Redact PDF
Cover sensitive passages with black rectangles — PII, prices, names — with visual redaction directly in your browser. Share contracts with hidden regions — local processing, unlimited saves.
How to Use the Redact PDF
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Cover sensitive or unwanted content in PDF files with white rectangles. Select entire pages or custom areas to hide text, images, or sections before sharing or printing.
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Scan a PDF for personal data — emails, Indian and international phones, Aadhaar, PAN, cards, UPI IDs, IFSC codes — confirm each PII hit, then redact by burning selections into raster pages with no text layer. Scanned image-only PDFs are refused honestly. Local processing, unlimited saves.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Redact vs black highlight — different?
Both only cover text visually: highlights draw over text that copies out underneath, and this tool paints opaque black rectangles over the selected pages or areas — the underlying content stays in the file. For permanent removal, use a tool that strips content streams.
What should I redact?
Names, IDs, account numbers, prices, and signatures per your policy. Search all occurrences — one missed instance on page 47 defeats 46 redactions.
Can redaction be reversed?
Treat it as one-way visually, but not as removal: the black regions hide content on screen and in print, yet the text stays in the file and can be recovered. Keep an unredacted master under access control; distribute only redacted copies.
Does redaction upload my file?
No — redaction runs locally in your browser. Only the final save touches the network — downloads are unlimited.
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Last updated October 2026