# Remove Blank PDF Pages

> Detect and remove empty or nearly empty scanned pages.

Canonical HTML: https://pdf.bqtools.com/remove-blank-pages/
Release: 2.8.0
Language: en

## Purpose

Detect and remove empty or nearly empty scanned pages.

## Inputs

- Accepted types: application/pdf.
- Multiple source files: no.
- Local file selection may require explicit user or user-agent permission.

## Native controls

- Choose PDF — `#file-input` / name `file-input`; type: file; accepts application/pdf,.pdf.
- Detection sensitivity — `#blank-sensitivity` / name `blank-sensitivity`; type: select. Options: Strict — remove only very empty pages (strict); Normal — ignore tiny marks (normal); Aggressive — may remove faint content (aggressive).
- blank-keep-first — `#blank-keep-first` / name `blank-keep-first`; type: checkbox.
- blank-keep-last — `#blank-keep-last` / name `blank-keep-last`; type: checkbox.
- Search PDF tools — `#tool-finder-input` / name `tool-finder-input`; type: search.

## Actions

- Install BQ PDF Tools — `#install-app-button`.
- Share this page — `#share-button`.
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts — `#accessibility-button`.
- Use dark theme — `#theme-toggle`.
- Open menu — `#menu-toggle`.
- View keyboard and display options — `#open-accessibility-guide`.
- Got it — `#dismiss-first-run`.
- Reset settings — `#reset-restored-settings`.
- Remove blank pages — `#process-btn`.
- Clear — `#clear-btn`.
- Reset settings — `#reset-settings`.
- Cancel processing — `#cancel-btn`.
- Retry — `#retry-processing`.
- Copy privacy-safe diagnostics — `#copy-diagnostics`.
- Update app — `#pwa-update-button`.
- Close tool finder — `#close-tool-finder`.
- Close accessibility options — `#close-accessibility`.
- Reset display options — `#reset-accessibility`.
- Done — `#done-accessibility`.

## Outputs

- Possible output types: application/pdf.
- Monitor `#status-box` for processing state and `#results` for completed outputs.
- Dynamic result controls expose stable agent actions when applicable.

## Privacy and execution

- Execution mode: browser UI.
- Core document processing: local browser.
- Account required: no.
- Application-server document upload required for normal tool use: no.
- Do not claim completion until the page reports a completed state and exposes results.