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What's new

New tools, fixes and improvements, newest first. Suggestions from people using the site are welcome.

Updated October 23, 2026

  1. Two new PDF tools and easier feedback

    • New: Protect PDF locks a PDF with a password using AES-256 encryption, with optional limits on printing, copying and editing. Open
    • New: PDF to Excel turns tables from bank statements, invoices and reports into a spreadsheet, with numbers ready to add up. Open
    • Unlock PDF now reliably removes printing and copying restrictions, and can remove an open password when you know it. Open
    • Every tool now has a “Send feedback” link underneath it, so you can report a problem or suggest an improvement in one click.
    • New Contact page. Open
    • New guide: How to Convert PDF to Word for Free Online. Open
    • New guides: How to Password Protect a PDF, and How to Convert a Bank Statement PDF to Excel. Open

  2. PDF to Word keeps your formatting

    • PDF to Word now keeps headings, bold and italic text, fonts, alignment, bullet lists, images and page breaks, instead of plain text only. Thanks to the user on LinkedIn who reported it. Open
    • New “Exact copy” option puts each page into Word exactly as it looks in the PDF.
    • A preview shows the result before you download, and scanned PDFs are detected and pointed to PDF OCR.
    • New guide: How to Convert PNG to PDF for Free Online. Open

  3. QR codes, barcodes and a fresher blog

    • Barcode Generator now explains what each format accepts when a value doesn't fit, instead of quietly keeping the old barcode. Open
    • New guides: How to Make a Free QR Code That Never Expires, and Barcode Types Explained. Open
    • Every blog post has a cover image, and guides show screenshots of the tool they explain. Open

  4. Fixes

    • Search results on the home page are no longer hidden behind the button below them.
    • Tool pages link to the blog posts that cover them.

  5. Faster pages and an About page

    • The All tools page loads about half as much data, which helps most on phones. Open
    • Smooth animations as you scroll. They switch off if your device is set to reduce motion.
    • New About page: who builds ToolsBench, and why. Open

  6. ToolsBench goes live

    • ToolsBench launched at toolsbench.net with 190+ free tools for images, PDFs, documents, video, audio, text and code.
    • First guides on the blog, including merging PDFs, compressing images and opening iPhone photos on Windows. Open