Redact PDF

Drawing a black box in standard PDF viewers still allows people to copy the text underneath. Our redaction tool flattens the selected areas into opaque images, completely destroying the underlying text.

No. The redaction is permanent. The original text data is wiped from the file's code, making it impossible to recover by any software.

You can redact anything. By drawing the redaction rectangle over any part of the page, it will securely obscure text, images, signatures, or vector graphics alike.

To ensure absolute security, the specific page you redact is converted to a high-quality flattened image. The rest of the unredacted pages keep their normal, selectable PDF structure.

Yes. Because the redaction happens locally on your device without server uploads, it complies with strict privacy requirements for handling sensitive legal or HIPAA-related files.

It can slightly increase the size because the redacted page is converted to an image to ensure security. You can compress the final file if needed.