What does flattening a PDF do?

Flattening removes interactive form fields and merges annotations directly into page content, making the PDF non-editable.

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Will the visual appearance change?

No. All content looks exactly the same after flattening.

Yes. Files are processed on encrypted servers and deleted after 1 hour.

Yes. Signatures and all annotations are burned into the page permanently.

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All interactive elements (form fields, checkboxes, signatures, stamps) are merged into the page content. The output is a static, non-editable PDF.

Your files are automatically deleted from our servers after 1 hour. No registration, no watermarks.