About ScoutMyTool

ScoutMyTool is a free set of tools for PDF, image and document jobs: merging and splitting PDFs, making them smaller, converting them to and from Word, Excel and images, turning scans into searchable text, signing, protecting and filling in forms, compressing and resizing photos, and making invoices, receipts and quotations. No sign-up, no watermarks, and no limit on how often you use them.

Why we built it

Most free PDF sites make you upload documents you would rather keep private, stamp their logo on your file, or stop you after a couple of tasks. We wanted PDF tools that respect your files, explain exactly what they change, and are honest about what they cannot do.

What you can expect from every tool

• Your file stays on your device where possible. Most tools run entirely in your browser. When a job needs our server — for example Word to PDF or text recognition — the file is processed in a temporary folder and deleted as soon as the result is sent back.
• Clear about what changes. Each page says what the tool does to your file and what it keeps — text, links, bookmarks, form fields, image quality.
• Tested before it is published. Every tool is checked with real documents, including awkward ones such as scans, password-protected files and very large files.
• Honest limits. Where a result may not be perfect — converting a complex PDF layout into an editable Word document, for example — we say so.

Who runs ScoutMyTool

ScoutMyTool is owned and operated by Vertex Data Systems FZCO, UAE, a company registered in Dubai. The tools are built and maintained by the ScoutMyTool team. Our process is described on the How we build and check our tools page.

Get in touch

Found a problem, or want a tool we don't have yet? Write to us at contact@scoutmytool.com or use the contact page. We read every message, and fixes are recorded in our corrections log.