Does Flatten PDF upload my PDF?
No. PDFDock processes flatten pdf in your browser. Your document bytes remain on your device and are not sent to PDFDock for processing.
Flatten PDF requires a private workspace
Create a Free account to use flatten pdf securely on your own device. You receive 10 local tasks each month.
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How to use Flatten PDF
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Create a Free PDFDock workspace, then open Flatten PDF.
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Choose the local file and the options that match your task.
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Run flatten pdf in your browser, then download the result or continue working privately.
Flatten PDF without uploading your files
Use flatten pdf when you are preparing a PDF for secure or lightweight sharing and need a smaller or cleaner final copy.
Bake interactive form fields into the page when you need a fixed final copy. The processing happens on the device you are using, not in a PDFDock document-processing server.
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Before you begin
Do I need to install software to use Flatten PDF?
No. Flatten PDF works in a modern browser. Create a Free workspace to access local processing and receive 10 Free tasks each month.
Can I continue editing the result?
Yes. After a task is complete, choose Continue working to carry the local result into a compatible PDFDock tool without downloading and re-uploading it first.