The latest articles on DEV Community by soloCODE (@solocodeb). https://dev.to/solocodeb https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4038502%2Fd4f9e01d-7fcd-4478-855c-a7adca9194f8.png https://dev.to/solocodeb en soloCODE Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:59 +0000 https://dev.to/solocodeb/i-built-a-100-private-pdf-toolkit-that-runs-entirely-in-the-browser-no-server-uploads-1o0k https://dev.to/solocodeb/i-built-a-100-private-pdf-toolkit-that-runs-entirely-in-the-browser-no-server-uploads-1o0k <p>Hey everyone! I just launched PDFLabs, a free web toolkit for PDFs.</p> <p>The biggest difference between this and sites like iLovePDF is that it has no backend server. Everything runs locally in the browser using JavaScript (pdf-lib &amp; pdf.js). When you drop a file to merge, split, or compress it, the file never actually leaves your device.</p> <p>It has 13 tools right now:</p> <p>Merge / Split / Reorganize / Delete / Rotate PDFs<br> PDF to Images / Images to PDF / Text to PDF / Extract Text<br> Compress PDF / Add Watermark / Add Page Numbers / PDF Info<br> Try it out here: <a href="https://roaring-mermaid-ba6504.netlify.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://roaring-mermaid-ba6504.netlify.app</a></p> <p>I'm a solo developer, so I'd love to hear your feedback on the UI/UX, mobile responsiveness, and how it performs on larger files. Brutal honesty is appreciated!</p> webdev productivity javascript privacy