PDF Workflow — several jobs, every file, one pass
Pick the jobs — rotate, number pages, watermark, flatten, compress, clear metadata, add a password — and they run on every PDF you add, in the right order, in one go. Nothing is uploaded.
PDF Workflow
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Settings appear once you add a PDF.
Your settings are saved on this device.
Ctrl + Enter runs it ·
Bytes of your files sent anywhere: 0 B · nothing leaves this tab
Every request this page makes is listed as it happens. You’ll see our own code loading, and for some formats a codec engine, but never your file going out.
- Waiting for network activity…
Check it yourself: open your browser’s developer tools on the Network tab, or turn off Wi-Fi once the page has loaded. The tools keep working.
- 100% private Your PDFs never leave this device. Everything runs in your browser.
- No limits No file-size cap, no watermark, no sign-up and no daily quota. Free.
- Batch ready Add as many PDFs as you like; each one is handled and saved in one go.
How to batch process PDFs in one pass
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Add your PDFs: Add your PDFs — one, or a whole folder of them.
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Check the settings: Switch on the jobs you want. They always run in a safe order: pages are turned and numbered before anything is flattened or compressed, and the password goes on last.
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Save the result: Run it once. Every file comes out with every job done, ready to save one by one or all together as a ZIP.
Why it doesn’t upload
Workflows are for batches, and batches are where the sensitive files are: a month of invoices, a set of contracts, a folder of HR paperwork. Here the whole batch is processed in your browser — none of it goes to a server, however many files there are.
Check it in your browser’s Network tabWorth knowing
- Password-protected PDFs need their password removed first (Remove PDF Password), because every job has to read the pages.
- Compression works on the pictures inside a PDF. A PDF that is mostly text is already small, and stays about the same size.
- Page numbers and watermarks are written in the page’s own orientation, so a sideways page gets its number along its visual bottom edge.
- For a single job with every option — exact size targets, custom page ranges — the tool for that job goes further.
Under the hood
What happens to your file
The steps you choose run one after another on the same file, always in the order that keeps each one correct: stamping first, then flattening, compressing, removing metadata, and encryption last — because anything done after encryption would have to undo it. Each step uses the same engine as its own tool.
Reference: qpdf manual
Why batch process PDFs in one workflow?
Doing the same five jobs on twenty PDFs — rotate, number, watermark, compress, add a password — one tool at a time is slow and error-prone. A workflow runs all the jobs you pick on every PDF you add, in the right order, in one go.
Everything runs in your browser, so a batch of documents isn’t uploaded.
Common PDF batch jobs
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Preparing documents for clients
Number, watermark and password-protect a set of files.
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Cleaning scans
Rotate pages and compress a batch of scans.
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Publishing documents
Flatten and clear metadata from files before release.
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Archiving
Compress and number a set of PDFs for storage.
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Confidential sharing
Watermark and lock every file in a batch.
Tips for PDF workflows
- Remove passwords first; every job needs to read the pages.
- The workflow runs steps in a sensible order, so password protection always comes last.
- Compression helps scans most; text PDFs stay about the same size.
- For one job with every option, the dedicated tool goes further.
- Check one output before sending the whole batch.
Questions
How do I apply the same changes to many PDFs at once?
Add all the PDFs, switch on the jobs you want, and press Run the workflow. Each file gets every job, and you can save them together as a ZIP.
What order do the jobs run in?
Always the same, safe order: rotate, number the pages, watermark, flatten, compress, remove the metadata, then add the password. Turning pages first means numbers and watermarks land the right way up; the password goes on last because nothing can change a file after it is encrypted.
Can I number pages and add a watermark together?
Yes — that is the point of a workflow. Switch both on, set the style of each, and both are applied to every page of every file in one pass.
Is there a limit on how many PDFs I can process?
No. The work happens on your device, so the only limit is its memory. Files are processed one after another, and the progress shows which one is being worked on.
Are my PDFs uploaded?
No. Every job runs in this browser tab, including the password encryption. Nothing is sent to a server.