How to Sanitize a PDF
1. Upload Your PDF
Select the document you want to clean.
2. Choose Sanitize Options
Select what you want to remove (metadata, scripts, etc.).
3. Process the PDF
Click the button to strip the selected data from the file.
4. Download Sanitized File
Your clean, secure PDF is ready to download.
Key Features
- Metadata Removal: Strip author, subject, keywords, and other identifying document information.
- Script Removal: Remove potentially harmful JavaScript actions embedded in the PDF.
- Link and Attachment Removal: Delete hyperlinks and embedded files to prevent external interactions.
- Selective Cleaning: Choose exactly which elements you want to remove for tailored sanitization.
- Maximum Privacy: All sanitization happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, ensuring total confidentiality.
Use Cases
Sanitize a document before sharing it publicly or with third parties to ensure no hidden metadata or scripts are included.
Remove author information and other metadata from a research paper or proposal to ensure a blind review process.
Removing embedded fonts and other non-essential data can sometimes help to reduce the overall file size of a PDF.
Tips & Best Practices
Start with a Copy
Sanitization permanently removes data. Always work on a copy of your PDF, keeping the original file as a backup.
Use for Security, Not Just Anonymity
Removing JavaScript is a key security step, as it can prevent potentially malicious code from running when the PDF is opened by others.
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