Permanently black out sensitive text, images, and areas. Draw boxes or search by keyword.
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Drop or browse to select your PDF file. Files up to 50 MB are supported.
Click and drag to draw black boxes over sensitive areas, or use Search & Redact to mark all occurrences of a word automatically.
Click Apply Redactions to permanently destroy the content, then download your redacted PDF instantly.
Click and drag to draw black boxes over any area - text, images, signatures, or any sensitive content.
Enter keywords to automatically find and redact all occurrences across every page of the document.
Redactions are applied at the PDF level - the underlying content is permanently destroyed, not just covered.
Choose black (default), white, or any custom color for your redaction boxes.
Optionally add text like "REDACTED" or "CONFIDENTIAL" on top of the black box.
Navigate through all pages and apply redactions anywhere in the document before applying.
Redacting a PDF permanently removes sensitive content — text, images, or any area — so it cannot be recovered. Unlike covering text with a black box in a word processor, PDF redaction destroys the underlying data at the file level.
Yes. When you apply redactions using PDF CodexNeo, the content under each redaction box is permanently destroyed in the PDF file. It cannot be recovered by removing the black box or inspecting the file.
Yes. Use the Search & Redact feature to enter a keyword and automatically mark all occurrences across every page of the document before applying.
Your PDF is uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our server, and automatically deleted within 5 minutes. We never store or share your files.
You can redact PDF files up to 50 MB. For very large documents, consider splitting the PDF first using our Split PDF tool.