Remove Annotations

Remove all comments, highlights, and markup from your PDF document.

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Your files never leave your device.

What are PDF Annotations?

PDF annotations are interactive elements added to PDF documents for collaboration, review, and note-taking. They include comments, highlights, text markup, shapes, stamps, and other visual elements that overlay the original content.

Common types of PDF annotations:

  • Comments & Sticky Notes: Text notes added for review and feedback
  • Highlights & Underlines: Color overlays marking important text
  • Text Markup: Strikethrough, underline, and other text formatting
  • Shapes & Drawing: Circles, rectangles, arrows, and freehand drawings
  • Stamps: Predefined icons like "Approved", "Confidential", "Draft"
  • Form Fields: Interactive text boxes, checkboxes, and buttons
  • Links: Clickable hyperlinks to web pages or other document locations

Key Benefits

  • ✓ Remove all annotation types
  • ✓ Preserve original content
  • ✓ No quality loss
  • ✓ Complete privacy
  • ✓ 100% free

How to Remove Annotations from PDF

1

Upload PDF

Select your annotated PDF. Files are processed locally - your documents never leave your device.

2

Remove Annotations

Click "Remove Annotations". Our tool automatically detects and removes all annotations while preserving your original content.

3

Download Clean PDF

Download your cleaned PDF. All annotations are removed, leaving only the original document content.

When to Remove PDF Annotations

Common Use Cases

  • Clean documents for final publication
  • Remove sensitive comments before sharing
  • Prepare documents for printing
  • Clean up documents after review process
  • Remove distracting markup for presentations

Important Notes

  • Process is irreversible - download original file
  • Form fields are also removed as annotations
  • Original text and images remain unchanged

Frequently Asked Questions

Our tool removes all common PDF annotation types:

  • Text comments and sticky notes
  • Highlights, underlines, and strikethrough
  • Shapes (circles, rectangles, arrows)
  • Freehand drawings and ink annotations
  • Stamps and rubber stamps
  • Form fields and interactive elements
  • Hyperlinks added as annotations

No, your original content remains completely unchanged:

  • Text content is preserved exactly as-is
  • Images maintain their original quality
  • Page layout and formatting remain intact
  • Fonts and text positioning are unchanged
  • Only the annotation layers are removed

This tool removes all annotations. For selective removal:

  • Use our PDF Editor to manually delete specific annotations
  • Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat or similar software
  • Use the annotation panel to select and delete individual items
  • For complex needs, consider professional PDF editing software

For password-protected PDFs:

  • First use our Decrypt PDF tool to remove password protection
  • Then use this tool to remove annotations
  • If you need to re-add protection, use Encrypt PDF tool
  • Tools work together for complete document workflow

No strict limits, but performance considerations:

  • Works with most PDFs regardless of size
  • Processing time depends on file size and complexity
  • Large files (500+ pages) may take longer
  • For very large files, consider splitting first with Split PDF tool
  • Browser memory is the only practical limitation

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