Redact a PDF
Draw black boxes over anything private, or find a word and black out every match.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Files stay on your device
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How to redact a PDF
- Select your PDF.
- Drag boxes over anything private, or type a name or number and press Mark all.
- Press Redact PDF and download the cleaned file.
Why SuperOffice
Most free PDF sites upload your file to their servers. This one opens it in your browser instead, so it never leaves your device and there is nothing for us to keep. That matters for bank statements, ID cards and client papers. Need someone to sign the result? Send it for signature with SuperOffice.
Limits. Up to 96 MB per file. A page with a box becomes an image, so its text can no longer be selected. Pages without a box keep their text.
Questions
Is the text really gone, or just covered?
Gone. A page with a box is redrawn as a picture with the box painted in, so the words under it no longer exist in the file.
Can I black out every copy of a name at once?
Yes. Type it and press Mark all. Spaces, capitals and punctuation are ignored.
What about words inside a logo or a scanned page?
We read text in pictures too. A picture we cannot read is outlined in red so you can cover it yourself.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Redaction happens inside your browser. That matters most for the files you redact.