iLovePDF Desktop

Merge, split, compress, rotate, protect, and convert your PDF file.

5/5 - (1 vote)

About iLovePDF

iLovePDF is a free PDF tool that allows you to read a PDF file free and provides plenty of tools. You can make a document effective through it. Read and edit your PDF files directly on your Windows PC. There are a lot of tools related to PDF. If you want to have all the tools in this app, you have to purchase the premium version.

This program has an easy-to-use user interface. You can read, preview, and edit very easily through it. There is a PDF merge option in it. To merge a file you can drop or select a file.

You can use it both offline and online. You can use it anywhere you are as it can be used offline. I Love PDF Premium full version enables you to perform reading, editing and previewing document-related tasks very easily.

There are plenty of tools to do your job effectively. But you will get free only reading and previewing tools for free. To get other tools, you have to go to the premium version.

When saving the PDF files you can keep the original file metadata information such as title, author, keywords, creator and subject. But you can also overwrite the original document metadata by the one set here.

Use its interface in twenty-three different languages such as English, Español, Français, Deutsch, 日本語, Italiano, Português, Català, 中文, العربية, Български, Русский, Nederlands, Ελληνικά, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Polski, Svenska, ภาษาไทย, Türkçe, Українська and Tiếng Việt.

Supports the following all file formats such as .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff, .jpe, .jfif, .jfi, .jif, .bmp, .gif, .ai, .svg and .webp.

Supports the following image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff, .jpe, .jfif, .jfi, .jif, .bmp, .gif).

Free Features Includes:

Access

PDF reader

Restrict

All tools included
Unlimited document processing
Work on Web, Mobile and Desktop

My experience: When I installed this PDF tool on my PC, the first time I was able to access all its features. But the second time all other features are blocked except the PDF reader only. So it can be said that free users can try all tools at least once for free.

How to Install?

First, a fast internet connection is required
Double-click on the installer
In the welcome setup wizard click
Read the following license agreement and accept it. Press
Choose the destination folder in which to install it and click
Finally, click to run the application

Interface

Recents	Open and read your PDF file in the first section. Even customize your file after import here. View all recently worked PDF files in the second section. See the list of recently worked tools in the third section.
Tools	All the features or tools of this application are arranged here. Select the required tool and get the job done. In the next section, I will discuss these tools in detail.
Tasks History	Here are the histories of the jobs that have been completed.
Preferences	Customize various general settings of this PDF application.

Features/Tools

Organize PDF

Merge PDF	Merge PDF allows you to combine different PDF files and organize them as you want. Open multiple PDF files or drag & drop them anywhere. Organize PDF files or pages. Press the button to finish.
Split PDF	Split PDF allow users to separate a page or entire set from a multi-page PDF file. Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere. Here you will find two options called “Split by range” and “Extract pages”. The second one is easier for me. So I would recommend to choice “Extract pages”. Unselect the pages you want to remove. Selected pages will be extracted to create a new PDF file. Press the button.
Remove PDF Pages	Remove unwanted pages from a PDF file. Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere. Select unnecessary pages to be removed from the PDF document. Press the button to save. But you can also do this with the “Split PDF” tool.
Organize PDF	You have one or more PDF files. Do you want to arrange the pages inside it? Do you even want to add new pages, remove unnecessary pages or rotate current PDF pages? Use the Organize PDF tool to do this.
Scan to PDF	Scan PDF documents from your smartphone and send them to your desktop application. An Internet connection is required to use this tool. Even iLovePDF app must be installed on your phone.

Optimize PDF

Compress PDF	Reduce the size of large PDF files. Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere. Now focus on the right section. Here select as per requirement from three options. Press the button to finish.
Repair PDF	Repair damaged PDF files or recover any data from your corrupted PDF files instantly. Note that the file format will be changed if iLovePDF detects it was saved with the wrong extension.
OCR PDF	Convert non-selectable PDF files to selectable and searchable PDF files with high accuracy, whether images or text. Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere. Now focus on the right section. Select the language in which your document is. Here English is set by default but other languages need to be downloaded. Press the button to save.

