I Built a Free PDF Tool from Nepal — Here's What I Learned

I'm a full-stack developer based in Nepal and I just launched PrestigePDF — a completely free, no-signup online PDF toolkit with 22+ tools built with React, TypeScript, and WebAssembly. Here's the story, the tech, and what I learned building it. Why I Built It Tools like ilovepdf and smallpdf are great but they push you toward paid plans fast — file size limits, watermarks, forced signups. I wanted something genuinely free with no limits for basic operations and no account required. Also, being from Nepal, I wanted to prove that quality developer tools can be built and used globally from anywhere. The "Built from Nepal, used globally" badge on the About page is something I'm genuinely proud of. What PrestigePDF Does Everything you'd normally need Adobe Acrobat for — free, in your browser: Merge PDF — combine multiple files into one Compress PDF — reduce file size without quality loss Split PDF — extract specific pages or ranges PDF to Word / Excel / JPG — convert to any format Edit PDF