Permanently black out sensitive text, signatures, or any area in your PDF. Auto-detect Aadhaar, PAN, phone numbers & emails in one click, or draw rectangles yourself. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Drop your PDF here
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Click and drag on the PDF to draw a redaction box
Draw as many boxes as needed on any page
Click Apply & Download to get the final redacted PDF
⚠️ Redaction is permanent. Original content cannot be recovered from the downloaded file.
Works on text-based PDFs only. Always review the boxes.
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Works entirely in your browser. No uploads. No watermarks. No signup.
Redacting a PDF means permanently removing or hiding sensitive information so it cannot be read, copied, or recovered — even with advanced tools. Unlike simply covering text with a shape (which can be removed), true redaction burns the black box directly into the page content, making the original information unrecoverable.
QuickPDFonline's Redact PDF tool lets you draw redaction boxes over any area — Aadhaar numbers, bank account details, phone numbers, signatures, addresses, or any text or image you want to hide. Everything happens in your browser. No file is ever sent to any server. The downloaded PDF has the redacted areas permanently replaced.
Used by students hiding personal details before sharing documents, professionals protecting confidential clauses in contracts, and individuals securing sensitive government or financial documents before email submission.
ध्यान दें (Helpful Tip)
अगर आप Aadhaar card, bank statement, salary slip, या कोई भी government document share करने से पहले उसमें से personal information जैसे phone number, account number, या address hide करना चाहते हैं — तो PDF upload करें, sensitive area पर rectangle draw करें, और Apply & Download करें। एक बार redact होने के बाद वो information permanently remove हो जाती है। पूरी तरह safe, free और private।
Drop or select your PDF. It stays entirely in your browser — never sent anywhere.
Click and drag on any area to draw a black rectangle over sensitive content.
Navigate pages using thumbnails. Add redactions on multiple pages as needed.
Click Apply & Download. Redacted areas are permanently burned in — content unrecoverable.
Permanent Redaction
Content is burned into the page. Cannot be undone or recovered from the downloaded file.
Multiple Pages
Navigate and redact any number of pages. Add as many boxes as needed.
100% Private
Your PDF never leaves your device. Safe for Aadhaar, bank statements, legal documents.
Custom Colors & Free
Black, white or colored boxes. No account, no payment, no watermarks.
Yes, permanently. This tool renders each page as a flat image and burns the black boxes directly into it. There is no separate text layer under the redaction box — the original content is completely overwritten. No one can recover it.
Yes. Use the Auto Detect panel, choose what to find (Aadhaar, PAN, phone, email, or bank account number) and click Scan All Pages. Matching text is boxed automatically on every page. Auto Detect works on text-based PDFs only. For scanned PDFs or photos, draw the boxes manually. Always review the boxes before downloading, and delete or adjust any that are wrong.
Yes. Switch pages using the page thumbnails, the arrow buttons or the page number box, and draw boxes on each page. To hide the same spot on every page (like a header or footer), draw one box and click Copy Box to All Pages. All redactions are applied together when you click Apply & Download.
Yes. Click any box to select it, then press Delete Box (or the Delete key). Undo removes the last box (Ctrl+Z), and Clear Page or Clear All removes boxes in bulk. Use the zoom buttons for precise placement on small text.
Completely safe. The entire process runs inside your browser using JavaScript and canvas. Your file is never sent to any server, never stored. This tool is specifically designed for sensitive documents.
Pages are exported at 150 DPI. By default this is high-quality JPEG. Choose PNG for lossless output, or Medium/Low to get a smaller file. Non-redacted areas stay fully legible.
No. To guarantee that hidden data cannot be recovered, every page is saved as an image, so text in the downloaded PDF cannot be selected, copied or searched. This is what makes the redaction truly permanent.
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