InkOut permanently removes text from PDFs in your browser. Draw boxes or search for words, then export. After export, InkOut PDF scans the whole output file for the text you covered. Unlike a plain black box, the content underneath is deleted. Files up to 5 pages are free, and nothing is uploaded.
A black box drawn in most PDF editors only covers the text. Anyone can still copy it out. This tool deletes the content under every box. After export, it scans the whole output file for the text you covered. Your unredacted document never leaves your device.
Open your PDF.
Draw boxes or search for words to redact.
Export.
Review the automatic check result.
After you apply redactions, the exported file is re-opened independently and tested. These are the exact checks we run. If any fails, you’ll see “Review needed” and download is disabled.
Black out text in a PDF so it’s actually gone, not just covered. Draw a box, export, and get an automatic check.
Hide account numbers, balances and unrelated transactions before you send a bank statement. True redaction in your browser.
Remove names, dates, record numbers and other identifiers from medical PDFs before sharing. Done in your browser.
Two ways to permanently redact a PDF on a Mac: Preview’s Redaction Selection tool or InkOut PDF in your browser.
Remove SSNs, birth dates, minors’ names and account numbers from a PDF before e-filing. True redaction in your browser.
A black box over text doesn’t remove it. Learn how real PDF redaction works, see two well-known failures, and check your own.
Acrobat Pro has powerful redaction but needs a paid plan. InkOut PDF redacts in your browser with no install or upload.
Smallpdf and InkOut PDF both redact PDFs online. How they differ on where your file goes, free limits, pricing and output checks.
iLovePDF redacts files on its servers and deletes them within two hours; InkOut PDF never uploads them. A sourced comparison.
Remove text from a PDF for good: draw a box, export, and the words are deleted from the file.
Redact a Word file, PDF or paper document so the hidden text is really gone: save it as a PDF, redact it, then check the result.
Adobe’s steps to redact a PDF in Acrobat Pro, which editions include the Redact tool, and a free in-browser option.
Three kinds of PDF redaction software compared: desktop apps like Acrobat Pro, upload-based online tools and in-browser tools.
Redact a PDF on Windows in Edge or Chrome without Acrobat Pro: what Microsoft lists for Edge’s PDF reader.
Hide your SSN, bank account and deductions on a pay stub before you send it as proof of income. Which fields to cover.
Hide your SSN and other details on a Form W-2 before you share it. Which W-2 boxes to cover, using the IRS box names.
Find text hiding under black boxes in a PDF someone else redacted.
The text stays in the file and can be selected or copied.
After export, we try to extract text from every redacted area and show you the result.
Files up to 5 pages with manual boxes are free. Unlimited pages, keyword redaction and multiple files: Pro.
No. It stays on your device.