Sanitize PDF
A precise cleaning pass where you choose exactly what to remove: document properties, XMP metadata, JavaScript actions, embedded attachments, comment annotations and/or flatten form answers. Shown up front, processed locally, verified afterwards.
- Processed locally in your browser
- No watermark
- No sign-up
- Works offline
Processed locally in your browser. Exactly what you select below is removed — shown before processing. Everything happens on this device. Sanitizing a signed PDF normally invalidates its existing cryptographic signatures.
Choose a PDF or drop it here
One PDF · sanitized locally
How it works
- 1Open a PDF.
- 2Tick exactly what should be removed - shown before processing.
- 3Sanitize and download the cleaned file.
Your privacy
This tool runs entirely inside your browser using JavaScript and Web Workers. Your document is never uploaded to any server — you can even disconnect from the internet and keep working once the page has loaded.
Frequently asked questions
▸Difference vs Privacy Scanner?
The scanner diagnoses and scores; Sanitize is the surgical cleaning step with explicit toggles. They work great together.