Redact text from a PDF
Type the words or phrases to remove. Every occurrence is found, covered with a black box, and — critically — the underlying text is physically deleted from the file, so it can't be copied, searched, or recovered.
That last part is what separates real redaction from the black-rectangle mistakes that have embarrassed governments and law firms.
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Upload your PDF.
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List the terms to redact, separated by commas.
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Download the redacted PDF — processed in memory, never stored.
Redaction is applied with PDF-native removal (the same mechanism professional tools use): the text objects are destroyed, not hidden.
The response tells you how many occurrences were found and removed, so nothing fails silently.
Redact PDF — questions
Can redacted text be recovered?
No — the text objects are physically removed from the file, not covered up.
Is my sensitive file stored?
No — redaction is stateless: in memory, streamed back, forgotten. That's the whole design.