Is HexaMedia really free?
Yes, HexaMedia is 100% free with no hidden costs. There is no
account required, no watermarks, and no file limits. All features
are available to everyone.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. All file processing happens entirely in your browser using
JavaScript. Your files never leave your device — nothing is
uploaded, stored, or transmitted to any server. This makes HexaMedia
one of the most private PDF and image tools available.
What PDF operations are supported?
You can compress PDFs to reduce file size (with a quality slider
from 10% to 95%, or the Small, Balanced and High Quality presets),
merge multiple PDF files into a single document with drag-to-reorder,
and split a PDF to extract individual pages.
What image formats does HexaMedia support?
HexaMedia supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP formats. You can compress
images to reduce file size, resize to exact pixel dimensions, crop
with preset ratios, and convert between any of these formats.
Is there a file size limit?
There is no hard file size limit since processing happens in your
browser. However, very large files (over 100 MB) may be slower to
process depending on your device's memory and processing power.
Does it work on mobile devices?
Yes, HexaMedia works on any modern browser including mobile devices.
It can also be installed as a Progressive Web App (PWA) for quick
access from your home screen, and even works offline.
Does compressing a PDF affect text selection or search?
It depends on the file size. PDFs larger than 500 KB are compressed
by rendering each page as an image and re-encoding it as JPEG,
which shrinks the file significantly but turns the page — including
any text — into a raster image. Smaller PDFs use a lighter method
that removes unused objects and cleans up metadata, keeping the
original text and vector content selectable.
What happens to transparent areas when converting to JPEG?
JPEG does not support transparency, so any transparent areas in a
PNG or WebP source become solid black after conversion. To keep
transparency, convert to PNG or WebP instead of JPEG.
What's the difference between merging and splitting a PDF?
Merging combines multiple separate PDF files into a single
document, in the order you arrange them. Splitting does the
opposite: it takes one PDF and extracts each of its pages as an
individual, downloadable file. Use merge to consolidate documents
and split to pull specific pages out of an existing one.
Is it safe to use HexaMedia for confidential documents?
Yes. Because all processing happens locally in your browser, your
files are never uploaded, transmitted, or stored on any server —
HexaMedia has no access to their contents at any point. The only
network requests the page makes are for loading the tool itself
(fonts, the pdf-lib and PDF.js libraries) and anonymized Matomo
analytics, neither of which includes your file data.
Can I convert between JPEG, PNG, and WebP for free?
Yes, format conversion is free and unlimited. Choose JPEG, PNG, or
WebP as the output format before processing, or leave it set to
Original to keep the source format while only compressing,
resizing, or cropping.
Your Privacy, Our Priority
Unlike cloud-based alternatives, HexaMedia processes everything
locally in your browser. No files are uploaded, no data is collected,
and no account is required. Your documents stay on your device —
always.