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Search and redact PDF
Find sensitive words or phrases, review matching lines, and permanently remove the selected lines from a new PDF. No document uploads.
01Choose your PDF
One PDF, up to 50 MB and 100 pages. Search finds existing text; it cannot detect sensitive information inside images.
PDF files only. Everything is processed on this device.
02Find sensitive text
Review every match before permanent redaction
Search finds literal phrases in existing PDF text. Each selected match removes its entire highlighted line, which can include surrounding words. Review every selected line and check image-only areas manually. Export creates a new image-only PDF and discards the original document objects; keep your original separately.
Questions about search and redact pdf
- Can search find sensitive information inside an image?
- No. Search needs extractable text. Use local OCR recovery where appropriate and manually review images and sensitive areas that text search cannot detect.
- Will the redacted copy keep searchable text and forms?
- No. Export rebuilds every page as an image and removes selectable text, interactive fields, links, attachments, and original metadata. Review the output before sharing.