For legal teams
PDF tools for documents that are evidence
When a document is part of a matter, sending it to a third-party server is a decision — not something a free web tool should make for you by default. Every QuillPDF tool runs in your browser: Bates numbering, redaction that removes, metadata cleaning, and organized document packages. The file never leaves your machine, and you can watch the Network panel to confirm it.
Bates numbering — free, local, no account
Sequential stamps with your prefix and starting number, applied to every page in your browser. Most tools that offer Bates numbering either charge for it or process your production set on their servers. A stamp shouldn't cost money, and a production set shouldn't tour the internet.
Redaction that removes, not covers
A black rectangle drawn over text is not redaction — the text is still in the file, selectable and extractable. QuillPDF rasterizes each marked region so the content beneath is removed from the export. How the mechanism works, including its trade-offs. Verify every export before you produce it — that habit outlasts any tool.
Metadata: the quiet leak
PDFs carry baggage that isn't on the page: author names, creating software, dates, sometimes revision history. Documents get produced with metadata nobody looked at. The Clean Metadata tool strips those fields and re-serializes the file — in your browser, so the un-cleaned original never leaves your custody either.
Assemble an organized package
The editor can combine multiple PDFs into one organized package: cover page, table of contents, continuous "Page n of N" numbering across all documents, and a manifest recording a SHA-256 digest of every source file — so anyone downstream can confirm a source document is the one that went in. Built entirely client-side, like everything else here.
Scans, too
Signed agreements and exhibits are usually scans. QuillPDF can make a scan searchable with in-browser OCR — or edit the text inside one — without the scan ever leaving your tab.
Why we build it this way
QuillPDF is built by the team behind Nexrial, clinical-trial management software — a field where document integrity and confidentiality are audited, not assumed. That's the standard these tools are held to: precise claims about what runs where, and mechanisms you can verify yourself.
Questions legal teams ask
Is Bates numbering really free?
Yes. QuillPDF's Bates tool stamps sequential numbers — with your chosen prefix and start number — on every page, in your browser, free, with no account. Tools that charge for Bates numbering are charging for a stamp.
Does the redaction actually remove the content underneath?
Yes. QuillPDF rasterizes each redacted region, so the text and image data beneath the mark are removed from the exported file — not hidden under a rectangle someone can select, copy, or delete. Always verify the export before producing it: nothing under a mark should be selectable.
Do you keep a copy of documents I process?
We never receive one. Every tool runs in your browser tab, on your hardware — the file is not uploaded, transmitted, or stored on any server. There is no server-side copy to leak, log, or be compelled to hand over, because the document never left your machine.
Can I use it for privileged or confidential documents?
The architecture is the answer: the document stays on your device, so no third party — including us — takes custody of it. Whether a given workflow satisfies your firm's or client's confidentiality obligations is your call to make; what we can tell you precisely is what the tools do, and you can verify it in your browser's DevTools Network panel.
What is the document package feature?
In the editor you can assemble multiple PDFs into one organized package: a cover page, a table of contents, continuous page numbering across every document, and a SHA-256 digest of each source file recorded in a manifest. It's an organized package — judgments about what a particular matter or reviewer requires remain yours.