Flatten PDF

Turn the fields of a filled PDF form into regular page content. The answers stay visible and can no longer be edited.

  1. Upload
  2. Options
  3. Process
  4. Download

This file stays on this device.

No watermarks

How to flatten a PDF

  1. Choose the filled PDF form, or drop it into the tool.
  2. Check the file name and page count.
  3. Click Flatten and download. The work runs in your browser.
  4. Share the flattened copy. Keep the original if you need to edit answers later.

Features

Private

The PDF stays on your device. We do not upload it to flatten fields.

Answers stay put

Filled values become part of the page, so they print and display the same everywhere.

Free to start

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Every field type

Text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons, and drop-down lists are all flattened.

Easy to use

Upload and download. There are no settings to learn.

Works in the browser

Use it from any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, or your phone.

When to flatten a PDF

Flatten a form before you send it, so the recipient sees your answers exactly as you filled them in.

Flattening also helps when a viewer or printer shows empty fields: the values become ordinary page content.

To fill a form first, use Fill PDF form, which can flatten the result in the same step.