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Workflows with PDF documents BETA

Execute series of tasks on PDF documents. Configure tool chains to process PDFs

Chain several tools and run them on any document in one pass.

1 Choose file 2 Set options 3 Run

Workflows

    Step by step

    How To Create Workflows

    Chain several tools into one pass — rotate, watermark, compress — and run them on any document with one Launch.

    1. 1

      Open the manager

      Every saved chain lists here with its tools and a Launch button — “flatten > compress” ships as an example. Create New starts a fresh one; Export and Import move your workflows between browsers. Files are deleted after 2 hours.

      The Workflows manager — Create New, Export and Import buttons above the Example Workflow row with flatten > compress and its Launch button
    2. 2

      Build the chain

      Name the workflow, then write one step per line — rotate:angle=90, watermark:text=DRAFT, compress. The page's own how-to card spells the syntax out; Save workflow keeps the chain in the list above.

      The How to create workflows card — 1 Build the chain with example steps and 2 Choose a PDF and run
    3. 3

      Launch & download

      Hit Launch, pick the document, and every step runs in the order written. Our test chain (rotate:angle=90 + compress) returned the four-page document rotated 90° and recompressed — ready behind Download like any single-tool run.

      The ready page showing wm-demo.pdf — 3.6 KB · 4 pages · deleted automatically after two hours — above the Download button
    • Chains of tools

      Rotate, crop, resize, n-up, flip, watermark, compress — lined up in one pass.

    • One step per line

      Plain text: rotate:angle=90, watermark:text=DRAFT,size=36, compress.

    • Saved & reused

      Save workflow keeps it; Launch runs it on the next document.

    • Export & Import

      Move your workflows to another browser as a file.

    • One pass

      Every step runs in the order they are written, inside a single task.

    • Private by default

      No account, no watermark — and every file is automatically deleted after 2 hours.

    Workflows — frequently asked questions

    What can a workflow chain together?

    Several tools in one pass — rotate then compress, watermark then protect, and so on. Build the chain once and run any document through it; each step costs its own credits on the API.

    Is Workflows free?

    Yes — Workflows is free right here in your browser, with no watermark and no sign-up. Every tool on the site works the same way.

    Do I need an account to use Workflows?

    No. Accounts are optional — they keep your credits, API keys and settings together. The tools work signed-out.

    What happens to my file?

    Every upload is stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically after 2 hours. Nothing is listed, shared or emailed anywhere.

    Can I run Workflows from the API?

    Yes — every tool has a REST endpoint. An API call for this tool costs the cost sums the steps it runs, per file; browser use stays free. See the Plans & pricing page for plans and the API page for the endpoint list.

    More answers on the Help page. Building with the API? Plans & pricing.