How to remove highlight annotations from a pdf document
- Step 1Upload the highlighted PDF — Drop the document into the annotation remover tool.
- Step 2Select highlight annotation types — Enable highlight, underline, and strikethrough removal.
- Step 3Process the document — Strip all markup annotations while preserving the page content.
- Step 4Download the clean PDF — Save the unmarked document.
Frequently asked questions
Will removing highlights also remove the highlighted text itself?+
No — highlights are annotation overlays. The underlying text is completely preserved.
Can I preserve strikethroughs that indicate document changes?+
Strikethrough annotations are review marks — the same text in the page content is not affected. If strikethroughs represent intended deletions, edit the source document before finalising.
What if my PDF has both comments and highlights to remove?+
Enable all annotation types in one pass to remove highlights, comments, and other markup simultaneously.
Privacy first
All PDF processing runs locally in your browser using PDF-lib and pdf.js. No file is ever uploaded — only metadata counters are saved for signed-in dashboard stats.