Redact a PDF online
Redact a PDF free and in your browser. Pick the Redact tool and drag a box over sensitive content: the text underneath is genuinely removed from the file, not just hidden behind a black box, so it cannot be copied or recovered. Because everything runs on your device, the document never touches a server. No watermark, no sign-up.
- Runs in your browser: files are never uploaded
- No watermark, no sign-up
- Free to edit; downloading starts at 99p for your first week
Drag & drop your PDF here
Private: processed in your browser
What you can do with Redact PDF
- Drag a box over anything sensitive: names, addresses, account numbers, signatures
- On export the page is rebuilt without the content underneath, so it cannot be selected, copied or recovered from the file
- The editor distinguishes a true redaction from a plain cover, so you never ship a document that only looks redacted
- Redact images and parts of scans as well as text
- The document never leaves your device, so there is no server-side copy of the unredacted original
- No watermark and no sign-up on the exported file
How it works
- 1
Open your PDF
Drop the file into the editor. It loads on your device, never uploaded.
- 2
Drag over sensitive content
Pick the Redact tool in the toolbar and drag a box across anything private. It is blacked out and marked for true removal.
- 3
Export the redacted file
On export the page is rebuilt without the redacted content, so it cannot be copied or recovered. Download it or share it as a link.
Redact PDF FAQ
Is the redacted text really gone, or just covered?
Really gone. With Redact switched on, the page is rebuilt without the original content, so the text cannot be selected, copied or recovered from the file. A plain cover (without Redact) only hides it visually, and the editor tells you the difference.
Is redacting in the browser safe for sensitive documents?
The document never leaves your device: rendering, redaction and export all run locally in your browser. There is no upload and no server-side copy.