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Redact PDF Content

Black out text and images in a PDF and remove them for real: each redacted page is redrawn as an image, so the covered text cannot be copied or extracted.

1
Select PDF
Drop the PDF that contains the sensitive content, or click to pick one
2
Select areas to redact
Draw rectangles over text or images, search for words, or find personal data such as SSNs, emails and card numbers
3
Download
Download your redacted PDF with content permanently removed

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the redacted content truly removed?

Yes. Each redacted page is redrawn as an image, and the original page is deleted from the saved file along with its text, comments, and form values. Text you redact by search or personal-data detection is also removed from the document title, metadata and bookmark names, and the saved file is checked for it before you download it. A drawn box removes what is under it on the page; check the title for that text yourself.

Can I search for text to redact?

Yes. You can search for specific words or phrases and redact all occurrences at once, including in comments and form fields. Each match is boxed to its own letters, not the whole line.

Can it find personal data automatically?

Yes. Find personal data scans page text, comments and form fields for US Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, card numbers (checked with the Luhn checksum) and IBANs (checked with their checksum). Uncheck any false positives, then mark the rest. Scanned pages have no text to search; run OCR first or draw boxes on them.

Can an AI agent redact a PDF here?

Yes. In a browser with WebMCP the page offers redact_pdf and find_pdf_redactions, and headless browsers can call window.loft.tools.invoke('redact-pdf'). The agent gets a report of what was redacted where, the result of the file check, a receipt with the SHA-256 of both files, and the redacted PDF.

Does this preserve bookmarks and form fields?

Pages without redactions are kept as they were. A page that holds a redaction is replaced by an image of itself, so its text is no longer selectable and its links, form fields and annotations are dropped. Bookmarks and links that point at a redacted page open its image.

Tool history

Updated Oct 11, 2026 · 6 updates
  • Oct 7, 2026featone redaction engine for Redact PDF, the PDF Editor and agents
  • May 8, 2026fixport true-redact post-pass into standalone RedactPdf
  • May 8, 2026fixsurface true-redact failures + preserve favicon error context
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