Redact Text
Search for text and permanently remove it under black boxes. Redacted content cannot be recovered.
Drop a PDF here
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How it works
- Upload the document.
- Enter the exact text to remove, such as a name or account number.
- Choose whether capitalisation must match, and limit the pages if you want.
- Run the tool and download the redacted file.
What goes in, what comes out
- Accepts
- A text-based PDF
- Produces
- A redacted PDF
- File limit
- 100 MB per file
- Your original
- Never modified — the result is a new file
- Retention
- Removed automatically after 2 hours
When people use it
- Removing personal data before disclosing a document.
- Stripping account or reference numbers from a shared invoice.
- Anonymising names in a case file before circulation.
Questions about Redact Text
Is the text really gone, or just covered?
Genuinely gone. The tool applies true PDF redaction: the underlying text objects are deleted and a black box is drawn in their place. Copying from the redacted area yields nothing.
Can redaction be undone?
No. That is the point. Keep your own copy of the original before redacting, because the downloaded file cannot be reversed.
Will it catch every occurrence?
It removes every occurrence of the exact text you enter on the pages you select. Search the document first to confirm you have found all the variations you care about.
