Smallpdf review

Smallpdf is a browser PDF suite built in Switzerland that says it has served 1.7 billion people since 2013. For converting, it moves PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images, and sits next to more than 30 other tools for compressing, merging, splitting, redacting, watermarking and signing. The free plan includes the converters but caps downloads per day and limits mobile app use. Pro removes the download limits and adds OCR for PDF to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, batch conversion, strong compression and unlimited AI tools such as chat with PDF and translation, plus a Sign.com Premium subscription. A Team plan starts at 2 seats with centralized billing, and there is a 7-day free trial. Smallpdf's pricing page loads its prices with scripts, so the USD price is pending. It does not convert video, audio or images beyond PDF. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

people who convert PDFs to and from Office files in the browser

Price

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Key features

• Converts PDF to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images
• 30+ document tools including compress, merge, split, redact and sign
• Pro adds OCR, batch convert, strong compression and unlimited downloads
• AI tools: chat with PDF, summarizer and translation
• Team plan from 2 seats with centralized billing

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Converters, editor and e-signature in one subscription
• Strength: Pro includes a Sign.com Premium subscription
• Strength: Mobile app with scanning
• Weakness: Free plan has daily download limits on most tools
• Weakness: OCR and batch conversion are paid features
• Weakness: PDF and Office formats only; no video or audio

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, limited daily downloads
• Tools: 30+
• Free trial: 7 days
• AI file size limit: 50 MB

Where it ranks

Smallpdf is No. 9 in our Best File Converters verdict.