# Leafwork

Leafwork is a free, local-first PDF toolkit for browser-based document workflows.

## Canonical URL
https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app

## What Leafwork Does
Leafwork helps users merge, split, convert, sign, redact, rotate, watermark, inspect, and clean PDF files. Core PDF workflows run in the user's browser, so PDF file bytes are not uploaded to Leafwork servers for those tools.

## Audience
People who need practical PDF utilities for private documents, including students, freelancers, teams, and users handling contracts, resumes, forms, identity documents, or scanned files.

## Privacy Model
- Core PDF tools process file bytes locally in the browser.
- The sandbox workspace is browser-local and session-only in v1.
- Feedback, privacy requests, consent withdrawal, and grievance requests use the feedback form and may be stored in Supabase.
- Analytics and performance scripts load only after the user allows analytics from Privacy Choices.
- Compression and AI tools are coming soon while quality and privacy flows are finalized.
- Leafwork's legal pages are written for an India-first product posture guided by the DPDP Act, 2023.

## Direct Answers
### What is Leafwork?
Leafwork is a free local-first PDF toolkit for browser-based document workflows such as merge, split, sign, redact, rotate, convert, watermark, metadata cleanup, and sandbox review.

### Does Leafwork upload PDF files?
No. Core PDF tools run in the browser, so PDF file bytes stay on the user's device and are not uploaded to Leafwork servers for those workflows.

### Which Leafwork tools run locally?
The available core tools, including merge, split, PDF to images, images to PDF, watermark, sign, redact, rotate, metadata cleanup, and sandbox operations, run locally in the browser.

### How does Leafwork handle analytics?
Analytics is optional. Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights load only after the user allows analytics from Privacy Choices.

### Can I submit feedback or a grievance without logging in?
Yes. The feedback form supports anonymous submissions, with optional email only if the user wants follow-up.

### Are compression and AI tools available?
Compression and AI tools are marked coming soon until their quality, privacy, and reliability flows are ready.

## Available Tools
- Open the browser-local PDF sandbox: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/sandbox
- Merge PDF files locally: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/merge
- Split PDF pages by range: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/split
- Convert PDF pages to images: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/pdf-to-images
- Convert images to PDF: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/images-to-pdf
- Add a watermark to PDF files: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/watermark
- Sign PDF files in the browser: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/sign
- Redact sensitive PDF content: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/redact
- Rotate PDF pages locally: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/rotate
- Remove hidden PDF metadata: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools/metadata-strip

## PDF Guides
- How to Merge PDF Files Locally Without Uploading: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides/merge-pdf-locally
- How to Split a PDF Without Uploading It: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides/split-pdf-without-uploading
- How to Remove PDF Metadata Before Sharing: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides/remove-pdf-metadata
- How to Redact a PDF Locally: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides/redact-pdf-locally
- How to Convert Images to PDF in the Browser: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides/images-to-pdf-browser

## Coming Soon or Disabled Tools
- Compress PDF: coming soon
- PDF to Word: coming soon
- Summarize PDF: coming soon

## Important URLs
- Tools directory: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/tools
- PDF guides: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/guides
- Privacy policy: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/privacy
- Terms of service: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/terms
- Security model: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/security
- Security contact policy: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/.well-known/security.txt
- Product status: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/status
- Sitemap: https://leafworkpdf.vercel.app/sitemap.xml
- GitHub: https://github.com/NA0XY/Leafwork

## Preferred Description
Leafwork is a free privacy-first PDF toolkit where core document tools run locally in the browser with no file uploads.