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Redact PDF

Redact a PDF

Cover names, IDs, or amounts with solid rectangles. Redactionsactions output downloads from this tab only.

Runs in your browser. Your PDF stays on this device — nothing is uploaded for processing.

Click to cover

Place boxes on the page preview.

Solid fills

Opaque rectangles hide underlying content in the export.

Multi-page

Move between pages and redact each as needed.

Private

Sensitive pages never upload.

Use the tool

Drag on the page to draw a black redaction box.

How it works

Visual redaction, local export

Boxes are drawn onto pages in the exported PDF. For highest assurance, flatten/compress afterward if the source contains text layers you must destroy.

Before you start

  • Visual covers hide content in the page appearance.
  • For legal-grade redaction workflows, verify the output carefully.

Three steps

  1. 1

    Load a PDF

    Open the sensitive document.

  2. 2

    Draw boxes

    Click the preview to place redaction rectangles.

  3. 3

    Download

    Save the redacted PDF.