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PDF Redaction by Safe Raster Rebuild

Permanently remove marked visible regions with an explicit searchable-text tradeoff.

or drop PDF here ·

Files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.PDF

  1. 1

    Choose PDF

    Pick PDF from your device or drop them on the page. Type is checked from the file’s bytes, not its name.

  2. 2

    Set options

    Paste reviewed rectangles as JSON [{page,x,y,width,height}] in PDF points, origin bottom-left.

  3. 3

    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

  1. Choose an unencrypted PDF.
  2. Paste reviewed rectangles as JSON [{page,x,y,width,height}] in PDF points, origin bottom-left.
  3. 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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