Redact PDF
Redact sensitive information from a PDF without uploading. Black out regions; affected pages are rasterized so covered content is removed — privately in your browser.
Redact a PDF privately in your browser
Draw black-out regions over names, account numbers, or other sensitive areas. Affected pages are rasterized so the covered content is removed from the page appearance — without uploading the file.
What you can do with it
- Share a document with personal data removed
- Black out SSNs, addresses, or account numbers before sending a copy.
- Publish a record with confidential sections blocked
- Redact only the sensitive paragraphs and keep the rest of the document readable.
How to redact a PDF
- Open your PDF — it loads locally with no upload.
- Drag on a page to draw black-out regions; add as many as you need.
- Download the redacted PDF and verify the result before sharing.
True visual redaction without uploading
Drawing black boxes in a viewer is not enough if underlying text remains. This tool rasterizes affected areas so covered content is removed from the page appearance — processed locally so legal and medical PDFs never hit a redaction SaaS.
Redact vs crop white-out vs metadata
Redact is for permanent concealment. Crop white-out is for layout cleanup that may still leave reconstructable context. Metadata cleaning removes document properties, not page text. Use all three when releasing a sensitive PDF.
Related reading and tools
- Why private PDF tools matter — Privacy checklist before sharing sensitive PDFs.
- Remove metadata — Strip Author/Title after redacting visible fields.
- Protect PDF — Lock the redacted file with a password.