Remove images from a PDF
Strip every picture out, keeping only the text.
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Text only
Every embedded picture is removed and the text, vectors and layout are left in place. The file usually collapses to a fraction of its original size, because images are almost always where a PDF's weight is.
When this is the right tool
Getting under a size limit when the pictures are decorative rather than essential. A report with a photograph on every page can shed most of its bulk without losing a word of content — and it is often more effective than compressing, which keeps the images at reduced quality.
Sharing text when the images are the sensitive part. A document containing photographs of people, or screenshots showing data, can be circulated for its written content with the visual material removed entirely — not blurred or covered, removed.
Reading on a slow connection or an e-reader, where images add loading time and nothing else.
It removes rather than hides
The image objects are deleted from the file, not covered over. There is nothing left to extract, which is the distinction that matters when the reason for removing them was that they should not be distributed.
What stays
All text, vector graphics, charts drawn as vectors, form fields and links. The layout is unchanged — images leave a gap where they were rather than the text reflowing, because a PDF has fixed positions.
That gap is worth expecting. The document will look sparse rather than reformatted.
Scanned documents
A scan is entirely images, so removing them leaves nothing. The tool tells you when no images were found; if your document is a scan, OCR first to get the text out.
Common questions
How much smaller will the file get?
Usually dramatically — images are where nearly all of a PDF's weight lives.
Are the images really gone?
Yes, the objects are deleted rather than covered. There is nothing left to extract.
Will the text reflow to fill the gaps?
No. A PDF has fixed positions, so images leave a gap. The document looks sparse rather than reformatted.
What happens with a scanned PDF?
A scan is entirely images, so nothing would remain. Use OCR to extract the text instead.
Do charts survive?
Vector charts yes. Charts saved as pictures are removed with the other images.