PDF Candy, run by Icecream Apps Ltd., offers online PDF tools for merging, splitting, compressing, editing and converting PDFs, including PDF to Word and OCR. Its free plan works without an account but has page and hourly limits, a limited file size and no batch processing, and the site states that uploaded files and results are kept for no longer than two hours. A paid plan lifts the hourly limits, and a separate Windows desktop version works offline.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for PDF Candy: Convert PDF
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
- No account needed: PdfCraft Yes → PDF Candy Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output · Works offline.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
Go to pdfcandy.comPDFgear is a free desktop app and online toolkit for editing, merging, splitting, compressing and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint or JPG.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for PDFgear: Convert PDF
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
- Batch processing: PdfCraft Not verified → PDFgear Yes
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output · No account needed · Works offline.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark.
Requires desktop installation. Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
Go to pdfgear.comPDFsam Basic is a free, open-source desktop app for merging, splitting, extracting, rotating and mixing the pages of PDF files on your own computer.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
- No account needed: PdfCraft Yes → PDFsam Basic Not verified
- No watermark: PdfCraft Not verified → PDFsam Basic Yes
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output · Works offline.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation.
Go to pdfsam.orgSejda offers PDF tools for merging, splitting, compressing, editing and converting to Word, Excel or JPG in the browser or a desktop app.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for Sejda: Convert PDF
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
- No account needed: PdfCraft Yes → Sejda Not verified
- Works offline: PdfCraft Yes → Sejda Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
Go to sejda.comStirling PDF is an open-source PDF platform with dozens of tools such as merge, split, compress, sign, redact, convert and OCR, available as a desktop app or on your own server.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Documented on one side only
- Works offline: PdfCraft Yes → Stirling PDF Not verified
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Free output · No account needed.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark · Batch processing.
Requires desktop installation. Check each tool’s plan separately; one feature’s allowance does not cover another.
Go to stirling.comXodo, a PDF toolset from Apryse, runs in the browser and as a desktop editor called PDF Studio for Windows, macOS and Linux. The web tools cover merging, splitting, compressing, editing and converting PDFs, including PDF to Word and OCR, while the desktop editor works fully offline. Free use on the web is limited to one action a day, and the full tools need a paid plan or a short trial that asks for a payment method.
Shared requirement: Merge, Split or Compress PDF
Only the tasks below are shared; other capabilities do not follow from this match.
Tasks listed only for Xodo: Convert PDF
Same platform: Desktop → Desktop
Recorded facts for this choice
Confirmed differences
- Free output: PdfCraft Yes → Xodo No
Documented on one side only
- No account needed: PdfCraft Yes → Xodo Not verified
- Batch processing: PdfCraft Not verified → Xodo Yes
Confirmed on both sides with the same value: Works offline.
Neither side has verified data for these fields, so equality cannot be inferred. No watermark.
Requires desktop installation. Check the official page for current quotas and output conditions.
Go to xodo.com