Flatten PDF
Runs in your browserUse this page to flatten PDF form answers and notes into the page so another reader cannot change them.
Drop PDFs here or choose files
Files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use Flatten PDF
Typed answers, ticked boxes and signatures drawn in form fields stay exactly where they were, and so do highlights, stamps, drawings and other comments. The result is named after the original with -flattened added, and the screen tells you how many fields and comments were flattened.
If a file has nothing to flatten, you are told instead of getting the same file back.
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