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. QuillPDF's tools work in your browser, so the documents you open in them are not uploaded to us: Bates numbering, redaction that removes, metadata cleaning, and organized document packages.
Bates numbering — free, local, no account
Sequential stamps with your prefix and starting number, applied to every page. Many tools that offer Bates numbering charge for it. A stamp shouldn't cost money.
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 Remove metadata tool strips those fields and re-serializes the file.
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.
Scans, too
Signed agreements and exhibits are usually scans. QuillPDF can make a scan searchable with OCR — or edit the text inside one.
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 they do.
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?
No. The tools work in your browser, so the documents you open in them are not uploaded to us.
Can I use it for privileged or confidential documents?
Whether a tool fits your firm's or your client's confidentiality obligations is your call to make. What we can tell you is what the tools do, and the transparency page describes that in plain terms.
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.