Honest local-tool pricing
Free basics and one-time Local License
Basic local import, page edits, and watermark-free PDF export are available without an account. The one-time Local License unlocks higher browser-local limits and paid local conveniences where they are implemented. OCR, AI, cloud storage, optional upload processing, and provider-cost services are not bundled by default.
Current browser entitlement
Free
Free basics are active: local import, page edits, and watermark-free export remain available without an account.
Free
$0Useful local packet builder with no account, no watermark, and basic export before any checkout.
- Basic browser-local import, edit, and export
- Standard metadata cleanup where verified
- No account, no watermark
- Up to 3 source files
- Up to 40 active pages
- Original fidelity export
Local License
$29 one-timePay once for higher browser-local limits and restore with a license key, without creating an account.
- Higher local file and batch limits
- License key restore on this browser or another device
- Browser-local size-target presets with clear failures
- Selected-page extract cleanup as a paid convenience
- No PrivateLocalPDF account required
- No PDF uploads for core tools
- Does not include OCR, AI, optional-upload processing, cloud storage, third-party provider costs, or variable-cost services by default
Checkout And Restore
Buy the one-time Local License with Stripe Checkout, then activate in this browser after signed payment verification.
The checkout action redirects to Stripe Checkout. The payment handoff is limited to the Local License tier, price, one-time cadence, entry point, and timestamp.
Free-Tier Gate
EnforcedLarger packet and batch export limits are blocked on Free.
EnforcedLocal size-target compression is blocked on Free until Local License is active.
These checks use counts and byte totals only. They do not read filenames, document text, thumbnails, hashes, exact document type, page images, or PDF metadata values.
Included in free basics
- No account required for basic browser-local import, edit, and export.
- No watermark added to basic local PDF exports.
- Core merge, split, reorder, rotate, annotate, sign, compress attempts, image import, and export stay in the browser workflow.
Not bundled by default
- OCR, AI cleanup, optional upload/server processing, cloud storage, and provider-cost services.
- Any stronger privacy, compliance, encryption, or identity-signing promise that is not explicitly labeled.
- Exact paid file-size or batch limits beyond the limits already implemented in the product.
Privacy-safe measurement
Pricing interest can be measured with license tier, price, one-time cadence, source route, and timestamp. License restore should use the license key and provider metadata only. Neither flow should include filenames, document text, thumbnails, hashes, exact document types, page images, or PDF metadata values.