Remove links from a PDF

Links in a PDF are clickable areas placed over the page. Removing them keeps the visible text and makes nothing clickable – useful for print versions, archives or documents where links must not lead anywhere.

How it works

  1. Drop one or more PDF files.
  2. Every clickable link area is removed; the text stays.
  3. Download the PDF without clickable links.

Works well for

  • Documents with tracking or affiliate links you do not want to pass on.
  • Print and archive versions where links are useless or outdated.
  • Forms and handouts that should not send readers to external websites.
  • Many links in long documents – all are removed in one step.

Limitations

  • A web address written in the text stays visible – only its clickable area is removed. Some PDF viewers may still turn plain text addresses into links themselves.
  • Internal links, such as a clickable table of contents, are links too and stop working.
  • Bookmarks in the side panel are not links; remove them with Remove PDF bookmarks.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is removed?

All link annotations – the invisible clickable rectangles that open a website, an e-mail, another file or jump to a page. The text and graphics under them stay as they are.

Why do some addresses still open when clicked?

Some PDF viewers detect text that looks like a web address and make it clickable on their own. That happens in the viewer; the file itself no longer contains a link.

Does it remove JavaScript too?

No, only links. To remove scripts, attachments or comments in the same step, use Clean PDF.

Is the PDF uploaded?

No. The file is processed in your browser and never leaves your device. Pro users can do the same through the paid HTTP API.