Redact PDF - Securely Black Out Text & Images

A free, secure tool to permanently remove sensitive text and images from your PDF documents.

Securely and Permanently Redact PDF Files

The **Redact PDF** tool from SmartPDFs is your essential utility for securing sensitive information. Unlike simply drawing a black box over text (which can often be removed), our tool **permanently and securely removes** the underlying text, images, and metadata from your PDF. This is the only way to ensure confidential data like names, addresses, phone numbers, or entire images cannot be recovered.

Why use this tool? Sharing documents is common, but forgetting to remove sensitive data can be a major security risk. Our tool finds every instance of the text you specify AND can remove all images at once. This is perfect for legal documents, financial reports, or any file that needs to be shared publicly without exposing private information.

Our tool uses a secure, two-step API process. First, it previews the redactions. Second, it applies them permanently. Your file is processed securely and is never stored, ensuring your data remains confidential.

Ready to secure your documents? Use our free **Redact PDF** tool today. Simply upload your PDF, enter the words to remove (one per line) and/or check the 'Redact all images' box, and download your fully secured, permanently redacted file.