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Redact PDF

Permanently remove sensitive text and areas — not just black boxes.

Runs in your browser — files never leave your deviceInput: PDFOutput: PDF

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About Redact PDF

Mark areas or search for words and patterns (emails, phone numbers, IDs). Underlying text is deleted from the file; pages where content can't be removed exactly (e.g. text inside images) are rasterised so nothing remains.

How it works

  1. Add your pdf — drag and drop or browse.
  2. Choose your settings.
  3. Click the action button and wait a moment.
  4. Download the result. Nothing was uploaded.

Good to know

  • Text inside images (scans) can only be redacted by marking areas — run OCR first to search it.
  • Scanned PDFs have no searchable text — run OCR PDF first.

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