Find or mark information
Search selectable text or draw a box over signatures, photographs, handwriting and scanned content.
Why this method is safer
Kitvix does not merely cover confidential information. Each affected page is rebuilt as a new flattened page, so the original page objects are discarded rather than hidden.
Check every box
Move or resize each redaction box so it fully covers the information that must be removed.
Create a new PDF
Your original PDF remains untouched. Kitvix creates a new file with a new name for you to review before sharing.
Permanent PDF Redactor
Everything is processed in your browser. Your document is not uploaded to Kitvix.
Permanent redaction
Simply placing a black rectangle over confidential information may only hide it visually. The original text or image can sometimes remain searchable, selectable or recoverable underneath.
Kitvix takes a different approach. Every page containing redactions is rebuilt as a completely new flattened page. The original page is discarded rather than modified, so the original text, images, annotations and all other page objects from that page are removed instead of simply being hidden.
This is widely regarded as one of the safest and most reliable approaches to PDF redaction because information can be stored within a page in many different ways that are not always obvious.
Always review the finished PDF before sharing it.
Drop one PDF here
The original PDF will never be changed
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Important points to remember
No automated tool can identify every confidential item. Always inspect the finished PDF carefully, particularly where legal, medical, financial or other sensitive information is involved.
- Search works only where the PDF contains selectable text.
- Use manual boxes for signatures, photographs and scanned text.
- Affected pages become flattened images.
- The original PDF is never changed.