Keep basic PDF tools free for everyone
Keep basic PDF tools free for everyone
The Issue
Merging two PDF files. Compressing a scanned document. Converting an image to PDF. These are the simplest document operations that exist - and yet more and more software companies lock them behind subscriptions, forced registrations and watermarks.
Students, small businesses and everyday users should not need a monthly subscription to combine two documents or shrink a scan for an email attachment.
We ask software companies to keep basic PDF operations (merge, split, compress, convert) available for free, without registration and without watermarks. Free alternatives already exist - for example the free tools at https://everyfacts.com/tools/en/ - which proves these operations cost almost nothing to provide.
Sign if you agree that basic document tools should stay free for everyone.

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The Issue
Merging two PDF files. Compressing a scanned document. Converting an image to PDF. These are the simplest document operations that exist - and yet more and more software companies lock them behind subscriptions, forced registrations and watermarks.
Students, small businesses and everyday users should not need a monthly subscription to combine two documents or shrink a scan for an email attachment.
We ask software companies to keep basic PDF operations (merge, split, compress, convert) available for free, without registration and without watermarks. Free alternatives already exist - for example the free tools at https://everyfacts.com/tools/en/ - which proves these operations cost almost nothing to provide.
Sign if you agree that basic document tools should stay free for everyone.

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Petition created on July 23, 2026