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🧱 Flatten PDF

Flatten visible page content best-effort. Rasterizes when Ghostscript is available.

Drop files here or tap to browse

PDF only · up to 15 MB

    Best-effort flatten. With Ghostscript, pages are rasterized (text may become non-selectable). Without it, pages are rewritten and interactive form fields are dropped, but some overlays may remain.

    How to use Flatten PDF

    1. Upload a PDF file using the picker or drag and drop.
    2. Set the options for this tool when shown.
    3. Tap Flatten PDF to process, wait through the short preparation steps, then download.
    4. Use Start over when you want to process another job.

    How it works

    ToolNest validates the input, processes it with server-side document tools, and returns a downloadable file. Temporary files are not indexed and are cleaned up after use.

    Limitations

    • Maximum 15 MB per file
    • Up to 100 pages per PDF job
    • Password-protected or corrupted files may fail
    • PDF→Word and text extraction work best on digital PDFs; scanned pages need OCR
    • OCR accuracy depends on image/scan quality and available server engines
    • Complex Word/Excel layouts may not convert perfectly

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Flatten visible page content best-effort. Rasterizes when Ghostscript is available. Processing runs on ToolNest servers and temporary files are cleaned up afterward.

    Yes. This ToolNest PDF tool is free to use without creating an account.

    No. Uploaded files and text are kept only as temporary processing data and are removed after download or when they expire.

    Each upload can be up to 15 MB, with a page limit of 100 pages per job.

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