Flatten PDF
Makes fillable PDFs read-only. Flatten form fields, or print and scan in one step by turning pages into images. Flattening runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
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About Flatten PDF
Flatten a PDF in your browser with this free read-only tool. Open a fillable file and either lock the form fields so they cannot be edited, or turn every page into an image as if you printed it and scanned it back. Resolution stays under your control. The file never leaves your device.
People flatten a signed form before they archive it, a tax pack before they email it, or a quote so the other party cannot change the boxes. Offices use the image option when a portal rejects live forms. Students lock a worksheet after they fill it in.
Choose a PDF within the size and page limits, pick flatten everything or flatten only form fields, then download. Password protected files should be unlocked first. After flattening you can compress or add a watermark with the other PDF tools.
All flattening happens locally, so contracts and personal forms never leave the browser. Use this free flatten PDF tool, make PDF read-only utility, and print-and-scan PDF converter whenever a document needs a private lock.