Delete PDF Annotations
Strip comments, highlights, and sticky notes from every page.
How it works
- Upload your PDF.
- The tool scans every page for comments, highlights, sticky notes, and other annotations.
- Confirm and download the cleaned file — no annotations remain on any page.
What counts as an annotation?
Comments, sticky notes, highlights, underlines, stamps, and links added on top of the page — anything stored as a separate annotation object rather than part of the original page content.
Will this remove text I typed into form fields?
No — form field values are separate from annotations. Use Flatten PDF if you want to lock in filled form data.
Will this remove the underlying text or images, just the annotations?
Just the annotations — the page's original text, images, and layout are untouched. Only comment/markup objects layered on top are removed.
Does this remove digital signatures?
No — signature fields are a separate PDF object type from annotations and aren't affected by this tool.
Why would I want to strip annotations before sharing a PDF?
To share a clean copy without earlier reviewers' comments, highlights, or sticky notes visible — common before sending a final version externally.
Can I remove just the comments and keep the highlights, or vice versa?
No — this tool is all-or-nothing. It clears the entire annotation list from every page in one pass, so comments, highlights, links, and form field boxes are all removed together. There's no option to pick and choose which type goes. If you only want certain annotations gone, delete them individually in a PDF reader's comment panel first.
Will this break links or fillable form fields on the page?
It can. Links and form field widgets are stored as page annotations, same as comments and highlights, so they get removed too. Clickable links stop working and fillable fields lose the box you'd click into to fill them in. If you need a working form or working links, don't run this tool on that file.
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