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, deleted automatically after a fixed number of hours that depends on the account type. 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. Capacity depends on your browser, available memory and the selected operation. 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
This table compares task categories, not identical features or output fidelity. Review the tool's limitations and check your exported document.
| On iLovePDF | On Filozy | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Merge PDF | Merge PDF | Your browser |
| Split PDF | Split PDF | Your browser |
| Compress PDF | Compress PDF | Your browser |
| PDF to Word | PDF to Word | Your browser |
| Word to PDF | Word to PDF | Your browser |
| PDF to Excel | PDF to Excel | Your browser |
| Excel to PDF | Excel to PDF | Your browser |
| PowerPoint to PDF | PowerPoint to PDF | Your browser |
| PDF to JPG | PDF to JPG | Your browser |
| JPG to PDF | JPG to PDF | Your browser |
| Edit PDF | Edit PDF | Your browser |
| Sign PDF | Sign PDF | Your browser |
| Watermark | Watermark PDF | Your browser |
| Rotate PDF | Rotate PDF | Your browser |
| Page numbers | Add page numbers to PDF | Your browser |
| Organize PDF | Organize PDF pages | Your browser |
| Unlock PDF | Unlock PDF | Your browser |
| Protect PDF | Protect PDF | Your browser |
| Repair PDF | Repair PDF | Your browser |
| OCR PDF | OCR PDF | Your browser |
| PDF to PDF/A | Convert PDF to PDF/A | Your browser |
| Redact PDF | Redact PDF | Your browser |
| Compare PDF | Compare PDF files | Your browser |
| Scan to PDF | Scan to PDF | Your browser |
| 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 after a number of hours that depends on the account type. 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.
