A premium, open-source PDF toolkit built entirely in the browser. Merge, split, compress, convert, and manage your documents safely locally without ever sending them to a server.
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Murtuja Full-Stack Developer |
Hi! I'm Murtuja, a passionate developer who loves building premium, production-grade web applications. PDFly is a platform built to provide a beautiful, seamless, and-most importantly-private way to manage PDF documents. I built this because I was tired of uploading sensitive documents to random online tools just to rotate a page or split a PDF. PDFly fixes that. It's fast, it's private, and everything happens directly via modern web APIs on your machine. My goal is to prove that utility tools can feature polished, elegant UIs while remaining highly functional and secure.
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PDFly brings together 12 powerful PDF tools into one seamless, browser-based ecosystem.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Merge PDFs | Combine multiple PDFs into one with an intuitive drag-and-drop reordering interface. |
| Split PDFs | Split by custom page ranges or extract individual pages effortlessly. |
| Rotate Pages | Rotate pages by 90°, 180°, or 270° - apply globally or selectively. |
| Manage Pages | Visually delete unwanted pages or rearrange them on an interactive canvas. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| PDF to Image | Export pages as high-quality JPG or PNG files, bundled into an instant ZIP download. |
| Image to PDF | Stitch together multiple images (JPG, PNG, WebP) into a clean, unified document. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Compress Files | Intelligently reduce PDF file sizes while maintaining sharp readability. |
| Watermarking | Stamp custom text across all pages with precise control over rotation, position, and opacity. |
| Page Numbers | Automatically inject formatted page numbers with customizable styling. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Zero Data Exposure | Absolute privacy. All processing runs completely un tethered on the client side; nothing ever reaches a server. |
| Protect | Add robust password protection to your confidential PDFs to restrict unauthorized access. |
| Unlock | Instantly remove password encryption from PDFs you rightfully own. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Sleek Aesthetic | A pristine dark-mode UI with smooth glassmorphism, animated elements, and responsive states. |
| Drag & Drop | Effortless interactions powered by @dnd-kit for completely frictionless file handling. |
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Next.js & React |
TypeScript 5 |
Tailwind v4 |
pdf-lib |
| Icon | Category | Technology | Purpose |
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| Framework | Next.js 16 | App Router pages, server rendering logic, and lightning-fast delivery. | |
| Language | TypeScript | Robust end-to-end type safety for rock-solid stability. | |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 | Rapid UI construction with a consistent, utility-first design system. | |
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Animations | Framer Motion | Fluid micro-interactions and page transitions defining the premium feel. |
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PDF Processing | pdf-lib & pdfjs | In-memory document viewing and manipulation directly in the browser. |
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File Utils | sharp & JSZip | Client-side image optimizations and archiving tools. |
pdfly/
├── src/
│ ├── app/ # Next.js App Router (Layouts, Pages, SEO config)
│ │ ├── tools/ # Tools landing directory
│ │ └── tool/... # Dynamic routing for 12 independent tools
│ │
│ ├── components/ # Reusable UI Architecture
│ │ ├── Navbar.tsx
│ │ ├── pdf/... # PDF Preview and generic visualization primitives
│ │ └── tools/... # Encapsulated state panels for each action (e.g. MergeControls.tsx)
│ │
│ └── lib/ # Core business logic processing
│ ├── tools.ts # Centralized dictionary map of endpoints to icons/descriptions
│ └── pdf/... # The mathematical heavy lifting: atomic scripts hitting 'pdf-lib'
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├── public/ # Static media payloads and OS icons
├── tailwind.config.js # Tailwind specification extensions
└── package.json # Dependencies map
- Node.js v18 or later
- npm, yarn, or pnpm
git clone https://github.com/imurtuja/PDFly.git
cd PDFlynpm installSince all logic is client-driven, there are zero .env variables or API configurations to establish.
npm run devOpen http://localhost:3000 to start processing your PDFs instantly!
PDFly uses Next.js server logic gracefully out-of-the-box and can deploy to Vercel instantly. The stable version is currently live and performing locally at pdfly.murtuja.in
Contributions are highly encouraged!
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/cool-new-tool - Commit your changes:
git commit -m "feat: added OCR text extraction" - Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/cool-new-tool - Open a Pull Request
Murtuja - Full-Stack Developer
Distributed under the MIT License.
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