Sanitise PDF for Sharing - Free Online Browser Tool

Strip metadata, attachments, embedded scripts and launch actions in one pass, before you send a file on.

A document you were sent can carry the author’s name, their scanner, the software trail, attached files and scripts that run when the file opens. None of it is visible, and all of it travels with the file. Sanitising removes the invisible parts in one pass and tells you what went.

This sanitise pdf for sharing utility runs completely inside your web browser. Your document is opened locally and processed on your own device using JavaScript and WebAssembly, so your file is never uploaded to any server. There is no signup, no watermark and no limit on how many documents you can handle.

  • 100% client-side - files never leave your device
  • Instant processing, no upload wait
  • Works on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Free forever, no account required

Common next steps: Remove / Clean Metadata, Strip Embedded Files, Sanitize Tracking IDs, Stop Text Being Copied.

How to Use the Sanitise PDF for Sharing Tool

Four steps, and the whole thing runs locally on your own device.

  1. Load the PDF

    Use this on anything you did not create yourself, especially before forwarding it.

  2. Choose what to strip

    Properties, attachments, JavaScript, launch actions and thumbnails. All on by default.

  3. Process

    Only hidden structures are touched. Nothing you can see is altered.

  4. Read the report

    It lists exactly what was removed, and what this tool deliberately does not do.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this redact anything I can see?

No. It removes hidden structures only. If you need content actually removed from the page, that is redaction and it is a different tool with a much higher bar.

Will it break a legitimate form?

It can. JavaScript in a form is sometimes the validation logic, and removing it leaves a form that accepts anything. Read the report and re-add what you need for a document that must still work.

Does it remove an open password?

No. Decryption is not attempted, and a file you cannot open cannot be sanitised here.

Is the original left untouched?

Yes. You get a new file, and the one you loaded is unchanged.

Why is a report bundled with the output?

Because a sanitiser that silently removes things is worse than useless — it makes you trust a file you have not verified. The report lets you check.