Redact PDF
Black out private details in a PDF for good.
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What you get
- Really removed
- Find and redact
Questions
Why are redacted pages turned into pictures?
A black box drawn over text only hides it: the text is still in the file and can be copied out or found by search, which has leaked many “redacted” documents. Here, every page with a redaction is drawn as a picture with the boxes painted in, and the original page content is deleted from the file. Hidden layers, comments, form values and accessibility tags on those pages go too.
What changes on the redacted pages?
Their text can no longer be selected or searched, and links on them stop working. Pages without redactions stay exactly as they were. Choose 300 DPI if the document will be printed.
Does the search find every occurrence?
It finds text stored in the PDF, including across pages, and boxes each match. It can’t read text inside pictures (scans): box those by hand. Always check every page before saving.
What about the document’s metadata?
Keep “Remove document metadata” ticked to also delete the title, author and other properties, which can contain names too.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
It is free to use and there is nothing to sign up for. There are no watermarks and no daily limits.
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