PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
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Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#2Is there a free service which covers the same features as Adobe acrobat?
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#3Is there a free service which covers the same features as Adobe acrobat?
acrobat does a ton of stuff. there are lots of tools that do some of the things it can do, but I don't you're going to find something that's a complete replacement for free
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#4So most common online pdf tools like smallpdf.com and ilovepdf.com are blocked on office networks for obvious reasons.
Can we save this page as .html file on a local folder and run it from browser -- never triggering the firewall / websense blockers etc?
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#5> We modify your PDF files in your browser, no upload required.
I can do all of this offline for free already with Acrobat or Preview.app on macOS.
> We try to make up some of the cost that we pay for hosting this service by employing a small amount of ads on our website.
Why?
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#6> We modify your PDF files in your browser, no upload required. I can do all of this offline for free already with Acrobat or Preview.app on macOS. > We try to make up some of the cost that we pay for hosting this service by employing a small amount of ads on our website. Why?
The free version of Acrobat is bloated, full of spam, and can’t actually do all of this (eg splitting and merging)
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#7"uses WebAssembly" - forgive me but what? How do I know my PDF isn't going to Russia? or China? I mean, I could wireshark it but I'd like to know more about what's in the webassembly. PDF's are sensitive to some organizations. As already stated, some orgs even block online pdf tools for obvious reasons.
I'm interested in this but I would be even more so if there was source so I can audit. Since it's running locally in my browser anyway.
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#8"uses WebAssembly" - forgive me but what? How do I know my PDF isn't going to Russia? or China? I mean, I could wireshark it but I'd like to know more about what's in the webassembly. PDF's are sensitive to some organizations. As already stated, some orgs even block online pdf tools for obvious reasons. I'm interested in this but I would be even more so if there was source so I can audit. Since it's running locally i…
Is WebAssembly less trustworthy than minified/obfuscated JavaScript?
WebAssembly has no implicit access to browser APIs so I wouldn't think so.
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#9"uses WebAssembly" - forgive me but what? How do I know my PDF isn't going to Russia? or China? I mean, I could wireshark it but I'd like to know more about what's in the webassembly. PDF's are sensitive to some organizations. As already stated, some orgs even block online pdf tools for obvious reasons. I'm interested in this but I would be even more so if there was source so I can audit. Since it's running locally i…
You can check the network tab. WebAssembly doesn't have magic powers like ActiveX or something like that.
Re: PDF Tool – Modify PDFs in the browser without uploading
#10So most common online pdf tools like smallpdf.com and ilovepdf.com are blocked on office networks for obvious reasons. Can we save this page as .html file on a local folder and run it from browser -- never triggering the firewall / websense blockers etc?
> You do not believe us?
We know that websites on the internet promise a lot of stuff. You can try our promise by yourself. Load the webpage, disable your internet connection and start editing PDFs. You are gonna be surprised.