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Plain Tools helps you handle PDFs, quick file conversions, website status checks, and network diagnostics without making you hunt through thin landing pages first.
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These are the fastest routes into the workflows people use most often.
Merge or combine PDFs
Combine multiple PDF files locally with no upload step.
Open taskSplit or extract PDF pages
Pull out selected pages or ranges without sending files to a server.
Open taskCompress a PDF for sharing
Reduce file size locally for email, storage, or upload limits.
Open taskCheck whether a site is down
Run a live status check, then move into DNS or latency diagnostics if needed.
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If you know the kind of task but not the exact tool, start with one of the main hubs.
Work with PDFs
50 toolsMerge, split, compress, convert, OCR, and sign PDFs locally in your browser.
Convert and Handle Files
8 toolsUse browser-based conversion workflows for documents, text, and lightweight file tasks.
Check Site Status
1 toolsCheck whether a website is down, reachable, and responding in real time.
Check Network and DNS
4 toolsRun IP lookup, DNS checks, and latency diagnostics for everyday troubleshooting.
Image Tools
6 toolsExport PDF pages as images, combine images into PDFs, and optimise visual files locally.
Use Calculators (Sister Site)
Open Plain Figures for finance, maths, and day-to-day calculator workflows.
Processed locally
Core local workflows run in your browser, on your device.
No uploads for core tools
Local PDF operations do not require sending file contents to our servers.
Built for sensitive files
Practical workflows for legal, HR, finance, and admin documents.
Verifiable claims
Use DevTools Network inspection to validate no-upload behaviour.
Fast to use
Open, process, and download without waiting on an upload queue.
Popular tools
Open a working tool directly when you already know the job you need done.
Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDF files in-browser with no uploads.
Split PDF
Break a PDF into separate pages or ranges without sending files to a server.
Compress PDF
Optimise PDF size locally with practical controls.
PDF to Word
Convert text-based PDF documents into editable Word output in your browser.
Word to PDF
Turn DOCX files into PDFs locally for sharing, printing, or sign-off.
JPG to PDF
Bundle image files into a single PDF for forms, scans, or records.
DNS Lookup
Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, and other DNS records quickly.
Site Status Checker
Check whether a website is up, down, or degraded in real time.
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