# PDFMarshal privacy first PDF tools

> Securely process PDF files in your browser. Redact, merge, extract, and more without uploading files.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pdfmarshal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pdfmarshal)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pdfmarshal`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PDF Marshal
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-22
- **First published:** 2026-01-19
- **Size:** 6.24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pdfmarshal/)
- **Website:** [https://pdfmarshal.com](https://pdfmarshal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pdfmarshal/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pdfmarshal/privacy/)

## Description

<strong>PDFMarshal</strong> is the secure, privacy-first PDF toolkit that runs entirely in your browser. Redact sensitive data, merge documents, reorder pages, and extract text/images without uploading files to any server. Your data never leaves your device.

<strong>Protect your privacy while managing your documents.</strong>

Unlike other online PDF tools that upload your sensitive files to cloud servers, PDFMarshal processes everything locally on your computer using advanced browser technologies.

<strong>Powerful Features:</strong>
*   <strong>Redaction</strong>: Permanently black out sensitive names, numbers, and text.
*   <strong>Merge</strong>: Combine multiple PDF files into a single document.
*   <strong>Reorder &amp; Rotate</strong>: Organize pages exactly how you need them.
*   <strong>Extract</strong>: Convert PDF pages to images or extract text using built-in OCR (Tesseract.js).
*   <strong>Split</strong>: Separate a PDF into individual files.

<strong>Why PDFMarshal?</strong>
*   <strong>100% Local</strong>: No server uploads. No data collection.
*   <strong>Free &amp; Open</strong>: No paywalls for basic security.
*   <strong>Fast</strong>: Zero upload/download times.

Perfect for legal documents, medical records, financial statements, and personal files.

## Rankings

- #31,361 — Overall
- #88 — data privacy
- #99 — privacy
- #133 — smart tool
- #156 — ocr
- #176 — pdf

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `downloads`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pdfmarshal)