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Maximum file size: 50MB
How to Manually Redact a PDF
1. Upload Your PDF
Select the document you want to redact.
2. Draw Redaction Boxes
Click and drag to draw boxes over the text or images to hide.
3. Apply Redactions
Click the button to permanently apply the black boxes.
4. Download Your Secure PDF
Your securely redacted document is ready to download.
Key Features
- Precise Control: Draw redaction boxes of any size to cover specific words, sentences, or entire paragraphs and images.
- Multi-Page Support: Easily navigate through your document and apply redactions to any page.
- Secure & Permanent: Redactions are permanently burned into the page, making it impossible to see or recover the underlying content.
- Customizable Color: While black is standard, you can choose any color for your redaction boxes.
- Local Processing: Your document is processed entirely in your browser, ensuring maximum privacy and security.
Use Cases
Manually cover names, addresses, social security numbers, and financial data before sharing documents.
Precisely redact patient or client information from records while leaving necessary context visible.
Completely block out confidential images, logos, or parts of diagrams within a document.
Tips & Best Practices
Zoom In for Precision
Use the zoom tool to get a closer look at the text, ensuring your redaction boxes perfectly cover the sensitive information without hiding too much.
Review Before Saving
Redactions are permanent once the file is saved. Take a moment to review all your redaction boxes on each page before applying them.
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