maratoolPDF tools
Extract text, view metadata, merge, split, check accessibility — all running locally in your browser. No upload required.
About these PDF tools
This page collects browser-based utilities for working with PDFs — extracting their text, splitting and reordering pages, reading and editing metadata, converting between PDF and Markdown, and checking the accessibility of a document for screen reader users. They cover the common tasks where a desktop application is overkill and uploading a confidential file to a third-party service is not acceptable.
What is on this page
The tools group around four jobs. Extraction tools pull content out of a PDF — the PDF to text tool gives you plain text suitable for grep, search indexing, or LLM input, and the PDF to Markdown tool preserves headings, lists, and basic formatting so the output is closer to a usable document. Structural tools modify the file — the PDF merge and split tool combines several PDFs into one or extracts a range of pages, useful when assembling a report or trimming a long export. Inspection tools tell you about the file itself — the PDF metadata tool reads title, author, producer, creation date, and other embedded fields, which is handy when auditing what a document quietly reveals about how it was produced. Accessibility tools evaluate the document for screen reader compatibility — the PDF accessibility checker flags missing tags, undefined reading order, and unlabeled images, the issues that block users of assistive technology.
Which to use when
Use the text extractor when ingesting PDFs into search, analytics, or a language model. Use the merge and split tool when assembling a deliverable from several sources or extracting a single section from a long bundle. Use the metadata tool when preparing a document for public release — author names, software versions, and edit history embedded in a PDF can reveal more than intended. Use the accessibility checker before publishing any PDF to a public site or sharing it with users who rely on screen readers.
Privacy
Every PDF tool on this page runs in your browser. The file you open is parsed, manipulated, and saved on your device — it is never uploaded to a server, logged, or stored remotely. That matters for legal documents, financial statements, internal reports, medical records, and anything else that should not flow through a third-party service.