Built a browser PDF editor (no signup/no watermark) — Windows feedback welcome
Disclosure: I’m the maker of Free PDF Editor Online. Sharing tests + asking for Windows feedback.
If you’ve done quick PDF fixes online, you’ve likely seen this: a tool says free, you edit, and only at download you hit a paywall, forced login, or a watermark across every page. I ran simple checks across popular sites and saw these patterns repeatedly.
What ours does differently (Windows/Edge/Chrome):
No signup, no watermark — download clean files.
Client-side first — most edits run in your browser for speed & privacy.
Ephemeral conversions — heavy tasks (DOCX↔PDF, PPTX↔PDF) use a short-lived server job; files are auto-deleted after completion.
Reproduce these checks yourself on Windows:
Open DevTools → Network in Edge/Chrome. Add text to a PDF and export.
If basic edits don’t POST the file, they’re truly client-side.
Try Offline (DevTools) and repeat a simple edit—should still work.
Watch for last-second login prompts or watermarks on export.
Links (kept minimal):
Try it: https://pdffreeeditor.com/
Privacy: https://pdffreeeditor.com/privacy/
Any Windows-specific quirks (large scanned PDFs, Edge behavior).
Tricky files for PDF→Excel table extraction or complex forms.
Would a lightweight PWA or desktop shortcut help?

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