Free, private PDF and image tools that run in your browser

FilePilot is a free collection of 90+ browser-based tools for PDFs, images and everyday file tasks. Every tool processes your file locally on your own device using WebAssembly and the Canvas API, so your documents are never uploaded, queued, stored or scanned on someone else's server. No account, no watermark, no ads.

Your files never leave your device

Most online PDF and image tools upload your document to their servers, process it there, and send a copy back. That means your file is stored — however briefly — on hardware you do not control, handled by code you cannot audit, under a retention policy you have to take on trust. FilePilot works differently: it reads your file into browser memory and processes it locally using WebAssembly, the Canvas API and Web Workers. Nothing is transmitted, so there is no upload queue, no server-side copy and no account to create. You can verify it yourself in your browser's Network tab.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Are my files uploaded to a server?

    No. FilePilot reads your file into browser memory and processes it on your own device. Nothing is transmitted to a server, so there is no upload queue, no storage and no retention policy to trust. You can confirm this yourself: open your browser's Network tab while a tool runs and you will see no file data leaving the page.

  • Is FilePilot really free?

    Yes. Every tool is free with no account, no sign-up, no watermarks and no page limits. Because processing happens on your device rather than on rented servers, there are no per-file costs to pass on to you.

  • What can FilePilot do?

    Over 90 tools across PDFs and images: merge, split, compress, rotate, reorder, delete and extract pages, add page numbers, watermarks, stamps and signatures, redact and flatten, plus conversions to and from JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, CBZ, ZIP, JSON, Markdown and plain text. Image tools cover compression, resizing, cropping, format conversion, metadata stripping and AI background removal.

  • Does FilePilot work offline?

    Mostly, yes. Once the page has loaded, the tools run without a network connection because the processing code is already in your browser. A few AI-assisted tools download a model file on first use and need a connection for that initial download only.

  • How is this different from Smallpdf, iLovePDF or Adobe?

    Those services upload your document to their infrastructure, process it there and send a copy back, which means your file is stored — however briefly — on hardware you do not control. FilePilot does the same work in your browser, so the file never leaves your device. That matters most for contracts, tax returns, medical records and ID scans.

  • Is FilePilot related to the File Pilot Windows file manager?

    No. FilePilot at filepilot.space is a free web app for PDF and image tasks that runs in any browser. File Pilot is a separate, unrelated Windows file-explorer replacement. The two share a name but nothing else.

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