The frustrating moment that made me build Opdf

A while back, I needed to compress a PDF with sensitive documents before sending it.

I opened the first tool that came up on Google. Uploaded my file. Got the result.

Then I noticed: "Your file will be stored on our servers for 24 hours."

That made me uncomfortable. Why does a file compression tool need to store my files at all?

I looked at alternatives. Most of them do the same thing. Upload, process on server, download.

So I spent time building Opdf — 27 PDF tools that run entirely in your browser using JavaScript. The file never leaves your device. No server ever sees it.

Not because I'm paranoid. Just because it shouldn't need to be that complicated.

Would love feedback from anyone who handles sensitive documents regularly — legal, financial, medical, anything.

What feature would make Opdf more useful for your workflow?