Remove Images from PDF

How to Remove Images from a PDF

1. Drop your PDF onto the tool, or click Browse PDF.
2. Check what was found. Images Found and Pages with Images show how many pictures the tool detected, and the Detected Images strip shows the pages that contain them.
3. Choose a Processing Option. Remove All Images (Text Only) simply deletes the pictures. Replace with Placeholder Boxes also adds a red-bordered note reading Images removed from this page across the top of every page.
4. Look through the Page Preview with the arrow buttons. The Text-Only Simulation tab is only a rough tinted view, so judge the real result from the downloaded file.
5. Click Remove Images & Download. The copy is saved with _no_images added to the file name, and the progress bar shows the file size before and after.

Why Use This PDF Image Remover

• Your file stays on your device. The PDF is edited by code running in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
• Text stays text. The pictures are taken out of the original file, not the pages redrawn, so the text remains selectable and searchable and the fonts are untouched.
• A lighter file. PDFs weighed down by photos often shrink a lot. You see the size before and after when the job finishes.
• Know before you commit. The tool counts the images and the pages that hold them before you remove anything.

Good to know: this removes pictures, not drawings. Photos and logos saved as images go, while shapes and charts drawn as lines stay. A scanned PDF is made entirely of page images, so removing them leaves blank pages. Images tucked inside other page objects or stored inline may survive, so open the result and check. Keep your original, because the removed pictures cannot be brought back.

FAQ

How do I remove images from a PDF?

Drop the PDF onto the tool, keep Remove All Images (Text Only) selected, and click Remove Images and Download. The new file has the same pages without the pictures.

Will the text still be selectable?

Yes. The tool deletes the images from the original file instead of redrawing the pages, so the text stays real text. You can still select, search and copy it.

What happens to a scanned PDF?

Each page of a scan is one big picture, so removing images leaves you with blank pages. This tool is meant for PDFs that contain real text plus photos or graphics.

What does the placeholder option do?

It deletes the images and adds a red-bordered note that says Images removed from this page across the top of every page. The note is not placed where each image used to be.

Are logos and charts removed too?

A logo or chart that is stored as a picture is removed. Charts and shapes drawn as lines and fills are not pictures, so they stay.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere, and is there a size limit?

No, the PDF stays on your device while it is processed in your browser. Your file size limit is shown on this page, and a free account raises it.