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Remove active content from a PDF

Strip the JavaScript, the actions that fire when the file opens and the automatic submissions. The pages stay exactly as they are.

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Keep the embedded files0

They do not run on their own, but they are the usual way of shipping something else along. Uncheck to drop them too.

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Edit PDFs without uploading them anywhere.

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