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Redact PDF

Permanently cover sensitive content by selecting redaction areas and exporting a new PDF.

All processing happens in your browser. Files never leave your device.

Drop a PDF to redact

Select rectangular areas and permanently cover sensitive content.

About this tool

Toolnetix Redact PDF helps you remove sensitive information by drawing redaction boxes directly on page previews, then exporting a clean final file. This is useful for sharing contracts, reports, invoices, compliance documents, and screenshots that include personal or confidential data. You can apply visual redaction quickly, or enable flatten mode to rasterize pages for stronger protection where selectable text should no longer remain accessible. Each redaction is mapped to the page accurately, and the tool supports current-page, selected-range, or full-document workflows depending on your review process. Everything runs locally in your browser, so the source PDF never leaves your device. After export, download the redacted copy and keep your original untouched for internal reference. Try next: Annotate PDF • Edit PDF Text (Visual Replace).

How to use

  1. Upload the PDF file you want to redact.
  2. Navigate to the page and draw rectangular redaction areas.
  3. Add each selected area as a redaction block.
  4. Choose visual or flattened redaction mode and output options.
  5. Apply redactions and download the new PDF.

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