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Redact 100 pages in seconds, no prying eyes

The engine searches for personal data with checks such as Luhn, mod-97, and ID control letters, then requires you to review findings before generating a rasterized copy. Detection can be wrong: verify every page.

Free support tool — review the result

PriviTools provides this tool at no cost to make everyday tasks easier. Results are generated automatically and may contain errors, omissions or formatting changes. Compare them with the original before signing, filing, sharing or relying on them for an important decision. This tool does not replace professional review or official validation.

Sensitive Data Auto-Redactor

Searches for emails, phones, cards, IBAN and IDs using patterns and lets you review every match before rasterizing the copy.

⚠️ the output copy is rasterized and its text layer is removed. Detection may miss data or flag harmless content; visually review every page before sharing.
Drop your PDF to audit

How to redact a PDF automatically?

Upload the document and hit Scan: the detector locates emails, phones, cards, IBAN accounts, IDs and SSNs with their exact coordinates. You review the findings list, untick anything you want to keep, and download the redacted PDF. What takes a lawyer an afternoon with a digital marker takes seconds here.

Real redaction, not a rectangle on top

Most 'redaction' tools just draw a black box over the text: the data remains inside the file and can be extracted with simple copy-paste — a legal disaster documented in real cases. Our engine rasterizes pages on redaction: the underlying text physically disappears from the file. It's the difference between looking safe and being safe.

Smart data validation

We don't redact any random 16-digit number: cards are validated with the Luhn algorithm, IBANs with mod-97 and Spanish IDs with their control letter. Fewer false positives, surgical precision.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why can't I select text in the final PDF?

That's intentional: rasterizing pages makes the redacted text truly disappear from the file. A PDF with a text layer would keep the hidden data under the black boxes.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes. It uses local OCR as a fallback when a page lacks enough selectable text. OCR takes longer and may miss or misread data.

Is my document uploaded anywhere?

No. Detection and redaction happen in your browser's memory.

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