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Redact PDF

Black out names, phone numbers or any part of a PDF before you share it. The hidden text is removed for real. Your file never leaves your device.

🔒 Works on your device – nothing is uploaded✓ Free · No sign-in
📄 Choose a PDF or drop it hereYour file stays on your device and is never uploaded.

How to Redact a PDF

Hide private details safely before you share a PDF.

  • Choose your PDF
  • Type the words or names to hide, or tick phone numbers, emails and ID numbers, and click "Find and cover"
  • Or draw black boxes by hand on any page
  • Use the preview button to see how it will look
  • Click "Redact and download PDF" and check the new file

Everything happens inside your browser, so your document is never uploaded.

Why Use This Tool?

Many people only draw a black shape over text in a PDF. The text is still there under the shape and anyone can copy it. This has caused many leaks.

This tool turns every page that has a box into a picture with the box burned in, so the hidden text is gone for good.

Features

  • Draw black boxes by hand on any page
  • Find and cover names, words, phone numbers, email addresses, 12-digit numbers and PAN numbers on all pages
  • Preview with solid black boxes
  • True redaction: covered pages become pictures, so the text under the boxes cannot be recovered
  • Pages without boxes stay unchanged, with their text
  • Choose the quality of covered pages
  • Works in your browser, nothing is uploaded

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the hidden text really removed?

Yes. Pages with boxes are saved as pictures with the black boxes drawn into the picture. There is no text left under the boxes. Always open the saved file and try to select and copy text there to check.

Why do covered pages become pictures?

This is the only sure way to remove the text under a box. The page then cannot be searched or copied. Pages without boxes keep their text.

Will the file become bigger?

Covered pages can be bigger. Use "Normal" quality to keep the file small.

Can it find text in a scanned PDF?

No. In a scanned PDF the text is a picture, so search cannot read it. Draw the boxes by hand, or run OCR first.

Are the details in the file properties removed?

The new file is built fresh, so the title and author of the old file are not copied. Still check with the Edit PDF Metadata tool.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free.

About This Tool

Made for journalists, lawyers, office staff and anyone who must hide private details in a document.

It works in your browser and does not store your files.