🔒 AI PDF Redactor
🛡️ Privacy Tool

AI PDF Redactor — Auto-Blackout Sensitive Info

Upload a PDF and AI automatically finds and permanently blacks out emails, phone numbers, SSNs, credit cards, and addresses. Add custom terms too. Secure, instant, free.

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Drop your PDF here to redact
AI will detect and remove sensitive information

🔐 Your files are processed securely and deleted after 2 hours

What the AI Detects & Redacts

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Emails
user@company.com → ████████
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Phone Numbers
555-123-4567 → ████████
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SSN / NID
123-45-6789 → ████████
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Credit Cards
4111 1111 → ████████
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Addresses
123 Main St → ████████
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Custom Terms
Any word/phrase → ████████

How PDF Redaction Works

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🤖 AI Scans Your PDF
Claude AI reads every word in your document and identifies sensitive information based on the categories you selected.
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🎯 Locates Exact Positions
The tool maps each sensitive word to its exact position on the page — even across multiple pages.
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⬛ Permanently Blacks Out
Black rectangles are permanently drawn over all sensitive text. The underlying data is completely removed — not just hidden.
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📥 Download Clean PDF
Download your redacted PDF. The black boxes are permanent — no software can reveal the original text.

Who Needs PDF Redaction?

⚖️ Lawyers & Law Firms 🏥 Healthcare / Medical 🏛️ Government Agencies 💼 HR Departments 🏦 Banks & Finance 📚 Researchers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the redaction permanent?

Yes. PDFTash converts redacted pages to images with black boxes permanently drawn over sensitive text. Unlike some tools that just overlay a black box (which can be removed by editing), our redaction permanently removes the underlying text data.

Can I redact a specific word or name?

Yes. Use the "Custom Terms" field to enter any specific words, names, company names, or phrases. Separate multiple terms with commas. The AI will black them out wherever they appear in the document.

Does redaction work on scanned PDFs?

Auto-redaction requires a text-based PDF. For scanned PDFs, first use our OCR tool to create a searchable PDF, then redact it.

How accurate is the AI detection?

PDFTash uses Claude AI — one of the most accurate language models available. It correctly identifies email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers with very high accuracy. Names and addresses can sometimes be missed if they appear in unusual formats.

Is there a file size limit?

Free users can redact PDFs up to 10MB with no signup required. Pro users ($2/month) can redact files up to 200MB.