Guides · updated October 22, 2026
PDF guides
Short, practical walkthroughs for the most common PDF tasks in Indy PDF Studio. Everything runs in your browser and your documents are not uploaded to a server for editing.
Open Indy PDF Studio- How to translate a PDF into English
How to translate a PDF into English or another language for free. Works with text PDFs and scans, runs locally in your browser.
- How to extract text from a scanned PDF with OCR
How to run OCR on a scanned PDF or image in your browser, fix the recognized text and save the result. Free, no sign-up, no upload.
- How to edit a PDF in your browser for free
How to edit text in a PDF, add notes or images, rotate or merge pages and save the result. Indy PDF Studio works locally in your browser.
- What you can do for free in Indy PDF Studio
What Indy PDF Studio can do for free: local PDF editing, translation, OCR, merging, splitting and export to Word, images and more, without an account.
- How to merge PDF files into one
How to combine several PDF files into one document right in your browser. Free, no sign-up, your files stay on your device.
- How to split a PDF into multiple files
How to split a PDF into several files by page ranges and download them as a ZIP. Free, in your browser, no sign-up.
- How to convert a PDF to Word
How to convert a PDF to Word or plain text. Export to DOCX, TXT and HTML in your browser, including scans after OCR. What to expect.
- How to sign a PDF
How to draw and insert a signature into a PDF in your browser, without printing or signing up. Drawn vs. certified electronic signatures.
- How to rotate and reorder PDF pages
How to rotate a page in a PDF, change the page order or add a blank page. Free in your browser, no sign-up or installation.
- How to convert a PDF to JPG or PNG
How to convert PDF pages to JPG or PNG images right in your browser, including edits and annotations. No sign-up, files stay on your device.
- How to flatten a PDF
What a flattened PDF is, when to use it and how to create one for free in your browser. Safer sharing of edited and covered documents.