Redact a PDF Permanently

Destroy sensitive text and images by flattening the marked pages — the hidden content cannot be copied back out.

About Redact a PDF Permanently

Destroy sensitive text and images by flattening the marked pages — the hidden content cannot be copied back out.

How it works

  1. Open the PDF and mark the text or images to remove.
  2. Marked pages are flattened so the underlying content is destroyed rather than just covered.
  3. Download the redacted PDF.

Use it before sharing a document that contains names, numbers or images that must not be recoverable.

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Questions about Redact a PDF Permanently

How is your redaction different from drawing a black box?

Pages containing redactions are rasterised to an image with the boxes permanently burned in, then re-embedded. The original text objects are discarded entirely, so nothing can be selected, searched, copied or recovered.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Redact a PDF Permanently runs as JavaScript inside your own browser tab. Your file is read from your device into browser memory and the result is saved back as a download, so nothing is transmitted.

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