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Everything you can do with a PDF

Free, step-by-step guides to editing, merging, converting, signing, and shrinking PDFs, plus AI tools to read and summarize them.

12 articles · updated September 2, 2026

Working with a PDF shouldn’t mean paying for bloated software. These guides cover the common tasks with free tools that get the job done, from editing and combining pages to converting, signing, and shrinking files, plus newer AI options for scanned and long documents.

01

Edit and organize pages

The everyday fixes: change what's on the page and get your files in order.

  1. new year background, adult, diary, journalEdit text and pages in a PDF for free6 min read
  2. audit, chart, graph, wallpaper 4kMerge several PDFs into a single file5 min read
  3. paper, shredder, flakes, recyclingSplit a PDF into separate files6 min read
  4. Hands pointing at printed business charts on a desk beside a coffee and a laptopRotate pages the right way upCovers making the rotation stick after you reopen the file.3 min read
02

Convert to another format

Turn a PDF into something you can reuse elsewhere.

  1. right, advocacy, lex, attorneyConvert a PDF to an editable Word document4 min read
  2. finance, accounting, tax, tax deductionConvert a PDF to JPG images for free4 min read
  3. great gallery, monument, architecture, constructionPull the images out of a PDFFor saving the original photos without losing quality.2 min read
03

Sign, protect, and shrink

  1. document, agreement, documents, signAdd your signature to a PDF5 min read
  2. pen, notebook, notepad, diaryRemove a password from a PDF you ownFor documents you have the right to open.6 min read
  3. filing cabinet, invoices, accounting, archivesCompress a PDF to a smaller sizeUseful when a file is too big to email or upload.4 min read
04

Read and summarize with AI

For long or scanned documents that are hard to work through by hand.

  1. piano, hands, music, musicianConvert a PDF to text with AIHandles scanned pages, not just digital text.6 min read
  2. web, network, technology, developerSummarize a long PDF with AI6 min read