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Privacy
6 articles
- Guides
How to see what apps are using the internet on Windows
Find out what apps are using the internet on your PC — the built-in data usage list, a live view in Resource Monitor, and how to block one outright.
6 min read
- Guides
Offline PDF editor for Windows: no upload, no account
An offline PDF editor keeps documents on your own machine. What offline really means, how to prove a tool is not uploading, and what still needs a connection.
7 min read
- Guides
Convert a PDF bank statement to Excel without uploading
How to get a PDF bank statement to Excel on Windows without uploading it to a stranger's server — the free built-in route, the local one, and what to check.
7 min read
- Guides
How to password protect a PDF on Windows
How to password protect a PDF, the two passwords a PDF can carry, what AES encryption actually secures, and why uploading the file to do it defeats the point.
5 min read
- Explainers
Is it safe to upload a PDF to an online converter?
Sending a document to an online converter puts it on someone else's server first. What happens there, which promises mean something, and the offline path.
5 min read
- Engineering
Why our apps make no network requests
No analytics, no crash reports, no update pings — our apps make no network requests at all. What that costs us, the one exception, and why we do it anyway.
4 min read
Know when the next app ships
1 more Windows utility is in development. One short email when each one is ready — nothing else.