AI finds sensitive information automatically. You review and approve. Redaction is permanent—data is excluded from output, not hidden.
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Manual PDF redaction is tedious and error-prone. Miss one SSN and you've got a data breach. Adobe's redaction tools are buried in menus and cost $20/month. Most "free" tools just draw black boxes over text—the data is still there.
SafeRedact uses AI to scan your entire PDF and flag every piece of sensitive information. You review what it found, click redact, and download a clean PDF. The original data is permanently removed—not covered up.
Automatically finds SSNs, names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, and financial data.
data is excluded from output, not hidden under black boxes. Redacted content cannot be recovered.
Process entire PDF documents at once. Navigate pages, review detections, redact everything.
Redact privileged information, SSNs, and personal details before producing documents.
Remove employee SSNs, salaries, and personal info from personnel files.
Redact account numbers, balances, and transaction details before sharing.
Black out confidential terms, pricing, and signatures for internal review.
Drag and drop your PDF file or click to browse. Your file stays in your browser - it's never uploaded to our servers. This means your sensitive documents remain completely private, even from us.
Our AI automatically scans your PDF and highlights potential PII including Social Security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, dates of birth, names, credit card numbers, and bank account numbers. You can also manually select any text or draw boxes over areas to redact.
Click redact and download your permanently redacted PDF. The redaction is irreversible - the original text is completely removed, not just covered up. The redacted areas are replaced with solid black boxes that cannot be removed or seen through.
Use our free privacy-first tools — files never leave your browser.
Combine multiple files into one
Reduce file size for faster processing
Convert photos and scans
Yes, SafeRedact performs true, permanent redaction. Unlike simple black boxes overlaid on text (which can be removed), our redaction completely removes the underlying text data from the PDF. The original content cannot be recovered.
No. All processing happens locally in your web browser using WebAssembly technology. Your files never leave your device. We cannot see, access, or store your documents - even if we wanted to.
SafeRedact supports all standard PDF versions including PDF 1.0 through 2.0. This includes scanned PDFs (processed as images), PDFs with embedded fonts, and PDFs with multiple layers.
Yes. For scanned PDFs (which are essentially images), SafeRedact uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to detect text, then allows you to redact it. The redaction is applied directly to the image layer.
SafeRedact's architecture supports compliance with major privacy regulations because your data never leaves your device. There's no data transfer to assess, no server logs to audit, and no third-party access to manage. For specific compliance questions, consult with your compliance officer.
Redact unlimited documents for free (with watermark). No signup required.
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