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Remove PDF Bookmarks

Clear a document's bookmark outline without removing its pages. Preview the existing entries and decide whether other descriptive metadata should be preserved.

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Remove Bookmarks
📌 How it works:
1️⃣ Open a PDF with bookmarks (outline). All bookmarks appear on the right for preview.
2️⃣ Click the button to remove all bookmarks and create a new PDF.
3️⃣ Choose whether to keep other metadata (title, author, etc.). Page content is unchanged.
Click or drop a local PDF
The PDF must contain bookmarks (an outline)
📑 Bookmark Preview (will be removed):
Bookmarks appear after you open a PDF

How to use this tool

  1. Open a PDF and review its bookmark outline.
  2. Choose whether to keep other metadata such as title, author, subject and keywords.
  3. Click Remove Bookmarks and Save to create the output PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Does removing bookmarks delete the corresponding pages?

No. It removes the outline entries only. The document pages and their visible content remain unchanged.

Can I preserve the title and author?

Yes. Enable Keep Other Metadata to retain the title, author, subject and keywords while removing the bookmark outline.

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