Redact PDF
Black out text in PDF files so it's actually gone — not just covered up.
Redact PDF without Adobe
No Acrobat Pro subscription and no install. Draw boxes over names, account numbers or ID numbers and download a properly redacted copy.
Redact PDF offline
Once this page has loaded, redaction keeps working with no internet connection, and the document never leaves your device.
How it works
- 1Drop in the PDF you want to redact.
- 2Click and drag over anything you want removed, on any page.
- 3Redact & download — the covered content no longer exists in the output file.
Questions people ask
Is this a real redaction, or just a black box on top?
Real removal. Each page is flattened into an image with the black boxes baked in before rebuilding the PDF, so there's no text or vector content left underneath to recover — unlike just drawing a shape over existing content, which some tools do and which can be undone.
Can I redact PDF free, without limits?
Yes — no sign-up, no watermark, no page or file limits.
Does this affect text selectability?
Yes — since pages become images, the output PDF's text is no longer selectable or searchable anywhere, not just in the redacted areas. That's the tradeoff for guaranteeing the redaction is real.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No — redaction happens entirely in your browser.