Redact text in a PDF
Permanently remove sensitive words or phrases by rasterising each page with black boxes burned in.
Mae's Redact PDF tool finds every occurrence of the words or phrases you list using the PDF's real text layer, draws solid black boxes over them, then rasterises the whole page into a flat image. That means the underlying text is genuinely gone — not just covered by a shape someone could delete — which matters for names, account numbers or anything you can't risk leaking.
Frequently asked questions
Is the redacted text really removed?
Yes — each page becomes a flat image, so there's no selectable text left behind, unlike simply drawing a black rectangle over live text.
Can I redact multiple terms at once?
Yes, enter a comma-separated list and every match on every page gets blacked out.