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Flatten PDF and remove metadata locally

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Create a rasterized PDF copy that drops document metadata and interactive PDF structures.

Select your file(s) below — processing runs entirely in this browser. Nothing is uploaded unless a network step is listed in permissions.

Privacy and permissions

  • Runs in your browser
  • Files you select are read locally.

API keys are never shown or sent to PasteOps.

Input

Max file size: 200 MB (hard limit; larger files are rejected)

Output

result

application/pdf, .pdf

About this tool

Flatten PDF and remove metadata locally: Create a rasterized PDF copy that drops document metadata and interactive PDF structures.

Use cases

  • Flatten filled forms before archive handoff.
  • Remove metadata from a review copy.
  • Drop searchable text layers when a visual-only copy is acceptable.

How to use it

  1. Select a local file as input.
  2. Click Run and wait for processing.
  3. Download or copy the output.

Notes

  • Runs locally in your browser; files are not uploaded to MakeTool servers.
  • Local-only processing with no network required.

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