How to redact a PDF online for free

Drawing a black box over text in a PDF editor often leaves the words underneath. Redactify finds the private details and replaces the actual text.

01
Open text redaction
Go to the Text page and choose Upload Files.
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Add the PDF
Redactify reads the text and finds emails, phone numbers, card numbers, IBANs, VAT and ID numbers, passwords and API keys.
03
Check the results
Every item found is listed. Click one to leave it visible if you need it.
04
Pick a style
Use standard placeholders, partial masking (j***@***.com), realistic fake data, or consistent tokens.
05
Remove hidden data too
Open the Documents page to remove the author name, comments and other hidden details from the original PDF.

Questions

Is my PDF uploaded?: No. Everything runs in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?: Only PDFs with real text. Scanned pages are pictures and need text recognition first.

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