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Redact PDF

Search and blackout sensitive text permanently

Drag & drop here
STEP 01Upload PDF

Select the document containing sensitive info

STEP 02Search

Enter the exact text, name, or number to hide

STEP 03Download

Get a PDF with the text permanently blacked out


What is the Redact PDF?

The PDFixo Redact PDF tool allows you to search for and permanently remove (blackout) sensitive text from your PDF documents. Unlike simple black boxes that can be deleted by tech-savvy users, our tool permanently scrubs the text from the underlying document data structure.

How to use Redact PDF

1

Upload the PDF document you want to redact.

2

Enter the exact text you want to search for and hide.

3

Click 'Redact Text' and wait for our backend to scrub every instance of that text.

4

Download your fully sanitized PDF file securely.

Why use our Redact PDF?

100% Free to use

Permanent Removal of Text Data

Zero Data Retention

Fast Browser-Side Memory Processing

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the text permanently removed?

Yes. Our tool removes the text completely from the PDF data stream and draws a black box in its place, making it impossible to recover.

Is my data secure?

Absolutely. We do not store your files on our servers. Processing happens in isolated memory and is immediately deleted.

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