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Redact a PDF for real

True redaction removes the text and images from the file — not a black box on top. Plus real in-place text editing, fill + sign, reorder pages, and OCR.

Launch PDF Editor
  • True redaction
  • Edit existing text
  • Fill + sign
  • OCR
  • Reorder pages
PDF Editor showing a lab report with sensitive patient information truly redacted, with a thumbnail panel on the left and tools sidebar on the right.
Pictured: a lab report with patient details truly redacted — the text is removed from the file, not covered.

Frequently asked

Yes. Editing is free with no signup: text, signatures, forms, redaction, page operations, annotations, OCR, and export.

No. The editor runs entirely in your browser. PDF rendering, edits, OCR, and export all happen on your device. Nothing leaves the tab.

It covers the everyday PDF jobs: edit text in place, fill and sign forms, redact, reorder, rotate and delete pages, annotate, OCR scanned PDFs, and export. It skips niche features (visual form builder, PDF/X prepress, PDF JavaScript actions). The trade-off is free, local, and faster on real workflows.

PDFs up to 100 MB open smoothly on most devices. Beyond that, the editor still works on capable devices but performance depends on your RAM.

Yes — true in-place edit in your browser. Click a word, type the replacement, save. The editor rewrites the underlying content stream and keeps the original font, size, color, and position. Adjacent text on the same line shifts right or wraps to the next line if your edit makes the run longer, and following paragraphs shift down to make room. When the original font is a tight subset that doesn't include glyphs your new text needs, the editor falls back to a built-in base-14 font in the same family (Helvetica / Times / Courier) so you never see missing glyphs. Most online editors stamp a white box and draw new text on top; this one rewrites the bytes.

Yes. Redactions remove the underlying bytes from the saved PDF, not just cover them visually. Re-extracting text from a redacted file will not return the redacted strings.

After the first visit, yes. Install Loft as a PWA and the editor works without an internet connection. The editor engine, fonts, and any cached models are stored locally.

The editor auto-persists your most-recent session. On reload you will see a "Restore last session?" prompt. Earlier docs in the tab are not persisted (privacy default).

Ready when you are.

No sign-up · Runs in your browser · Files aren't uploaded.