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PDFgear
Free PDF apps for desktop and mobile plus online tools, by PDF GEAR TECH PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health3.2 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated5 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on PDFgear yet. Facts checked 2026-10-31. How tests work
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Should you use PDFgear?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-10-31.
A good fit if…
- You want to use it without creating an account. Its own pages say none is needed.
- You want a free option. It states: “Says it is free to use. The online editor is limited to 50 MB; the desktop app has no file-size limit. No daily caps are stated.”
Check first
- The free option has limits: “Says it is free to use. The online editor is limited to 50 MB; the desktop app has no file-size limit. No daily caps are stated.”
Does: Merge PDF, Split PDF, Compress PDF, Edit PDF, Sign PDF, Word to PDF, PDF to Word, PDF to JPG
Measured signals
3.2 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from PDFgear's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 64 ms.
- Security2 / 50 of 5 protective headers set.
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Tag Manager.
- Transparency1 / 5No privacy policy linked; no pricing page linked.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
Not tested yet
We checked, and the owner has not allowed automatic testing. We only test a site automatically when its owner says yes. If you make PDFgear, publish a text file at /.well-known/agathox-test.txt on your site containing the word allow, and within a day it is tested and scored, with the results published as they are. More for makers
- Free tier
- Says it is free to use. The online editor is limited to 50 MB; the desktop app has no file-size limit. No daily caps are stated.
- Paid plan
- No paid plan is listed. It says some advanced features may become paid in future, with no date set.
- Signup
- Not required.
- Watermark
- Says it adds no watermark to merged PDFs or exported files.
- Where files go
- Merge runs on your device in the browser. Some advanced conversions may be processed on Amazon cloud servers and deleted immediately afterwards. AI features send content to Microsoft Azure OpenAI only after you consent. The desktop app works offline.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-31. Sources: Online tools, Merge PDF, Is PDFgear free?, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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We check its official pages every week. If they change, we tell you, so you can see if the price or limits moved. No other email, and one click stops it.
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Tasks and scores
- Merge PDFNot tested yet
- Split PDFNot tested yet
- Compress PDFNot tested yet
- Edit PDFNot tested yet
- Sign PDFNot tested yet
- Word to PDFNot tested yet
- PDF to WordNot tested yet
- PDF to JPGNot tested yet
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