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Explicit raster sanitization: new image-only pages, verified within the tested scope.
SHARE WHAT MATTERS. REMOVE WHAT DOESN’T.
Redact PDF.
Mark sensitive information, review it, and create a sanitized PDF.
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Cara menggunakan Redact PDF
Mark regions manually or review extracted-text candidates, then explicitly select rasterized sanitization. Every visible page becomes a new masked image in a fresh PDF. Source text, hidden layers, cropped content, forms, attachments, and source metadata are not copied. Verification covers the reconstructed structure and saved marked pixels; review all pages before sharing.
- Select the PDF. Drag on an actual page to mark areas; move or resize selected boxes.
- Optional: search text or fixed email, phone, and date patterns. Review each candidate before marking it.
- Review all regions and confirm image-only sanitization. Choose resolution and a solid replacement color in Advanced Settings.
- Apply Redaction & Verify. A new PDF is generated from masked pixels, checked for unexpected text, annotations, attachments, page count, and saved mask pixels, then made available for download.
Pertanyaan tentang Redact PDF
How do I redact text in a PDF?
Mark the visible area, review it, and confirm rasterized sanitization. The exported PDF is newly constructed from masked page pixels, with no source objects copied.
Is a black rectangle enough?
No. A normal PDF overlay can leave the original text or image underneath. Marks in this editor are temporary until Apply Redaction & Verify constructs and checks the new file.
Can I redact scanned PDFs?
Yes. Manual marks overwrite rendered scan pixels before fresh image-only pages are built. Hidden OCR text is not copied. OCR-assisted search is unavailable here; the separate PDF OCR tool can help create searchable source text first.
How can I check redacted data is removed?
The tool checks the new structure, absence of extracted text, annotations and attachments, and rendered solid pixels inside marked areas. Tests also inspect output objects independently. This is verification within a documented scope, not a guarantee that all unmarked sensitive information was found.
What changes with rasterized sanitization?
Searchable text is lost, vectors become pixels, links and interactive forms are removed, and original metadata and signature validity are discarded. Each page is capped at 20 megapixels, so actual DPI may be below your setting. File size may grow. Review every output page.