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Flatten PDF

Flatten form fields or create a visually fixed PDF directly in your browser.

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  • Works offline

Your files are processed locally in your browser and are never sent to our servers.

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Recommended size: up to 100 MB

Why use this tool?

Flatten a PDF to freeze form fields or create a non-interactive visual version. Processing stays entirely local and creates a new file without modifying the original.

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Your data stays on your device and is never sent to our servers.

Smart processing

Process PDF documents easily with operations suited to their structure.

Supported formats

Imported PDF files and downloadable results depending on the selected operation.

Save time

Get a clean, ready-to-use result in seconds without installing software or configuring a complex workflow.

Fonctionnement

How does this tool work?

Form mode converts interactive form fields into page content while preserving as much text and document structure as possible. Visual mode rasterizes each page and rebuilds the PDF, freezing the whole appearance but removing selectable text. The visual option is useful before distribution when a stable rendering matters. This PDF-to-PDF transformation can be chained in Workspace.

Use cases

Reduce a document before sending

Freeze interactive fields before sharing a completed PDF document.

Prepare an archive

Create a stable, non-interactive copy for long-term document storage.

Build a PDF pipeline

Chain this transformation with other PDF processing steps.

Guide

How to use this tool

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    Flatten a PDF to freeze form fields or create a non-interactive visual version. Processing

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    Form mode converts interactive form fields into page content while preserving as much text and docum

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    Workspace / Pipeline

Tips and best practices

  • Flatten a PDF to freeze form fields or create a non-interactive visual version. Processing stays entirely local and crea
  • Form mode converts interactive form fields into page content while preserving as much text and document structure as pos
  • Traitement local / Local processing / Procesamiento local / Lokale Verarbeitung

Frequently asked questions

How does this tool work?

Form mode converts interactive form fields into page content while preserving as much text and document structure as possible. Visual mode rasterizes each page and rebuilds the PDF, freezing the whole appearance but removing selectable text. The visual option is useful before distribution when a stable rendering matters. This PDF-to-PDF transformation can be chained in Workspace.

Is the file uploaded?

No. Processing is local in the browser.

Pipeline ?

Oui / Yes / Sí / Ja — Workspace.

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