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Remove blank pages from PDF

Measure visible ink, review every page, and remove empty or near-blank sheets.

Runs locally in your browser. Enable JavaScript to use the interactive tool. The practical details remain available below.

What Remove blank pages from PDF actually does

Automatic blank-page tools often miss the white back of a duplex scan because that page still contains a full-page image. This scan renders each page locally, measures how much visible ink remains, and selects likely blanks without deleting anything until the page previews are reviewed.

How to use it

Choose strict, scanner-dust, or loose sensitivity and scan the PDF locally.
Review every page preview, its measured ink coverage, and the suggested decision.
Click any mistaken suggestion to keep or remove it, then download the cleaned PDF and optional JSON report.

Useful for

Remove white backs produced by duplex document scanners.
Clean trailing empty sheets and blank separators before printing or sharing.
Audit a large PDF quickly without trusting an automatic delete decision.

Limits worth knowing

A page with a tiny intentional mark can resemble scanner dust; every suggestion should be reviewed.
Higher sensitivity may select faint handwriting, pale watermarks, or lightly printed pages.
Removing pages can change printed page references and internal links in the source document.

Questions people ask

Does it remove scanned blank pages?

Yes. It measures a rendered preview, so a white full-page scan can be detected even though the PDF technically contains an image.

Can it delete a nonblank page by mistake?

The scan only preselects candidates. Every page remains visible and can be switched between keep and remove before the new PDF is built.

Is the PDF uploaded?

No. Rendering, measurement, page removal, and download all happen in this browser tab.