Smart Redaction for PDFs
Redact PDF Documents With Smart AI
Redact PDF documents the way you need – auto redaction powered by AI, or manual tools to control
exactly what’s hidden. Fast, secure, and designed for privacy needs.
Private & Sensitive Data
Search or Manual Markup
for Regulations
Redact PDFs your way – smart, simple, and secure.
Smart redaction for sensitive data privacy – faster and more accurate.
Automatically identify and redact personal, medical, and financial data in PDFs across 70+ field types. Done in just a few clicks:
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Detect sensitive data with high accuracy, reducing the need for manual redaction review. Helps meet privacy rules under GDPR and beyond.
Create custom redaction profiles for fast repeatable workflows across different document types. Add smart automated redaction to your PDF workflow.
Search & Redact – instantly locate and black out texts in PDF.
Search once, redact all. Enter a keyword like “SSN” or “email,” and instantly locate and redact every match across your PDF.
Save time with bulk redaction. Remove recurring data points like names or account numbers. No need for page-by-page review.
Permanently remove and black out sensitive content. Keep your PDFs secure and private.
Mark for redaction – manually select texts or areas to black out.
Drag, drop, and redact. Highlight or box any text or image in your PDF. Permanently hide it with one step.
Precision control for sensitive info. Perfect for custom redactions like signatures, contract values, client logos, or case notes.
Redact more than just words. Select and block images, headers, charts, and diagrams as needed.
AI Redaction Vs. Manual Redaction.
Choose the best way to redact your PDF documents – smart automation or precise control.
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Smart AI Redaction
Manual Redaction
Efficiency
PII/PHI/Finance detection
Customization
Batch Support
Accuracy
Ideal For
Time Savings
Faster than manual redaction with AI auto-detection.
Cost-Effective Alternative
Save up to 60% compared to other smart redaction software.
Higher Accuracy
More Accurate. Preset rules catch more items than manual review.
OCR Supported
Scanned PDFs? No problem – OCR makes them searchable first.
Privacy and Secure
Privacy-first – permanently remove sensitive data to meet GDPR and more.
Secure, Compliant, and Professional PDF Software - Award-Winning.
PDFelement has won G2 Best Software Awards 2024 – Top 50 Office Product, received ISO 27001-Information Security Management certification, and is a recognized member of the PDF Association.
Smart PDF Redaction software for everyone.
How does AI redaction work on PDFs?
FAQs about AI redaction on PDF.
AI redaction uses artificial intelligence to detect and remove sensitive data in documents, such as personal, medical, or financial details. It makes PDF document redaction faster and more accurate than manual review.
PDFelement Smart Redact lets you auto-redact PDFs, apply custom rules, and support adherence to privacy standards.
AI redaction tools can identify and remove a wide range of sensitive information, including:
- Personal data (PII): names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, IDs
- Medical data (PHI): patient records, health IDs, clinical details
- Financial data: bank accounts, credit cards, transactions
- Other private info: SSNs, government IDs, business terms
With PDFelement Smart Redact, you can auto-redact PDFs across 70+ field types for complete data protection.
AI redaction supports many major languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, and more. Detection accuracy may vary with complex scripts or regional formats. OCR also helps process scanned PDFs in different languages.
With PDFelement Smart Redact, you can redact PDF documents globally while reducing privacy and compliance risks.
You can. Instead of relying only on preset rules, custom profiles allow you to set your own redaction patterns. This is useful for repeated data types like contracts, IDs, or financial statements.
PDFelement Smart Redact supports reusable profiles, helping you redact PDF documents faster and with consistent accuracy.
Yes, AI redaction tools let you review detected content before applying changes. You can check, adjust, or remove selections to avoid mistakes.
With PDFelement Smart Redact, every redaction is shown in preview mode, so you stay in full control before permanently removing sensitive data from your PDF documents.
AI PDF redaction supports compliance by:
- Meeting regulations: offers settings tailored to GDPR, HIPAA, and other privacy standards, helping protect data privacy.
- Protecting data: permanently removes PII, PHI, and financial information.
- Reducing risks: minimizes chances of data leaks or non-compliance penalties.
With PDFelement Smart Redact, you can accurately auto-redact PDFs and better protect privacy-sensitive information in line with regulations across industries and document types.
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Medical records redacted accurately in seconds.
I redacted hundreds of patient records every week. This PDF redaction tool saves hours with auto redaction, keeping sensitive health data protected.
— Dr. Carter, Health Information Manager
Time-saving redaction for legal workflows.
With Smart Redact, I can redact in a PDF instantly. Blocking client names and sensitive terms takes seconds instead of hours.
— Jonathan, Legal Associate
Quick removal of sensitive financial data.
It’s easier than ever to auto-redact PDFs. I remove account numbers and ID details from statements securely before sharing.
— Sophia, Financial Analyst
Secure redaction for government documents.
We rely on this redaction software to black out text in PDFs and protect confidential details. It's a reliable way to safeguard private details.
— Michael, Compliance Officer