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Redact PDF

Permanently remove sensitive text, names, numbers, and images from a PDF by selecting areas to black out. Unlike watermarks, redaction removes the underlying data — it cannot be copy-pasted or recovered.

How to Use Redact PDF
  1. 1Upload a copy of the PDF you want to redact (keep the original separately)
  2. 2Select the text or image areas to redact by clicking and dragging
  3. 3Apply redaction marks — the tool shows what will be removed
  4. 4Click 'Apply Redactions' to permanently delete the selected content
  5. 5Download the redacted PDF and verify the sensitive content is gone
Examples
  • Black out salary figures in a contract before sharing with a third party
  • Redact personally identifiable information from scanned forms for GDPR compliance
  • Remove confidential case details from a legal document before external disclosure
  • Permanently black out account numbers in a bank statement PDF before filing a complaint
Frequently Asked Questions

A black rectangle overlay hides content visually but leaves the underlying text in the PDF data — it can be copy-pasted or discovered by removing the overlay. True redaction permanently deletes the underlying data, not just hides it.

Text strings (selected by clicking and dragging), images (select image area), and page regions (draw a redaction box over any area). All selected content is permanently deleted from the PDF.

No. Once redacted and saved, the content is permanently gone from the file. There is no undo for redacted content in the saved output.

Always work on a copy. Keep your original unredacted version in a secure location before running redaction.

No. Only the precisely selected area or text is removed. Surrounding text and images remain intact.

Yes. All redaction processing runs in your browser. Your PDF content is never uploaded to any server.

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