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Sanitize PDF

Remove JavaScript, embedded files, external actions, comments and metadata without claiming malware detection.

Select a PDF
or drop files here
Limited by device memory · Files stay on your device
🔒 100% on-device·No signup·Free forever

Sanitize PDF online, free and private

PDFs can contain scripts, embedded files, automatic actions, external actions and hidden metadata. Sanitization removes those interactive surfaces and can also remove annotations and forms.

The complete workflow runs locally in your browser. Your source file is not sent to PDFToolz or stored on a server.

How to sanitize pdf in your browser

  1. 1

    Add your source

    Choose a local file or use the direct-input controls shown in the workspace.

  2. 2

    Review the options

    Choose whether comments, links, metadata and interactive forms should also be removed. JavaScript, embedded-file registries and automatic actions are always targeted.

  3. 3

    Sanitize the structure

    Run the tool, review the completion summary, then save the generated file or report to your device.

Why use PDFToolz for this

On-device processing

PDF parsing, rendering and export happen in browser memory, without an upload step.

Clear scope

This is structural sanitization, not malware detection. Treat unexpected or untrusted files cautiously even after cleanup.

No account required

Use the tool without signup, a trial, a watermark or a server-side file quota.

Built for real documents

Progress feedback, device-memory limits and output descriptions make the result predictable before download.

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