Remove Annotations from PDF

Graded papers, contracts full of colleague markup — clear highlights, underlines, text boxes and ink drawings in one click and get the clean original back. Runs locally in your browser.

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Files are processed locally in your browser — never uploaded to any server

Removes highlights / underlines / text boxes / ink etc.Form fields and hyperlinks are keptProcessed locally — never uploadedReturned unchanged (no quota used) when no annotations found

Full-release pricing preview: $6.9/mo or $49/yr · 30-day email notice before billing starts · nothing is charged during the beta

How it works (3 steps)

1

Upload the PDF

Any annotated PDF works — papers, contracts, theses.

2

Automatic removal

Highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, text boxes, notes, ink drawings and stamps are removed page by page.

3

Download the clean file

The result shows how many annotations were removed; form fields and links are untouched.

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FAQ

What exactly gets removed?

Standard PDF annotation objects: highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, squiggles, text boxes, sticky notes, ink, shapes, stamps. Form fields and hyperlinks are preserved.

Can you remove text/images baked into the page?

No. If markup was flattened into the page content (not annotation objects) it cannot be separated automatically — the tool will report that no annotations were found.

Does the original content lose quality?

No. Only annotation objects are deleted; the page content is not re-rendered.

Is my file uploaded?

No. Removal runs entirely in your browser.

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