Private PDF redaction tool

Redact a PDF online without uploading it

Highlight supported text and remove it, or select an existing image and black it out. Review every mark, undo mistakes and apply the redactions locally.

Redact my PDF

Your sensitive document and redactions stay in this browser.

How to redact text in a PDF

  1. Choose a PDF and drag across the page text you want removed.
  2. Select Redact selected text; undo and revise the selection if needed.
  3. Apply the changes and download the rewritten PDF.

How to redact an image in a PDF

  1. Select an existing image on the page.
  2. Use the enabled Redact image button at the top.
  3. Review the redaction marker, then apply and download.

FitPDF removes supported selected text from the content stream and replaces a selected image with black image data. If the same image object is reused elsewhere, FitPDF warns that every use will be affected. Complex or unsupported text is not presented as safely redactable.