Smallpdf is fast and polished — but every file you touch is uploaded to its servers and processed in the cloud. For contracts, IDs, medical records and anything confidential, that's the wrong default.
Kameleo does the same jobs — merge, split, compress, convert, sign, redact, OCR — entirely inside your browser. Your document never leaves your device, and every operation can produce a signed receipt proving it. It's the Smallpdf alternative for people who actually care where their files go.
| Smallpdf | Kameleo | |
|---|---|---|
| Your files are uploaded to a server | Yes | Never — processed on your device |
| Works fully offline | No | Yes (installable app) |
| Downloadable proof of privacy | No | Yes — signed receipt with on-device hashes |
| Free tools | Limited (2 tasks/day) | 29 tools, 5 tasks/day |
| AI: chat / summarize / translate | Limited or paid | Free (Kameleo AI) |
| Languages | ~24 | 20, incl. under-served ones |
| Price to go unlimited | ~$9–12/mo | $4/mo (from with a coupon) |
| Watermarks on free output | Sometimes | Never |
If you love Smallpdf's simplicity but not the uploads, Kameleo is a drop-in replacement that's private by default and cheaper to go unlimited.