Which file types does Remove PDF Annotations accept?

The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".

What do I get back from Remove PDF Annotations?

The result is PDF, offered as a download the moment the work finishes. Multiple results come back together rather than as fifty separate save dialogs.

Can I process several files at once?

Yes, up to 50 files in a batch, each no larger than 100 MB. Results come back together instead of one save dialog per file.

Where does the processing actually happen?

In this tab. The file is read locally, converted or edited locally, and handed back as a download — no copy is sent to a server, so there is nothing for anyone to breach or keep.

Remove PDF Annotations

Strip comments, markups and form widgets.

Drag & drop your PDF here

or click to browse — .pdf · up to 1 files

Comments, highlight pop-ups, form widgets and link overlays are permanently removed from the copy. Save anything you still need first — this cannot be undone on the output.

Add a PDF first.

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About Remove PDF Annotations

When the task is controlling who can open, change or read a document, Remove PDF Annotations does it on the page you are already on — no upload, no queue. Strip comments, markups and form widgets. It takes PDF and produces PDF. If a run goes wrong there is nothing to chase: no job sitting on a server, no upload to ask anyone to delete.

The slow route to controlling who can open, change or read a document is installing something, making an account and uploading the file; this is the fast route.

How to use Remove PDF Annotations in 3 steps

Drop the PDF onto the drop area — a single file, up to 100 MB.
Choose which annotation types to strip.
Press Remove annotations and download the PDF result.

What you get with Remove PDF Annotations

One job, done in the browser: strip comments, markups and form widgets.
Free to use, with no signup and no account
No watermark or logo added to your output
Works on desktop and mobile, no install

Remove PDF Annotations: questions

Which file types does Remove PDF Annotations accept?: The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".
What do I get back from Remove PDF Annotations?: The result is PDF, offered as a download the moment the work finishes. Multiple results come back together rather than as fifty separate save dialogs.
Can I process several files at once?: Yes, up to 50 files in a batch, each no larger than 100 MB. Results come back together instead of one save dialog per file.
Where does the processing actually happen?: In this tab. The file is read locally, converted or edited locally, and handed back as a download — no copy is sent to a server, so there is nothing for anyone to breach or keep.