Redact PDF — Black Out Sensitive Text

Permanently black out sensitive text. Enter keywords — every matching phrase is covered with a black rectangle.

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Redaction is permanent and cannot be undone. Keep the original file if you may need to restore content.

How to redact sensitive information from a PDF

Enter the words or phrases you want to hide. We locate every occurrence using the PDF's text coordinates and draw a solid black rectangle over each match.

Unlike highlighter-based "redactions" in some readers, this removes the underlying text from the rendered output. Always sanity-check the result before sharing legally sensitive documents.

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