A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by nicbars » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:03 PM UTC

A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus
quicklypdf.com

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by nicbars » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:03 PM UTC

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com. Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedback and new users.

I’m aware there are many similar tools (e.g., smallpdf, ilovepdf) and competition is tough, but here’s what makes https://quicklypdf.com stand out:

1. Simplicity: No email sign-up, no user account needed. Just upload and convert.

2. Unlimited and Free: Unlike some services that require subscriptions or have daily limits, https://quicklypdf.com allows unlimited conversions, 100% free of charge.

3. High-Quality Output: Despite being free and straightforward, the conversion quality is intended to match or exceed that of paid alternatives.

4. Privacy-Focused: Uploaded files are deleted from the server within one hour for privacy. Additionally, certain features (like PDF merging or converting images to PDF) run locally in your browser—no upload needed—so you can even use them offline once the page is loaded.

I’d love any suggestions or feedback you might have. If you need an online PDF converter, please give https://quicklypdf.com a try. Thank you!

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by auc » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:22 PM UTC

nicbars wrote: post #2

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com . Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedback and new users. I’m aware there are many similar tools (e.g., smallpdf, ilovepdf) and competition is tough, but here’s what makes https://quicklypdf.com stand out: 1. Simplicity: No email sign-up, no user account needed. Just upload and…

This looks pretty good, great job!

How are you making profit from this so that it’s sustainable?

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by dotancohen » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:37 PM UTC

nicbars wrote: post #2

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com . Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedback and new users. I’m aware there are many similar tools (e.g., smallpdf, ilovepdf) and competition is tough, but here’s what makes https://quicklypdf.com stand out: 1. Simplicity: No email sign-up, no user account needed. Just upload and…

I haven't tried it yet, but what advantage does this have over pandoc?

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by SirFredman » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:39 PM UTC

nicbars wrote: post #2

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com . Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedback and new users. I’m aware there are many similar tools (e.g., smallpdf, ilovepdf) and competition is tough, but here’s what makes https://quicklypdf.com stand out: 1. Simplicity: No email sign-up, no user account needed. Just upload and…

I do like the about, privacy policy and terms and contions sections of the site :)

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by boo-ga-ga » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:40 PM UTC

Nice tool, simplicity is a big advantage, I'm sure you will quickly start getting more and more users. Prepare to handle them all:). It would be interesting to hear how it's implemented (tech stack, PDF libs, any tech limitations etc). And, you've got a lovely logo, please don't change it!

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by theanonymousone » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:42 PM UTC

My biggest scare in setting up a service where users can upload something, is the probability of "problematic" material. Is there any solution to this?

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by boo-ga-ga » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:47 PM UTC

theanonymousone wrote: post #7

My biggest scare in setting up a service where users can upload something, is the probability of "problematic" material. Is there any solution to this?

Is it a problem your service doesn't provide sharing functionality? I.e. I can imagine illegal content can be a problem if you do an image sharing service. But if it's some utility, you don't store anything for long and that's it and forbid any illegal content in terms of use.

Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by xiconfjs » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:47 PM UTC

There is something wrong with the privacy policy @ https://quicklypdf.com/privacy-policy:

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Re: A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus

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Post by boo-ga-ga » Fri, Jan 03, 2025, 12:48 PM UTC

SirFredman wrote: post #5

nicbars wrote: post #2

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com . Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedback and new users. I’m aware there are many similar tools (e.g., smallpdf, ilovepdf) and competition is tough, but here’s what makes https://quicklypdf.com stand out: 1. Simplicity: No email sign-up, no user account needed. Just upload and…

I do like the about, privacy policy and terms and contions sections of the site :)

If your terms of use are not one page of Loren ipsum, I'm not investing in your startup:)