PDF Redaction by Safe Raster Rebuild
Permanently remove marked visible regions with an explicit searchable-text tradeoff.
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Files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.PDF
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Choose PDF
Pick PDF from your device or drop them on the page. Type is checked from the file’s bytes, not its name.
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Set options
Paste reviewed rectangles as JSON [{page,x,y,width,height}] in PDF points, origin bottom-left.
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Save PDF
Processing happens in this tab. You download a new copy; your originals are never changed.
How to use this tool
How it works
- Choose an unencrypted PDF.
- Paste reviewed rectangles as JSON [{page,x,y,width,height}] in PDF points, origin bottom-left.
- Keep Review on. Process rebuilds pixels into a new PDF.
Files and region coordinates stay in this tab. Regions are not in share URLs.
Overlays are not redaction. Attachments are dropped. Unreviewed runs are refused.
Supported inputs and outputs
PDF in. Raster PDF plus a JSON report out.
Example
A SECRET string under a rectangle is absent from text extraction and file bytes.
Questions and answers
Is a black box on top enough?
No. Safe redaction burns pixels and discards original objects.
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