Panna

Black out private text

Cover private words with black so they are gone for good.

Free to use. No sign-up. Your files never leave your device.

How it works

  1. Choose the PDF with something private in it.
  2. Press and drag a box over each thing you want gone.
  3. Press Save. The boxes become solid black and what was underneath is removed from the file.

Questions people ask

Can someone uncover what I blacked out?

No. The page is saved as a new picture with the black boxes painted in, so what was under them is not in the file at all.

What else changes?

Each page you black out becomes a picture, so its other words can no longer be selected.

About this tool

Redact a PDF for free. Black out names, account numbers or an Aadhaar number so they are removed from the file for good, not just covered. The words under the black boxes cannot be recovered.

People also call this: redact PDF, black out text in PDF, PDF redaction, hide text in PDF, censor PDF, remove sensitive information from PDF.

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