Privacy-First Document Security

Redact Sensitive Data.
Permanently.

One data breach costs an average of $4.45 million. PDF Redactor uses AI to automatically detect and permanently remove sensitive information from your documents — all processed locally on your machine. No cloud. No risk. No trace.

Windows & Mac • Free tier available • No account required

BEFORE

Name: John Smith

SSN: 123-45-6789

Email: john@email.com

Card: 4532-1234-5678-9012

Phone: (555) 123-4567

5 PII instances detected
AFTER

Name: ████████

SSN: ███████████

Email: ██████████████

Card: ███████████████████

Phone: ██████████████

All PII permanently removed
$4.45M
Average cost of a data breach
277 days
Average time to identify a breach
83%
Of breaches involve human error

Enterprise-Grade Redaction. Zero Complexity.

Drag. Drop. Redact. It's that simple. But under the hood, you get the same technology used by Fortune 500 legal teams.

AI-Powered Detection

Automatically identifies SSNs, credit cards, phone numbers, emails, names, addresses, and 50+ PII patterns. No manual searching required.

True Redaction

Not just black boxes over text. Our redaction permanently removes data from the PDF — no hidden layers, no metadata leaks, no recovery possible.

Pattern Recognition

Create custom patterns for industry-specific data. Medical record numbers, case IDs, internal codes — if it has a pattern, we can find it.

Batch Processing

Redact hundreds of documents at once. Apply the same rules across your entire document set with one click.

Audit Trail

Complete logging of every redaction. Know exactly what was removed, when, and by whom. Perfect for compliance requirements.

100% Local Processing

Your documents never leave your computer. All AI processing happens locally. Zero cloud uploads. Zero data exposure risk.

Detects 50+ Types of Sensitive Data

Our AI is trained on millions of document patterns. It finds what humans miss — and does it in seconds, not hours.

Social Security NumbersCredit Card NumbersBank Account NumbersPhone NumbersEmail AddressesPhysical AddressesNames & SignaturesDates of BirthDriver's License NumbersPassport NumbersMedical Record NumbersIP AddressesCustom Patterns

True Permanent Redaction

Unlike simple black boxes, our redaction removes data at the byte level. No hidden layers. No metadata traces. No recovery possible — ever.

Removes from all PDF layers
Clears document metadata
Flattens all annotations
Court-admissible output
100% Local Processing

Your Documents Never Leave Your Machine

In a world of cloud breaches, we took a different approach. PDF Redactor runs entirely on your computer. No uploads. No cloud processing. No third-party access.

  • All AI models run locally
  • No internet required after install
  • Zero telemetry or tracking
  • Open source core available

Stop Risking Data Exposure

Download PDF Redactor free. Protect your documents. Sleep better at night.

2-minute setup
No account required
Free tier: 50 pages/month