Step 1
Upload a PDF
Upload a digital or scanned PDF. Image-only scanned PDFs are OCRed automatically before review.
OCR can take longer, and an unreadable scan stops with a clear error.
PDF redaction, with review built in
Find sensitive details. Decide what leaves the PDF.
Redacting.ai suggests details to inspect in a PDF. You choose what to remove, apply permanent redactions, and check the completed file before sharing it.
- The first completed document is free. No card is required.
- Review every suggested redaction before you apply it.
- Digital and image-only scanned PDFs are supported.
Try your first document
PDF, up to 10 pages and 25 MB
Drag and drop your PDF
or click to browse files
Digital or image-only scanned PDFs. Limits follow your plan.
Office files and standalone images are not supported. Scanned PDFs may take longer.
A decision, not an autopilot
Suggested matches are a starting point
A name can be sensitive in one paragraph and necessary in another. Redacting.ai narrows the places to inspect, but it does not decide what your document should say. You review the suggestions and the pages around them.
This matters because both kinds of mistake count. Leaving a detail visible can expose information. Removing too much can make the document unusable.
Review example
One suggestion, one explicit choice
Suggested detail
Account number on page 2
Keep visible
Remove
The interface proposes a place to look. The reviewer confirms the action and checks the rest of the document before applying any change.
From upload to checked output
Three steps, with you in the middle
The workflow keeps detection, judgment, and permanent removal separate so you know what happens at each stage.
Step 2
Decide what to remove
Inspect each suggested match, keep or reject it, and read the full document for anything the suggestions did not catch.
The document changes only after you confirm your selections.
Step 3
Download and verify
Apply your choices to create the completed PDF. Then search, copy, and inspect the output before you share it.
Selected text is permanently removed from the output, not covered by a movable box.
Verify the file you will share
A black rectangle is not the proof
Permanent redaction removes your selected text from the completed PDF. Test that result directly instead of trusting how the page looks.
If the PDF is a scan
A fully image-only PDF goes through OCR before review. A mixed digital-and-scan packet may need to be split first. Inspect every page and stop if OCR reports an error.
Search for removed phrases
Search the completed PDF for each phrase you chose to remove. It should not appear in the results.
Run a copy and paste check
Copy text around each redaction and paste it into a plain-text editor. Confirm that the removed detail is absent.
Review every page once more
Check the completed document page by page, including headers, footers, tables, and repeated details, before release.
For careful document handoffs
Useful whenever a PDF needs a second look before release
Legal and administrative work
Review filings, exhibits, agreements, and correspondence before they leave your desk.
Finance and operations
Prepare statements, invoices, and account documents for a client, vendor, or colleague.
People teams
Remove selected details from resumes, applications, and employee documents before circulation.
Public-record releases
Work through PDF records with a visible decision step before producing the release copy.
Prepare before you upload
Guides for the document in front of you
How to redact a PDF
Follow the full release checklist, including checks for hidden text.
Read guideHow to remove PII from a PDF
Plan a review that accounts for context, repeated details, and the final output.
Read guideHow to redact a bank statement
Work through account details, transaction context, and sharing checks.
Read guideReady to review a PDF?
Upload it, make each redaction decision, and verify the completed document. Your first completed document is free, with no card required.