A journalist receives a 500-page government PDF. Using the "Extract Pages" tool, they isolate the 10 relevant pages, apply a black-bar watermark via the Image tool, and save the redacted version—all without uploading the sensitive doc to a "free online tool" that might leak data.
| Feature | PDF-Tools 4.0.0195 Portable | Adobe Acrobat Pro (Modern) | Free Online Tools | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | No | Yes (for login) | Yes | | File Size Limit | None (Hardware dependent) | None | ~50 MB | | Privacy Risk | Zero (Local processing) | Moderate (Cloud telemetry) | High (Server uploads) | | Portability | Excellent (USB) | None (Licensed to device) | Poor (Browser dependent) | | OCR (Text Recognition) | No (Only in PDF-Tools 5+) | Yes | Yes |
A journalist receives a 500-page government PDF. Using the "Extract Pages" tool, they isolate the 10 relevant pages, apply a black-bar watermark via the Image tool, and save the redacted version—all without uploading the sensitive doc to a "free online tool" that might leak data.
| Feature | PDF-Tools 4.0.0195 Portable | Adobe Acrobat Pro (Modern) | Free Online Tools | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | No | Yes (for login) | Yes | | File Size Limit | None (Hardware dependent) | None | ~50 MB | | Privacy Risk | Zero (Local processing) | Moderate (Cloud telemetry) | High (Server uploads) | | Portability | Excellent (USB) | None (Licensed to device) | Poor (Browser dependent) | | OCR (Text Recognition) | No (Only in PDF-Tools 5+) | Yes | Yes | FULL PDF-Tools 4.0.0195 Multilanguage Portable