I Built 20 Free PDF Tools with Next.js — Here's What I Learned (No Sign-up, No Watermarks)

Six months ago, I tried to merge two PDFs for a client proposal. ilovepdf asked me to sign up. Smallpdf told me I'd hit my daily limit. Adobe wanted $20/month. To merge. Two. Files. That frustration turned into TryMyPdf — 20 completely free PDF tools, no account, no watermarks, files auto-deleted in 1 hour. Here's the honest story of building it, the technical decisions I made, and what surprised me along the way. What I Built 20 tools covering everything most people actually need: Organise: Mer