Black out the words so they cannot be copied back.

A black rectangle sitting on a PDF is not redaction. Anyone can delete the box and read what was under it. Draw the marks here, then download a flattened, image-only file. The letters under the marks are burned away. The file never leaves your browser.

Drop a PDF here, or click to choose. Nothing is uploaded.

The free download is a new PDF made of JPEG pages. Hidden text, comments and metadata from the original are not copied over. This is not a substitute for a law-office review of a large evidence file — it is a private way to black out a few pages without an upload.

True redaction vs a black box · How to do it privately · Limits of flattening