Redact PDF — Black Out and Truly Remove Text

Mark areas or search for names, emails and numbers, then permanently remove them — not just cover them. Processed on your device only.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Real. Pages with redactions are rebuilt as flat images with the boxes burned in, and the original text, fonts, images and form values on those pages are deleted. Nothing under the box can be copied, searched or recovered.

Yes. Search for any word or name, or mark every email address, phone number, card number or web link in one click. Review the boxes, adjust them, then apply.

They stay exactly as they were — selectable text, links and quality intact. Only pages with at least one box are flattened.

By default yes: author, title, creator app and XMP data are stripped, and tagged-PDF structure data that could hold copies of the text is removed.

No. Redaction happens entirely in your browser — the unredacted file never leaves your device.