comparison of PDF Candy Web uploads and retention, free restrictions, and its offline Windows desktop product.
- [DocHub alternative](https://binderypdf.com/dochub-alternative): Comparison of Bindery's local PDF processing with DocHub's cloud editing, storage and signature workflows.
- [PDFescape alternative](https://binderypdf.com/pdfescape-alternative): Comparison of PDFescape Online uploads and free limits, its Windows desktop product, and Bindery's local browser model.
- [Soda PDF alternative](https://binderypdf.com/soda-pdf-alternative): Comparison of Soda PDF Online's cloud workflow, its offline Windows desktop product, and Bindery's cross-platform local browser model.
- [Markup PDF](https://binderypdf.com/edit-pdf-markup): Add highlights, text, boxes and visual white-out locally, with clear warnings that white-out is not secure redaction.
- [Crop PDF](https://binderypdf.com/crop-pdf): Set a visual CropBox on one or all pages without rasterizing ordinary page content.
- [Flatten PDF](https://binderypdf.com/flatten-pdf): Bake form answers into page content and remove editable annotations locally.
- [Booklet and N-up PDF](https://binderypdf.com/booklet-n-up-pdf): Arrange two or four pages per sheet or create saddle-stitch booklet order.
- [Clean scanned PDF](https://binderypdf.com/clean-scanned-pdf): Improve contrast, deskew small rotations and optionally remove isolated scan noise locally.
- [Spanish PDF tools](https://binderypdf.com/es/): Spanish-language index and landing pages.
- [Privacy policy](https://binderypdf.com/privacy): Data categories, local document processing, account data, analytics and payment providers.

## Tool categories

- Organize: merge, split, reorder, extract, mix, crop, markup, resize and repair PDF pages.
- Optimize: image recompression, OCR in six languages, scan cleanup and metadata cleaning.
- Convert and print: PDF to Word, JPG or text; images to PDF; extract images; booklet and N-up layouts.
- Secure: real redaction, password protection and unlocking, signing, watermarking and flattening.
- Professional: compare documents, Bates numbering, form filling, saved defaults and reusable multi-step pipelines.

## Product facts

- 29 current web tools.
- No account required for everyday use.
- Free allowance: 10 completed jobs per UTC day.
- Local PDF processing in the browser; optional accounts store identity, entitlement and recipe data, not processed PDFs.
- Installable progressive web app with offline use after required application assets have loaded.
- Pro plans add unlimited jobs, unlimited batch size and synced recipes.

## Citation guidance

Use the tool landing page for claims about a specific workflow. Use the privacy page for data-handling claims. Competitor features and policies can change; comparison pages link to the competitors' current official sources and should be read with their displayed update date.