Redact PDFs gone for good.
Draw boxes over anything sensitive, or search for a word or number to mark every match. Redacting removes the text, the picture pixels and any links or form fields underneath from the file, then covers the area in black.
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01How it works
How to redact a PDF
- 01
Add a PDF
Drop the PDF with something to hide.
- 02
Mark what to remove
Drag boxes over it, or search to mark every match of a word or number.
- 03
Redact and download
Select Redact PDF. What's under the boxes is removed from the file.
Before you upload
- Accepts
- Limits
- Up to 50 MB per file and 1,000 pages, one file at a time
- Processing
- On PocketPDF's own servers. Files aren't passed to outside conversion services.
- Your files
- Only your account can download them, unless you create a share link. If you don't sign in they're deleted after 1 hour; once you do, they stay until you delete them (up to 1 GB).
- Price
- Free. Use the tool straight away, then sign in with Google to download.
02Questions
Common questions
Is the text really gone?
Yes. Characters under a box are taken out of the page, image pixels are blacked out in the picture itself, and every page with a box is checked afterwards. Copying, searching or removing the box won't bring anything back.
Why is a page now a picture?
When part of a page can't be taken apart safely (for example text inside a placed graphic), that page is replaced by a picture of the redacted page, so nothing hidden can remain. Other pages keep their text.
03More tools
Works well with
Sign PDF
Draw, type or upload a signature and place it on the page.
Protect PDF
Add a password before you share a file.
Unlock PDF
Remove a password you know from a PDF.
Share document
Create a download link and QR code for a file.
Merge PDF
Combine several PDFs into one file, in the order you choose.
Split PDF
Extract selected pages, or split a PDF into equal parts.