iLovePDF alternative
The iLovePDF alternative for files you would rather not upload.
iLovePDF is a well-run service that processes your PDF on its servers and deletes it afterwards. Filozy does the same jobs — merge, split, compress, convert, sign, protect, redact — without the upload step at all. Here is exactly where the two differ, in their own words and ours.
What iLovePDF says about your files
These summaries link to iLovePDF's published information. Plans, features and wording change; check the linked sources before choosing a service.
- Files are uploaded to iLovePDF’s servers for processing and, according to its security page, automatically and permanently deleted within two hours; signed documents are retained for up to five years for legal compliance. iLovePDF security page
- iLovePDF states that it does not access, use or analyse the content of processed files, and that uploads travel over HTTPS. iLovePDF privacy policy
- Free use is subject to task and file-size limits; registered and Premium accounts raise them and add features such as batch processing and the desktop and mobile apps. iLovePDF pricing
What Filozy does instead
Filozy's document tools process the files on your device and save the results locally, without uploading your document to our server. Multi-step workflows can temporarily store a result in your browser to carry it to the next tool; see the privacy policy for cleanup details. The website and supporting engine files still require ordinary web requests.
Tools for similar tasks
Each row pairs a task, not identical features or output. Check the tool's limits and your exported file.
| On iLovePDF | On Filozy |
|---|---|
| Merge PDF | Merge PDF |
| Split PDF | Split PDF |
| Compress PDF | Compress PDF |
| PDF to Word | PDF to Word |
| Word to PDF | Word to PDF |
| PDF to Excel | PDF to Excel |
| Excel to PDF | Excel to PDF |
| PowerPoint to PDF | PowerPoint to PDF |
| PDF to JPG | PDF to JPG |
| JPG to PDF | JPG to PDF |
| Edit PDF | Edit PDF |
| Sign PDF | Sign PDF |
| Watermark | Watermark PDF |
| Rotate PDF | Rotate PDF |
| Page numbers | Add page numbers to PDF |
| Organize PDF | Organize PDF pages |
| Unlock PDF | Unlock PDF |
| Protect PDF | Protect PDF |
| Repair PDF | Repair PDF |
| OCR PDF | OCR PDF |
| PDF to PDF/A | Convert PDF to PDF/A |
| Redact PDF | Redact PDF |
| Compare PDF | Compare PDF files |
| Scan to PDF | Scan to PDF |
| HTML to PDF | Not offered |
When iLovePDF is the better choice
- You need certified digital signatures with audit trails, which require a signing service and a certificate authority.
- You work from the iLovePDF desktop or mobile apps, or rely on its batch processing across many files at once.
- Your files are larger than your device can comfortably hold in memory; a server with more of it will finish where a phone cannot.
- You want a team workspace where processed documents are stored and shared, rather than a tool that keeps nothing.
Questions people ask
Is Filozy free like iLovePDF?
Yes, and without the free-tier limits: there is no daily task quota, no file-count limit and no account, because nothing is processed on a server that has to be paid for. Your device does the work.
Does iLovePDF keep my files?
According to its own security page, iLovePDF stores uploads on its servers only long enough to process them and deletes them automatically and permanently within two hours, except signed documents, which it keeps for up to five years. Filozy never receives the file, so there is nothing to keep or delete.
Which iLovePDF tools does Filozy not have?
HTML-to-PDF rendering is planned but not live, because a browser cannot fetch another website. Certified digital signatures, desktop and mobile apps, and cloud workspaces are not offered — those genuinely need a server or an installed application.
Can I switch a workflow from iLovePDF to Filozy?
The mapping table on this page pairs each common iLovePDF tool with the Filozy tool that does the same job in the browser. Connected workflows on Filozy also pass a result from one tool to the next without re-selecting the file.