Redact PDF
Burn a black redaction box into rasterized PDF pages with visual drag positioning.
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Redact PDF details
Redact PDF burns black boxes into rendered page images. That makes covered text non-selectable but changes the document into image pages.
File handling
- Input: One PDF file.
- Output: An image-based PDF with black boxes burned into pages.
- Privacy: Processing runs in your browser for this live tool. PDFde does not upload the selected document contents to its servers.
Best for
- Removing selectable text from covered areas
- Previewing and saving multiple redaction boxes
- Creating a share copy where covered content is not selectable
Know before using
- Output pages are rasterized and no longer searchable
- You must place boxes accurately
- Review the final file before relying on it for sensitive workflows
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