PDFRedaction is a browser-based service for detecting and permanently removing sensitive information from documents. Its AI detection, analysis and redaction run locally in the browser, and document content, extracted text, PII values and redacted output are not sent to its servers. It detects more than 50 types of personally identifiable information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, financial identifiers and medical IDs. OCR covers scanned PDFs and image-based documents, while exported PDFs preserve layout. Redaction removes sensitive text and covers it with solid black rectangles. The service also scans PDFs for malicious elements, including scripts and dangerous attachments, and strips them during export. Users can upload a signature image or sign on screen, then position and resize signatures or stamps. Supported inputs include PDFs, common image formats, text and data formats, HTML and Markdown. The Free plan lets registered users process up to 10 documents per day during the launch period; processing pauses at the daily limit. Professional and Enterprise checkout is disabled, so paid access is not currently available.
Who it is for
PDFRedaction is positioned for legal, healthcare, government and financial organizations handling sensitive or regulated information.
What is good
- Processing runs locally in the browser.
- Detects more than 50 PII types.
- OCR supports scanned PDFs and image documents.
- Exported PDFs preserve layout.
- Scans PDFs for malicious elements.
What to know first
- Registered Free users are limited to 10 documents daily.
- Processing pauses when the daily quota is reached.
- Professional and Enterprise checkout is disabled.
Verdict
PDFRedaction combines local processing, PII detection, OCR and permanent redaction. The free daily quota is limited, and paid plans cannot currently be purchased.
PDFRedaction plans and pricing
All plansCompared on document redaction software
- Free plan
- Yes
- OCR redaction
- Yes
- Automated detection
- Yes
- Batch processing
- Yes
- Audit trail
- Yes
- Input formats
- PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, TIFF, BMP, TXT, CSV, JSON, XML, HTML, Markdown
