Tools That Don't Upload vs PDFgear

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Tools That Don't Upload compared with PDFgear
Detail	Tools That Don't Upload	PDFgear
What it does	Browser tools that process files on your device without uploading them, plus REST API and MCP server	Free PDF editor software and online tools for reading, editing, converting, merging, and signing PDFs
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	KR	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Browser tools: free, no signup, no limits. API and MCP server: Free key with 1,000 credits/month; Dev plan $9/month with 100,000 credits/month; Business plan $49/month with 500,000 credits/month. Credit packs: Starter $5 (50,000 credits), Standard $10 (100,000 credits), Pro Pack $25 (300,000 credits	Free for basic PDF editing, conversion, merging, splitting, signing, and annotation with no limits stated. eSignGear (related e-signing platform) offers "Start Signing Free" option.
Key features	QR code generation from text or URL REST API for file processing, text extraction and AI tools MCP server integration for Claude and code editors Workflow automation for business tasks Network tools: DNS lookup, WHOIS and SSL check	Edit text, images, shapes, signatures, links, and fillable form fields in PDF Annotate with highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, notes, comments, stamps, shapes, and text boxes Batch convert between PDF, Word, TXT, JPG, Excel, PPT with lossless quality OCR to extract text from scanned PDFs in 30+ languages AI-powered document summarization and analysis Merge, split, and delete PDF pages Sign PDFs with mouse-drawn signatures Extract text from specific areas of PDF Available on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android Online tools for PDF tasks without installation
What makes it different	All files stay on your device—nothing is uploaded, no data stored 98 free browser tools with no signup required and no daily limits Developer API and MCP server for integrating tools into code and AI assistants Privacy by design with Cloudflare Workers processing in memory without storage	Completely free desktop and web-based PDF editing without signup or watermarks AI-powered features including document summarization and intelligent text extraction Works offline on desktop with enterprise-level features at no cost Seamless cross-platform workflow between Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android OCR support for 30+ languages to extract text from scanned documents
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	7 no change since last check	69 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	16
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	43
Referring domains (Majestic)	18	2091

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