Edit any PDF, without uploading it anywhere.
Dastavej is a free PDF editor that runs entirely in your browser. Merge, edit, watermark, convert, compress and OCR your documents — your files never touch a server, so there's nothing to leak and nothing to pay for.
No sign-up. No file-size limit. No watermark on your work. Genuinely free.
One tool. Every everyday PDF job.
View, organize & merge
Reorder, rotate, duplicate, split and merge PDFs in a few clicks.
Edit & annotate
Rewrite text, highlight, draw, and drop in signatures or images.
Watermark & numbering
Add watermarks, headers, footers and page numbers in bulk.
Convert
PDF to Word, Excel and PowerPoint — generated right in your browser.
Forms & OCR
10 ready form templates that export responses to Excel, plus OCR to make scans searchable.
Compress
Shrink file size for email or upload limits, without shipping the file anywhere.
On-device AI
Bring your own local model (Ollama, LM Studio) or an API key you control — generate documents, fill forms, or chat with your PDF via RAG. Nothing leaves your browser.
No server means no reason to charge you.
Every popular PDF tool wants your file on their server — uploaded, queued, processed, and rented back to you as a subscription. Dastavej is a static site: rendering, editing, compression, OCR, conversion and form processing all run inside your browser using open-source engines. There's no infrastructure bill to pass on to you.
Open Dastavej
No account, no install. It's a website.
Drop your file
It loads straight into your browser's memory.
Edit, merge or convert
Everything runs on your device — nothing is sent out.
Download
Your original file, and copy, never left your machine.
Dastavej is one of the free tools built alongside Prabhas SaaS — practical software that respects your data by design. Liked it? The developer accepts a ₹199 coffee, entirely optional. Everything else stays free.