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Redact PDF

Permanently cover sensitive text with solid rectangles and strip metadata.

Drop a PDF to redact

PDF, application/pdf · up to 100 MB

Features

Built for real work.

True redaction

Redacted pages are flattened, so the hidden text is gone — not just covered.

Find every occurrence

Search-based redaction catches each match on every page.

Metadata stripped

Author, title, subject, and keywords are cleared automatically.

How it works

Three steps, no friction.

Step 1
Upload
Load the PDF you need to sanitize.
Step 2
Choose what to hide
Type names, numbers or phrases, or pick emails / phone numbers.
Step 3
Download
Every match is blacked out and permanently removed from the file.

Benefits

Why teams choose WebRul.

Hide personal data before sharing contracts
Remove account numbers, emails and phone numbers in one pass
Remove pricing before sending public-facing brochures

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is redacted text recoverable?

No. Pages that contain a redaction are rebuilt as flat images with the black boxes burned in, so the removed text no longer exists in the file — it can’t be selected, copied, searched or extracted. Pages without redactions are left untouched.

Can I still search the rest of the redacted page?

Redacted pages become images. Run OCR PDF on the result if you need the remaining text on those pages to be searchable again.

Does it work on scanned documents?

Word search needs real text. For scans, run OCR PDF first, or use the advanced area option.

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