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Redact PDF

Black out specific rectangular areas on a PDF by entering their position and size.

Heads up: This covers content with an opaque box — it does not delete the underlying data from the file. Don't use it for anything that needs secure, permanent removal.

Drop a PDF here

or choose from your device — up to 50MB (go higher with Premium)

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Files are processed and deleted automatically — nothing is kept after 2 hours, sooner once you download.

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How it works
01

Upload your PDF.

02

Enter each area to black out as page,x,y,width,height in millimeters.

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Select Redact PDF to download the covered file.

FAQ

No — it draws an opaque box over it. The content underneath is hidden, not deleted from the file. Don't use this for anything that needs to be securely, permanently removed.

This tool doesn't show a visual preview yet — you'll need to measure or estimate positions in millimeters from the page's top-left corner.

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