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The One Server Feature — Disclosed

Team Workspace — Share Activity, Not Documents

One 8-character code puts a live activity feed and short handoff notes in front of your whole team — while every document stays on the device that opened it.

Selected PDF Content Stays LocalTime Varies by File and Device

The one feature that isn't fully local: your activity lines are stored on our server so teammates can see them. Documents never leave your device — only the tool name, your display name and your note are stored. No emails, no IPs, no file names. Don't put document contents in notes.

Your team

How to Team Workspace — Share Activity, Not Documents in 3 Easy Steps

Browser-local document processing with no application installation required.

1

Create the Workspace

One member creates it and gets an 8-character code like ABCD-2345.

2

Share the Code

Teammates enter the code on this page and pick a display name — no signup.

3

Work, Then Check the Feed

Run tools locally as usual; the feed shows who did what and carries short handoff notes.

Why Use Our Team Workspace — Share Activity, Not Documents Tool?

Current capabilities and limitations, described without universal quality or speed promises.

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One Code, Whole Team

Create a workspace, share the 8-character code, and everyone who joins sees the same live activity feed — no accounts to manage.

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Documents Stay Local

The workspace stores activity lines only: which tool ran, a display name, a note. Files never leave your device — the disclosure is on the page, not buried in a policy.

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Notes for Handoffs

“Bank statement compressed to 1.9 MB — ready for the NVC upload.” Teammates see it without a chat app handling the file.

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Opt-In Tool Runs

Turn on sharing and completed heavy tools (signing, Office conversion) post a line automatically — tool name and date, never the file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get clear answers about data flow, formatting, integrity, and usage limits.

Is the team workspace really private?
It is the one BytesPDF feature that is not fully browser-local, and it says so on the page itself. What's stored on our server: the workspace code, a self-chosen display name, which tool ran, and any note you type. What's never stored: your documents, file contents, file names, emails, IP addresses. Documents are still processed 100% on each member's device.
How do teammates get in?
The creator shares the 8-character workspace code (like ABCD-2345). Anyone with the code can join and read that workspace's feed — the code is the membership credential, so share it the way you'd share a door key. There are no accounts or emails involved.
Can I use this for confidential documents?
Treat the feed as non-confidential coordination, not a document store. The right pattern: process the document locally with the other tools, then post a note like 'NVC package checked and compressed — ready for upload'. The note is visible to teammates; the document never is.
What happens to old activity?
The feed shows the 50 most recent events. Rows accumulate in the meantime — activity lines are a few hundred bytes each. A retention cleanup is planned; nothing in the feed is or ever was a document.
Does this change how the tools work?
No. Every tool still runs entirely in your browser. The workspace only receives an opt-in notification after a tool finishes (and only if you turned sharing on). With sharing off, BytesPDF remains upload-free end to end.

Our Core PDF Tools

Browser-local compress, merge, rotate, rename, inspect, protect and OCR — nothing is uploaded.