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Flatten PDF

Make form fields and comments a permanent part of the pages, so they can’t be changed.

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Using this tool is free. Each download or copy of a result uses 1 export; the same result again within 24 hours is free.
  • Runs in your browser
  • No sign-up needed to try

Flatten a PDF form or comments

Flatten PDF turns form fields and comments (highlights, notes, stamps, drawings) into a permanent part of the page. The document looks the same in every viewer and printer, and the answers can’t be changed afterwards.

Each item is drawn onto its page exactly as it appears, then removed as an editable object. Links keep working. The result is checked so that no form fields or comments are left behind.

Privacy and price

Your PDFs are processed by your own browser (using the open-source pdf-lib and PDF.js libraries), so they’re never uploaded to us or anyone else, and nothing is kept after you close the page. Trying the tool is free; each download uses 1 export (one PDF or one ZIP), and downloading the same result again within 24 hours is free. See pricing.

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Need to lock a filled-in form?

Flatten a PDF

How to use the Flatten PDF

  1. Click the box and choose a PDF with form fields or comments.
  2. Check how many fields and comments were found.
  3. Press Flatten PDF and download. Everything now looks the same in every PDF reader and can’t be changed.
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Questions about this tool

Is the Flatten PDF free?

Using it and previewing the result are free. Downloading, copying or saving the final result uses 1 export: from £1.00 for 5, or included in a monthly plan. The same result again within 24 hours is free.

Why flatten a PDF?

So filled-in forms and comments can’t be changed, and so they show the same in every viewer and printer. It’s often asked for before submitting or archiving a document.

What stops working after flattening?

Form fields can no longer be filled in and comments can no longer be opened, moved or deleted. Links keep working.

Is my information uploaded?

No. It works entirely in your browser, so your text and files stay on your device.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. It works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install.

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