We built the PDF tools
we always wished existed
Founded by Manikant Yadav and run by 26 engineers, designers, security experts, and privacy lawyers — united by one belief: essential document tools should be free, fast, and truly private.
Democratizing professional document tools
In 2018, Manikant Yadav left a document infrastructure role with one observation: the tools professionals use every day cost hundreds a year — yet the technology isn't expensive to build.
Students couldn't afford them. Small businesses resented monthly fees. Freelancers in emerging markets were locked out entirely.
So we built SmallPDF.us: the same quality, for free, forever — with privacy protections stronger than most paid competitors.
What we stand for
Six principles guiding every decision — from product features to privacy policy.
Free, Always
Core tools stay free.
Privacy by Design
Files deleted within 2 hours — by architecture, not just policy.
Radical Simplicity
No account. No jargon. If a flow takes 3+ clicks, we redesign it.
Built for Everyone
8 languages, every device. A student in Jakarta or exec in Berlin — it works.
Quality First
Every engine benchmarked against 1,000+ real documents before release.
User-Led Roadmap
Real users vote on features. Your feedback shapes what we ship next.
The people behind SmallPDF.us
Engineers, designers, and lawyers who believe great software should be open to everyone — not locked behind a paywall.
Manikant Yadav
Founder & CEOManikant built SmallPDF.us from scratch after spending a decade in Big Tech watching people overpay for tools that should be free. He leads product vision, engineering culture, and long-term company strategy.
Priya Nair
Chief Technology OfficerPriya architected the zero-data-retention pipeline that processes millions of files daily. Her background in privacy engineering means your files are genuinely never kept.
Marcus Webb
Head of EngineeringMarcus leads the 12-person eng team. He championed the zero-account philosophy — believing that asking for a login just to convert a PDF is a betrayal of user trust.
Amara Johnson
Head of Product & UXAmara runs hundreds of user tests a year. She cut the average upload-to-download time by 62% by removing every unnecessary step from the conversion flow.
Sophia Chen
Lead Security EngineerSophia built our multi-layer encryption pipeline and leads bi-annual penetration tests. Previously at Cloudflare protecting infrastructure at internet scale.
Robert Ellison
Chief Privacy & Legal OfficerRobert ensures every policy is airtight under GDPR, CCPA, and international privacy law. He personally mandated the 2-hour auto-delete guarantee into our architecture.
26 people across engineering, design, security, legal & support · 11 countries
From 0 to 100M users
Founded by Manikant Yadav after leaving Google's document infrastructure team.
Launched with 4 tools. Hit 100,000 users in 90 days — zero advertising.
Added 8 language localizations and 256-bit file encryption.
Crossed 10M users. Launched mobile-optimized interface with a 12-person eng team.
ISO 27001 certified. Launched GDPR Compliance Center and 2-hour auto-delete.
50M users. Added image compression, WebP conversion, and batch processing.
100M+ users worldwide. 99.98% uptime. Zero major security incidents — ever.
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Why you can trust us
Credentials and certifications — not just words.
ISO 27001 Certified
Independently audited information security management since 2022.
GDPR & CCPA Compliant
Verified by external legal counsel. Full EU & US privacy compliance.
Bi-Annual Pen Tests
Third-party penetration testing — reports available on request.
Zero Security Incidents
No data breaches in 6 years of operation. Ever.
Ready to try the tools we built?
No account. No credit card. No BS. Free, fast, private PDF tools.