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How to Remove Comments and Highlights from a PDF

3 min read · Updated October 2026

A reviewed PDF can carry comments, highlights, sticky notes and links that you do not want to share. This tool removes them all in one step.

Try it now: Remove PDF Annotations

Free, no sign up, and the file stays on your device.

Open Remove PDF Annotations

How to remove them

  • Open Remove PDF Annotations and add your file.
  • Press Remove annotations.
  • Check the note that tells you how many were removed.
  • Download the clean PDF.

What is removed

Comments, highlights, notes, stamps, drawn marks and clickable links. Text that was typed onto the page itself, or flattened earlier, stays because it is part of the page.

Tips

  • Keep your original with comments in case you need them.
  • Use Remove PDF Metadata too if you share a file publicly.
  • Form fields are different. Use Flatten PDF for those.

Frequently asked questions

Is my file uploaded?

No. The work happens in your browser, so your file stays on your device.