Redact PDF
Truly and irreversibly remove text from a PDF file locally in the browser.
Local
About this tool
What this tool does
Completely removes the text under marked areas from the file and draws an opaque black box over it.
How it works
Upload the PDF, drag one or more boxes over the areas to redact, download the redacted PDF.
Privacy
This operation runs directly in your browser. Your file never leaves your device.
Limitations
Works for text drawn directly on the page. Text inside embedded, nested graphics objects may in rare cases not be caught — review the result before sharing it.
FAQ
No. A purely visual box leaves the text in the file — it stays readable via copy-paste or text-extraction tools. This tool actually removes the text from the file instead.
Yes, you can mark as many areas on as many pages as you like before downloading.