Redact PDF permanently covers sensitive content — names, addresses, financial data, or any text — with opaque black boxes. Unlike simply drawing a shape over text, proper redaction removes the underlying data from the PDF so it cannot be recovered by copying, searching, or extracting the text layer. Redact PDF sits in FilePilot's pdf tools collection, so it is easy to move between this task and nearby tools such as Free Online PDF Tools, Free Online Image Tools, Merge PDFs. It is useful when you need to remove personal information before responding to foia or gdpr requests; redact financial details from contracts before sharing with third parties; black out student names on shared academic records; remove classified or proprietary information from government documents. The workflow is straightforward: upload the pdf containing sensitive information; draw redaction boxes over the content you want to permanently remove; click "apply redactions & download" to save the permanently redacted pdf. The work happens locally in your browser using client-side processing, which keeps your files on your device and gives crawlers a clear plain-text description of what this page does before the interactive app loads.
No. This MVP burns black boxes into the visual page output. The UI and copy make that limitation explicit.
Yes. Draw as many rectangles as you need on each page before exporting.
Yes. Use the zoom slider to make precise placements on small content areas.