Selected files
Kept in the browser workspace
Published browser-only betas receive local File objects. Their processing modules are covered by tests that block network egress.
Processing information
Privacy, with a testable scope
PigPDF describes what each active tool does before you select a file. Current supported local tools process file bytes in your browser and require no account.
Processing routes
No analytics, ads or remote processing scripts
Application code and PDF workers are served as same-origin assets. The selected document is not placed in the application cache.
Results
New local downloads
Transforming tools create a new Blob. PDF to Text creates a UTF-8 text file, while Metadata Viewer creates an optional JSON report; neither report embeds the source PDF bytes.
Accounts
Not required for current betas
The current workspaces do not ask for an account or store a document job on a PigPDF backend.
What the claim means
Browser-only processing for supported tools
Automated tests run the merge, split, page transformation, image conversion, text-extraction and metadata-report modules with network transports blocked. Static checks also reject fetch, XMLHttpRequest, WebSocket and sendBeacon calls in those processing paths.
This does not mean the web application never uses a network. PigPDF must first load its interface and same-origin code. Offline use is available only after the required route and assets have been cached successfully.
Memory and cleanup
What remains on the device
Selected files and generated results exist in browser memory while a workspace is open. Resetting or leaving a tool releases PigPDF's references; the browser controls the exact timing of memory reclamation.
A downloaded result remains wherever you save it. PigPDF's service worker caches application resources, not the PDFs you select for processing.
Future tools
Status before access
Catalog entries marked POC REQUIRED, DEPENDENCY REQUIRED or PLANNED do not have active file workspaces. If a future tool cannot run locally, its processing mode and reviewed dependency will be disclosed before file selection.
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