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Sanitize PDF

Remove hidden metadata, attachments and scripts from a report before it goes to outside readers.

Six pages with an opening script, an attached notes.txt and document information. The summary should count one script, one attachment and the information fields.

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Local limits: Max single file: 60 MB

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A practical guide

Nothing hidden goes out with the report.

  1. Choose one PDF.
  2. Sanitize it; scripts, risky actions, attachments, XFA, XMP and document information are removed.
  3. Read the removal summary and keep the clean copy; saving invalidates digital signatures.

Try this example

Remove the author details, XMP history and embedded spreadsheet from a report before publishing it.

Before

  • PDF with scripts, attachments and metadata

After

  • Clean copy with the same pages and links
Input and expected output for this task. Illustrative example.

Before you start: Links, bookmarks, form fields and page content remain. Text and images inside pages are not changed; this is not redaction.

Check what the clean copy contains
What you get

Remove scripts, risky actions, attachments, XFA, XMP metadata and document information, keeping pages, links, bookmarks and form fields.

Limits and important details

One PDF. Removes document scripts, launch/submit/import actions, additional actions, attachments, XFA, XMP metadata and document information. Links, bookmarks, form fields and page content remain. Saving invalidates digital signatures.

Example

Sanitize the sample: its opening script, attachment and metadata are removed and counted in the summary, and its two pages stay unchanged.