Compress PDF

Reduce the size of large PDF files.

Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere.
Now focus on the right section. Here select as per requirement from three options.
Press the button to finish.

Repair PDF

Repair damaged PDF files or recover any data from your corrupted PDF files instantly. Note that the file format will be changed if iLovePDF detects it was saved with the wrong extension.

OCR PDF

Convert non-selectable PDF files to selectable and searchable PDF files with high accuracy, whether images or text.

Open a PDF file or drag & drop it anywhere.
Now focus on the right section. Select the language in which your document is. Here English is set by default but other languages need to be downloaded.
Press the button to save.

Convert to PDF

Image to PDF Converter	Image to PDF converter helps to convert images to PDF in seconds. Open your image or drag & drop it anywhere. Choose the orientation from Portrait or Landscape. Set the Page size and Margin size. Finally, press the button to finish.
Word to PDF Converter	Easy way to convert MS Word DOC and DOCX to a PDF file.
PowerPoint to PDF Converter	PowerPoint to PDF converter allows users to convert PPT and PPTX slideshows to a PDF file. (This tool requires an online Internet connection.)
Excel to PDF Converter	Convert your MS Excel spreadsheet to a PDF file. (This tool requires an online Internet connection.)

Convert from PDF

PDF to JPG Converter	Convert any PDF to JPEG image in one click and extract all images from a PDF file.
PDF to Word Converter	Easy way to convert PDF to MS Word (DOC and DOCX). You can edit these documents after converting to Word file.
PDF to PowerPoint Converter	Easy way to convert PDF to PowerPoint slideshow (PPT and PPTX).
PDF to Excel Converter	Convert any PDF to Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet (.xlsx) in one click.
PDF to PDF/A Converter	You can quickly convert PDF to PDF/A (ISO Standard format) for long-term archiving.

Edit PDF

Rotate PDF	You can rotate a single or multiple PDFs at once. Open all your PDF files from your computer or drag & drop them anywhere Now focus on the right section. Click the button to rotate left or the button to rotate right. Finally. press the button to finish and save the new PDF files.
Page Numbers	Use this tool to add page numbers to any PDF file. Through this, you can also choose your position, dimensions and typography.
Watermark	Add text or image watermarks anywhere in your PDF files. You can add your company logo as an image watermark.
Edit PDF	This is a very important feature which is very useful for everyone. But it is not advanced. You can add text, images or shapes to their PDF documents. Draw anything or highlight any text inside your PDF files.

PDF Security

Unlock PDF	In many cases, having a PDF security password is annoying. At some point, we decide to delete this password. The Unlock PDF tool allows you to remove your PDF password immediately.
Protect PDF	Sometimes we need to lock the PDF file to prevent unauthorized access. At this time, this tool helps to encrypt those PDF documents with a strong password.
Sign PDF	The Sign PDF tool lets you add your electronic signature to your PDF document. Open PDF files from your computer or drag & drop them anywhere Focus on the right section. Click the pen icon to upload or draw your signature then press . Now drag your signature from the right part and drop it where you want to add it to your PDF file. Finally. press the button to save on your computer.

Unlock PDF

In many cases, having a PDF security password is annoying. At some point, we decide to delete this password. The Unlock PDF tool allows you to remove your PDF password immediately.

Protect PDF

Sometimes we need to lock the PDF file to prevent unauthorized access. At this time, this tool helps to encrypt those PDF documents with a strong password.

Sign PDF

The Sign PDF tool lets you add your electronic signature to your PDF document.

Open PDF files from your computer or drag & drop them anywhere
Focus on the right section. Click the pen icon to upload or draw your signature then press .
Now drag your signature from the right part and drop it where you want to add it to your PDF file.
Finally. press the button to save on your computer.

Pros

Easy to operate
Print PDF file

Cons

Only PDF files can be read but I think some more tools could have been provided for free.
Multiple tasks cannot be performed within one tool. Each job requires a different tool.
Some tools do not have a preview facility.
There are not many functions for editing PDF files.
Text cannot be edited from PDF files and images cannot be removed.
It cannot be installed without an internet connection.