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PDF Privacy Guard

Create a sanitized copy removing metadata, JavaScript, open actions and embedded-file name entries.

About PDF Privacy Guard

Create a sanitized copy removing metadata, JavaScript, open actions and embedded-file name entries.

Key Features

  • Processes a source file through a focused workflow.

How to Use PDF Privacy Guard

  1. Select or drag and drop the source file you want to process.
  2. Review the available settings before running the tool.
  3. Run PDF Privacy Guard to process the requested operation.
  4. Review the generated result and use the available download or result controls when provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does PDF Privacy Guard do?

Create a sanitized copy removing metadata, JavaScript, open actions and embedded-file name entries.

What input does PDF Privacy Guard use?

It works with a source file.

What can I configure in PDF Privacy Guard?

The available controls are shown directly in the interactive tool workspace.

Related Tools

Review privacy-related PDF elements before sharing a document

PDF privacy can involve more than visible page text. Metadata, annotations, attachments, hidden information and document properties may reveal details that are easy to overlook.

A privacy-oriented workflow should identify what needs cleanup and then verify the final shareable copy.

Useful privacy-review workflows

  • Prepare an authorized document for public sharing.
  • Inspect common privacy-sensitive PDF properties.
  • Create a cleaner distribution copy while preserving the original privately.

What to verify

  • Visible sensitive content may require real redaction.
  • Review metadata and embedded items separately.
  • Open and inspect the final copy before distribution.

Before relying on the result

Keep the source until you have checked the generated output. The source and destination formats can represent structure, layout and metadata differently, so important documents should be reviewed in the application or device where the result will actually be used.