Office work
Prepare records for external review
Remove account numbers, personal identifiers or private images from the copy you plan to share.
Your document. Your device.
Redact PDF.
Share the document. Keep private details private.
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Continue from a saved .i2pdf project.
Find & Act
Find selectable text in the original PDF. Review the matches, then highlight or mark them. Added elements are not searched.
Only the first matches are shown because this search reached the limit. Use a more specific phrase to check further matches.
This adds redaction marks. Start removes the marked content from the downloaded PDF. Check the marks first; search cannot find text in images.
Choose a tool, then work on the page. Use Pan to scroll a zoomed view.
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Your PDF is ready
Download your new copy, or go back to adjust your additions. Your original file is unchanged.
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Your file stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
PDF
Three steps to your finished PDF
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Open your PDF
Choose a PDF from your device or try the sample.
- 02
Draw redaction areas
Draw a Redact box over each sensitive area. Erase creates the same removal mark in white; the color picker supports other opaque colors. Move or resize marks and review every page. Text and Stamp let you add a label, but only redaction marks remove underlying content.
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Save your copy
Save the edited PDF, review it and download it. Go back to revise at any time in this session.
Redact PDF Online – Remove Sensitive Text and Images
Redact PDF removes sensitive information from a new PDF copy before you share it. Use it to redact Social Security numbers, bank account details, email addresses, private images or scanned form entries. Draw a box over every occurrence and choose black, white or another opaque color. Saving removes marked text, image pixels and intersecting drawings instead of leaving a removable cover. Processing stays in your browser, and the original file is unchanged. Review the downloaded copy before sharing it.
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Practical ways to use this tool
Educators
Protect details in submissions
Mark student names or contact details in assignments and scanned forms before distributing examples.
Businesses
Black out confidential information
Use the PDF redaction tool for sensitive invoice or contract details. Mark every occurrence and inspect the downloaded file.
Features and controls
Draw redaction areas
Remove sensitive text, scanned details and images from a PDF. Mark areas, choose a redaction color, add text or stamps, and save a redacted copy locally.
How this works
Draw a Redact box over each sensitive area. Erase creates the same removal mark in white; the color picker supports other opaque colors. Move or resize marks and review every page. Text and Stamp let you add a label, but only redaction marks remove underlying content.
Place and revise additions
Move and resize selected additions, then inspect each affected page.
Placement and review
Use the selection tool after placing an element to adjust its position and appearance. Zoom in for small details and use Fit to check the full page. Undo and redo help revise accidental changes before generating the download. Preview the exported PDF in a reader that supports the annotations you use.
What your download contains
Understand what the saved PDF contains.
How this works
Removal is applied when you generate the finished PDF, not when you merely draw a mark. The original file and editing project still contain source information. The export cleans the marked source content, metadata and attachments; supported fields and links outside redactions may remain. Complex pages can become images and are identified after processing. Review and share the finished copy.
Review your finished PDF
Preview the result before downloading and sharing it.
Preview, download and revise
Select Start when the settings are ready. On the result screen, Preview opens the generated PDF and Download saves a separate copy. Back returns to the current workspace; Start over clears it for a new file. Review small text, page edges and page order in the finished copy. A new PDF does not preserve the validity of an existing digital signature.
Supported files & processing
- Input
- Output
Open one PDF up to 300 MB and 750 source pages. Protected files need an unlocked copy unless this tool explicitly offers password entry. Large or complex pages can require more memory or reach processing limits even when the file is within these limits.
Processing takes place on your device without uploading the document. Download your result before closing the page; keep the original separately.
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FAQ
Good to know.
How this tool works and what happens when you save.
On your deviceIs blacking out a PDF the same as drawing a rectangle?
In Redact PDF, marked content is removed when you save the redacted copy. An ordinary drawing, watermark or crop can leave information recoverable. Review every page of the result before sharing.
How do I mark information for permanent removal?
Draw a Redact box over each sensitive area. Erase creates the same removal mark in white; the color picker supports other opaque colors. Move or resize marks and review every page. Text and Stamp let you add a label, but only redaction marks remove underlying content.
When is marked information actually removed?
Removal is applied when you generate the finished PDF, not when you merely draw a mark. The original file and editing project still contain source information. The export cleans the marked source content, metadata and attachments; supported fields and links outside redactions may remain. Complex pages can become images and are identified after processing. Review and share the finished copy.
What are the file and page limits?
Open one PDF up to 300 MB and 750 source pages. Protected files need an unlocked copy unless this tool explicitly offers password entry. Large or complex pages can require more memory or reach processing limits even when the file is within these limits.
Are my files uploaded for this tool?
Document processing and PDF generation run in your browser on your device. This tool does not upload the document for processing. Save your result before closing or reloading the page; the original file on your device is unchanged.
