Redact PDF

Hide personal or confidential details before sharing a document. Mark areas by hand or find words, and the pages are rebuilt so what was under the boxes is gone.

How to use Redact PDF

Hide personal or confidential details before sharing a document. Mark areas by hand or find words, and the pages are rebuilt so what was under the boxes is gone.

  1. Choose the PDF.
  2. Drag over what to remove, or search for words to black out.
  3. Click Black out & save and download the redacted PDF.

Questions

Is the hidden text really gone?

Yes. Pages with redactions are rebuilt as images, so what was under the boxes can’t be recovered.

Can I still select text afterwards?

Not on redacted pages, because they become images. Run Searchable PDF (OCR) if you need the rest of the text back.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. The tool runs inside this page, on your own device. Your files are never sent to PDF’R’US or anyone else, so there is nothing to delete afterwards. Once a tool has loaded, it keeps working with the internet switched off.

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no account, no daily limit and no watermark added to your files.

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