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| Workflow | Local availability | Typical input and output | Important limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image to PDF | Available here | JPG/PNG → image-only PDF | No OCR; JPEG re-encoding |
| Plain text to PDF | Available here | Printable ASCII → text PDF | Fixed width; no Unicode |
| Upload-size check | Available here | File bytes → size comparison | No format validation or compression |
| Merge existing PDFs | Available here | Multiple PDFs → one PDF | Check page order and document features |
| Optimize an existing PDF | Unavailable here | PDF → rewritten PDF | Savings depend on content; inspect detail |
| OCR / editable export | Unavailable here | Scanned pages → recognized text | Recognition and layout need review |
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