Redact PDF (true content-stream removal)
Court-grade redaction: matched pages are rasterised, then black bars are drawn over the matches — the original text under the rectangles is permanently gone from the file, not just hidden. Pages with no matches stay as vector.
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How does the Redact PDF (true content-stream removal) work?
Court-grade / compliance-grade redaction. Unlike the regular Redact PDF tool (which simply draws a black rectangle over the text, leaving the underlying glyphs in the PDF stream where they can still be copy-pasted out or read with a stream inspector), this tool RASTERISES every page that contains a match into a flat image, then draws the black bars on that image. The original text is permanently gone from the file for those pages — no copy-paste leak, no stream inspection. Pages with no matches are kept as vector (sharp, searchable). Trade-off: redacted pages lose vector-text selectability and are larger; pick the DPI to balance file size vs print sharpness.
🔒 Security & Privacy
All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.
📱 Use it on any device
Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.
⚡ Quick & easy
Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.
🎁 Always free, no signup
Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.
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