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Remove annotations from a PDF
Remove PDF annotations locally: comments, notes, highlights, drawings and other page annotations are removed from the document.
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Your files are processed locally in your browser and are never sent to our servers.
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Why use this tool?
Create a clean copy of a PDF by removing its page annotations. The operation targets annotation objects without rasterizing or re-encoding the main page content.
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?
The PDF engine walks through the page dictionaries and removes their annotation collections. Content drawn directly into the page remains unchanged. The result is saved as a new PDF locally in the browser, ready to continue through other cleanup steps without altering the original file.
Use cases
Share a clean version
Remove review comments before distributing the document.
Clean an annotated document
Remove notes, highlights or drawings added by a PDF reader.
Prepare for archiving
Keep a version without interactive annotations before storage.
Guide
How to use this tool
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1. Import the PDF
Select the document to process in your browser.
- 2
2. Adjust the options
Choose the settings that match your needs.
- 3
3. Start processing
The engine processes the file locally and then provides the result.
Tips and best practices
- Elements already flattened into page content are not annotations and will remain visible.
- Keep the original if you want to preserve the review history.
- The tool reports how many annotations were removed.
Frequently asked questions
Is the file sent to a server?
No. Processing takes place locally in your browser and your file never leaves your device.
Is the original file modified?
No. Bethemesh generates a new result and keeps your original file unchanged.
Can this operation be used in The operation preserves the visible page content and can be chained with other local PDF cleanup steps. Workspace / Pipeline?
Yes. The logic is exposed through a shared PDF transformation that can be reused in Workspace.
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