Local-first PDF workflows
Use this guide to understand the browser-local boundary for everyday merge, split, reorder, annotate, and export work.
- PDF and image bytes are opened with browser file APIs.
- Preview, page edits, and packet export run in client code and web workers.
- The download link is exposed only after a local PDF Blob is ready.
Boundary in plain language
PrivateLocalPDF focuses on browser-local core tools. The public pages avoid claims about encryption, compliance, anonymity, OCR, AI, or upload/server processing unless a feature is explicitly labeled and reviewed.