KissPDF Remove Images, Text, or Vectors from PDF
Remove one or more categories of page content—text, raster images, and vector graphics—from every page of a PDF.
Use the PDF image remover to strip photos and scans, create a text-free template, or remove vector lines and decorative artwork without rebuilding the PDF page by page.
The tool deletes matching drawing instructions instead of reflowing the document, so page sizes and remaining object coordinates stay unchanged.
Select one PDF, choose one or more asset categories to remove, and download a separate copy.
Drop a PDF on the page or select it from your device.
Select any combination of Remove text, Remove images, and Remove vectors.
KissPDF filters the matching page-content instructions on every page.
Save the new PDF and inspect pages that use unusual effects or embedded forms.
Practical guide
Remove images from PDF files online with a browser-based PDF image remover. You can also delete all native PDF text, OCR text layers, or vector graphics while preserving the remaining page layout.
Choose Remove images to delete raster image objects such as photos and scans from every page. The PDF image remover keeps native text and vector graphics unless you select those asset types as well, and multiple options can be combined in one operation.
Choose Remove text to use the PDF text remover on native text objects and OCR text layers. It removes all matching text objects rather than individual words. Words baked into a scanned image are pixels and remain unless Remove images is also selected.
KissPDF filters page drawing instructions and recursively processes reusable Form XObjects. It does not intentionally rasterize the page or reflow nearby content, so searchable text remains searchable when images or vectors are removed.
This tool is designed for visual cleanup and content extraction workflows. It does not intentionally remove document metadata, file attachments, annotations, or prior incremental revisions, and it should not be used as the only step for hiding confidential information.
Clear answers based on how this tool actually works.
Select the PDF, choose Remove images, and click Delete PDF Assets. Raster image XObjects and inline images are removed from every page.
Not selectively with this tool. Remove images deletes all raster images throughout the PDF; it does not let you click and remove one specific image object.
Yes. Remove images deletes raster photos and scans throughout the document while preserving unselected text and vector graphics.
Choose Remove text to delete all native PDF text and OCR text layers. This is a document-wide text remover, not a tool for erasing individual words.
No. Words visible inside a scan are pixels in a raster image. Remove text deletes native PDF text and OCR text layers, not image pixels.
It removes painted vector paths including lines, shapes, borders, and vector artwork. Clipping paths are preserved because they can control the appearance of remaining images and text.
The page size and coordinates of remaining objects are preserved. Deleted assets leave empty space; surrounding content is not reflowed.
No. Asset deletion is not a complete sanitization workflow and does not intentionally remove metadata, annotations, attachments, or historical revisions.
No. Content-stream filtering and PDF creation run locally in your browser.