Hacker News: tonymelonyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tonymelonyHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 02 May 2026 00:49:04 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by tonymelony in "A single HTML file that organizes your PDF pages locally, mobile friendly"]]>Most PDF tools upload your files to servers you know nothing about. I wanted a tool that is fully private by design, not as an afterthought.

How it works

PDF.js renders the page thumbnails, pdf-lib builds the final output. Everything runs client-side, no backend, no server calls. It's a single .html file you can download and use offline.

What it does

* Merge pages from multiple PDFs * Drag and drop to reorder * Rotate and delete individual pages * Download as a single PDF * Touch drag support for mobile

Tested a 345-page PDF on my MacBook without any issues. Curious whether others experience slowness on larger files or older devices.

]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:47:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975411tonymelonyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975411https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975411<![CDATA[A single HTML file that organizes your PDF pages locally, mobile friendly]]>Article URL: https://privatepdf.eu/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975410

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