Redact selected PDF areas by removing underlying content, not just adding visual overlays. PDF Help is fast, free and privacy-conscious.
No areas have been defined yet.
Uploads and generated files are stored temporarily only. Temporary job and download URLs are not intended for indexing.
Yes. Draw multiple areas directly on the page previews or add one coordinate area to selected page ranges. Every saved area appears in a review list before processing.
No. Pages containing area redactions are rasterized into new page images before the black regions are applied, so the original selectable text on those pages is not retained.
Yes. Switch to Find text, enter up to several terms and choose whether to redact matched words or the complete line. Scanned pages use OCR when no usable text layer is found.
Search for removed terms, try copying around every region, inspect metadata and attachments, and open the result in a second viewer. High-risk documents should receive an independent review.
Area mode rasterizes only pages that contain a saved redaction area. Other pages remain PDF pages, but you should still inspect the entire output for sensitive metadata, annotations or attachments.
