How PageYak keeps your files on your device
Most online PDF tools upload your files to their servers. PageYak's tools run inside your browser instead, with one exception explained below. Here is what happens when you use one.
PageYak's server
Stores the website: pages, styles and the tool code.
1. Sends the page and the tool's code to your browser.
Page and code →
← Your files: never sent
Your device, in this browser tab
- 2. You choose files. The browser reads them from your device.
- 3. The tool's code changes them here, using your device's processor.
- 4. You download the result. Close the tab and everything is cleared.
What runs where
| Tools | Where your data is processed |
|---|---|
| PDF tools (13) | In your browser |
| Converters (6) | In your browser |
| Nepali tools (5) | In your browser |
| SEO and developer tools (7) | In your browser |
| Business tools (4) | In your browser |
| AI tools (1) | On our server: your text is sent to be rewritten and is not saved. The tool says so before you start. |
| Any future tool that needs a server | Labelled on its page before you start, with how long files are kept |
The one tool that uses a server
AI Humanizer rewrites text with AI, which is far too big to run in a browser tab. When you press Humanize, your text goes to our server, is rewritten and comes straight back. It is not saved or logged and is never used to train AI.
Check it yourself
Open your browser's developer tools, choose the Network tab, and run any tool except AI Humanizer. You will see the page and its code load, and no upload of your file.
Many tools keep working if you switch off your internet connection after the page has loaded, because nothing needs to be sent.
What we do keep
- Your theme choice and your recent tools, saved in your own browser. You can clear them at any time.
- Standard server logs kept by our hosting provider for security, such as which page was requested.
- Visit statistics from Google Analytics, described in the privacy policy.
- Nothing else: no accounts, no ad trackers, no file contents.
The privacy policy has the full detail.