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Clean Retype vs PDFluent

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Clean Retype compared with PDFluent
DetailClean Retype logo Clean RetypePDFluent logo PDFluent
What it doesCheck documents for hidden content and create clean copies Free PDF editor that runs locally without cloud or account
StageStartup Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inGB NL
Pricing modelNot given Free
PricingFree trial: 1 clean copy included. Pay as you go: £0.99 per document or 10 documents for £6.99. Monthly: £4.99 a month for unlimited documents (fair use, up to 300 a month). Teams: from £19 a month for up to 5 people. Editor: Free for everyone, including commercial use. SDK: Free under AGPLv3, or €999 for a commercial licence.
Key features
  • Detects hidden names, comments and author information
  • Finds deleted text and tracked changes
  • Identifies hidden sheets in Excel files
  • Reveals hidden slides and speaker notes in PowerPoint
  • Shows text under PDF redaction boxes
  • Rebuilds documents with only visible content
  • Processes files up to 20 MB and 50 pages
  • Provides detailed removal reports
  • Double-checks retyped text for accuracy
  • Removes hidden AI labels and metadata
  • Full-text search with command palette
  • Edit text size and color
  • True content redaction
  • PAdES digital signatures
  • Fill standard PDF forms and XFA forms
  • Merge and split PDF pages
  • Extract text with bounding boxes for AI
  • Markdown and JSON output
What makes it different
  • File never leaves your computer during the free check
  • Rebuilds pages by reading them like printouts rather than copying files
  • Deleted files within 15 minutes automatically
  • Detailed report of all hidden content removed
  • Maintains formatting in cleaned copies
  • Supports XFA forms that most other PDF libraries refuse to open or process
  • Highest performance on PDF text extraction benchmarks
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)02
Citation Flow (Majestic)1929
Referring domains (Majestic)537

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