imissfiles
PDF and image tools that run in the browser
I got tired of dropping a lease or an iPhone photo on iLovePDF and hoping they deleted it later.
So I built the tools I actually use.
What it is
- Merge, split, compress, HEIC, OCR, a few text tools
- Runs in the tab — pdf-lib, PDF.js, libheif WASM, Tesseract
- No account, no cap
- Ads pay the hosting. They sit around the workbench. They do not get the file.
The claim is checkable. Open any tool, press F12, switch to Network, drop a file. You should not see a POST the size of the file.
I wrote that check down so I would stop asking people to trust a privacy policy:
https://imissfiles.com/guides/check-if-a-website-uploads-your-file/
What I'm stuck on
This is a utility. People search "merge pdf" and click the first result. I do not have a Product Hunt list. I have been leaving the Network-tab writeup in places where people already worry about the upload.
If you have shipped something in this shape — free tool, ads, no account — what actually moved the needle after launch? SEO pages, comparison posts, or just waiting?
Happy to hear what is weak on the site too.
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Still the unknown on traffic. The guide went up yesterday, so I do not have ranking data yet.
What I have seen is engagement quality. People argue with "we never upload." They open Network. On the writeup, comments go to the method — POST vs GET, WASM fetches, ads firing — not to a feature list.
Commercially I am treating it as a trust page, not a growth lever I can already measure. If it starts showing up for "does ilovepdf upload" type queries I will know. Until then I would rather have a check people can run than a better slogan.
I’d love to connect. you can email me at ae@imissfiles .com (it wont let me post my email just remove the space)
Thanks! I’ve just sent it over.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts whenever you have a chance.