Guides & comparisons
Written to be useful rather than to sell. Where a paid tool genuinely beats ours, these pages say so.
How we compare to the paid tools
The honest version of what happens to your file on each service, and when you are better off paying for something else.
instanets vs iLovePDF
iLovePDF uploads your file to a server and deletes it later. We never upload it at all. Where that matters, and where iLovePDF still wins.
Comparisoninstanets vs Smallpdf
Smallpdf caps free use and asks you to sign in. We have no account and no daily limit. What you give up in return.
Comparisoninstanets vs Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat is a professional product with a professional price. The cases where it is worth it, and the cases where a browser tab is enough.
Free downloads
Reference sheets you can keep. Pop in an email and we will send them over — or open the same 22 templates inside Creator Studio with no sign-up at all.
Marketplace image size cheat sheet
Every image size Amazon, Etsy, Shopify and eBay require, plus the social sizes and seven mistakes that cost sales.
ExplainerCheck the privacy claim yourself
Three ways to verify nothing is uploaded, including the airplane-mode test you can run yourself in a minute.
Straight to the tools
If you already know what you need.
PDF Studio
Merge, split, reorder, rotate, crop margins, page numbers and watermarks, with a live preview.
StudioPhoto Studio
Cut out backgrounds, composite onto a backdrop, brush, text, crop and adjust.
StudioProduct Photo Studio
Bulk listing images: cutout, marketplace sizing, renaming, ZIP export.
EverythingAll 55+ tools
The full list with search.