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SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)

SecureRedact is a browser-based tool for hiding sensitive content in standard PDFs with selectable text.

Place
#20 of 27
Score
5.9
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What SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev) is

SecureRedact is a browser-based tool for hiding sensitive content in standard PDFs with selectable text. Users can draw boxes over material to redact or have it detect SSNs, email addresses, and names. Rather than simply covering text, it removes text operators in selected regions, adjusts or strips glyph-position data, and rasterizes those areas. Its audit checks for recoverable text, glyph positions, metadata, and earlier revisions; downloads are blocked if anything remains recoverable. It also removes XMP and Info metadata, embedded JavaScript, and thumbnails, and collapses incremental-update history. Files are processed in the browser, not uploaded to a server. Once the page has loaded, redaction runs there; the optional name-detection model downloads once and is cached. The engine and audit are open source. SecureRedact is available on the web with a free plan listed as free, with no accounts, watermarks, or limits. Encrypted PDFs and scanned image-only PDFs are not supported in this version, and OCR redaction is unavailable.

Good

  • Detects SSNs, email addresses, and names automatically
  • Checks redacted files for recoverable content
  • Processes PDFs in the browser
  • Free plan has no accounts, watermarks, or limits
  • Open-source engine and recovery audit

Watch out

  • Does not support encrypted PDFs
  • Scanned image-only PDFs are unsupported
  • OCR redaction is unavailable

Who it suits

It suits people who need to redact selectable-text PDFs in a browser, with manual or automatic detection and a recovery check. It is not suited to encrypted or scanned image-only PDFs, or to OCR-based redaction.

Verdict

SecureRedact combines content removal with a recovery audit, while keeping PDF processing in the browser. Its support is limited to standard PDFs with selectable text, without OCR redaction.

Plans and prices

From SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)'s own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreeNo accounts · no watermarks · no limits

The facts

Each one read from SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)'s own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Implementation
The browser-based steps use pdf.js, pdf-lib, and a canvas renderer.checked 7 Oct 2026
Manual redaction
Users can draw boxes over content they want to hide.checked 7 Oct 2026
Metadata handling
Redaction strips XMP/Info metadata, embedded JavaScript, and thumbnails, and collapses incremental-update history.checked 7 Oct 2026
Offline use
After the page loads, redaction runs in the browser; the optional name-detection model downloads once and is cached.checked 7 Oct 2026
Open source
The redaction engine and recovery audit are open-source and may be inspected.checked 7 Oct 2026
PII detection
The tool can auto-detect SSNs, email addresses, and names.checked 7 Oct 2026
Privacy
PDFs are processed in the browser and are not uploaded to a server.checked 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
SecureRedact removes hidden text from PDFs so it cannot be recovered, and provides a built-in audit.checked 7 Oct 2026
Recovery audit
The tool checks for recoverable text, glyph-position information, metadata, and prior revisions, and blocks download unless nothing is recoverable.checked 7 Oct 2026
Redaction method
It removes text operators in redacted regions, reflows or strips glyph positions, and rasterizes those regions.checked 7 Oct 2026
Support
The About page directs questions and issues to the listed contact email.checked 7 Oct 2026
Supported files
It supports standard PDFs with selectable text; encrypted and scanned image-only PDFs are not supported in this version.checked 7 Oct 2026

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