Redact PDF
Redact PDF permanently removes sensitive content by covering the selected region and rasterising the page, which destroys the underlying text so it cannot be selected, copied or recovered.
About Redact PDF
Nearly every publicised redaction failure has the same cause. Someone draws a black rectangle over a name or an account number in a general-purpose editor and publishes the file. The rectangle is just a shape sitting above the page, and the original text is still there in the content stream, so anyone can select it, copy it out or extract it with a script in seconds. The document looks redacted and is not.
This tool takes a different route. It applies the covering block and then rasterises the page, converting it to an image in which the hidden characters no longer exist as text. There is a real trade-off, and we would rather state it than bury it: the redacted pages become image-based, so text is no longer selectable or searchable. Run OCR on the output afterwards if you need a searchable file.
How to redact pdf
- Upload the document containing the information you need to remove.
- Mark each region or term to redact, then review your selections carefully.
- Click the redact button to cover the regions and rasterise the pages.
- Download the file and confirm the text cannot be selected or copied.
Why use this tool
Text genuinely destroyed
Rasterising the page removes the characters underneath the block, so there is nothing left in the file to select, copy or extract with a script.
Not just a black box
Ordinary editors draw a shape over text that stays fully intact beneath it. That gap causes most real redaction leaks, and this tool closes it.
Honest trade-off
Redacted pages become image-based, so run OCR afterwards if you need searchable text. We say so plainly rather than leaving you to discover it.