Redacting a PDF means covering sensitive areas permanently so they cannot be read. Before you share a contract, send a report, or pass a document to an AI tool, you may need to hide names, amounts, addresses, signatures, or confidential notes. Drawing an opaque black box over those areas is the standard method.
PDFShore lets you mark areas on each page by clicking and dragging. When you apply the redactions, the marked areas are covered with solid black shapes burned into the file. Important: this is a visual redaction. The underlying text in the PDF data structure may still be accessible with specialized extraction tools. For legal or high-security redaction, use certified software.
Sending a document to a server for redaction defeats the purpose, because the sensitive content has already left your device. PDFShore renders the pages and applies the redactions entirely in your browser. The file never touches our servers.
Visually yes: the text is covered by an opaque black shape. The original text in the PDF data structure may still be extractable with specialized tools. For legal or compliance work, this visual approach may not be sufficient. Use certified redaction software when that level of assurance is needed.
Yes. Use the page navigation arrows to move between pages and draw boxes on each one. All marked areas across all pages are applied together when you press Apply.
No. The PDF is rendered and processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.