SecureRedact (RedactPDF.dev)

Spec sheet

Purpose

SecureRedact removes hidden text from PDFs so it cannot be recovered, and provides a built-in audit.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Privacy

PDFs are processed in the browser and are not uploaded to a server.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Support

The About page directs questions and issues to the listed contact email.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Implementation

The browser-based steps use pdf.js, pdf-lib, and a canvas renderer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Manual redaction

Users can draw boxes over content they want to hide.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Metadata handling

Redaction strips XMP/Info metadata, embedded JavaScript, and thumbnails, and collapses incremental-update history.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Offline use

After the page loads, redaction runs in the browser; the optional name-detection model downloads once and is cached.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Open source

The redaction engine and recovery audit are open-source and may be inspected.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

PII detection

The tool can auto-detect SSNs, email addresses, and names.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Recovery audit

The tool checks for recoverable text, glyph-position information, metadata, and prior revisions, and blocks download unless nothing is recoverable.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Redaction method

It removes text operators in redacted regions, reflows or strips glyph positions, and rasterizes those regions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Supported files

It supports standard PDFs with selectable text; encrypted and scanned image-only PDFs are not supported in this version.Read 7 Oct 2026 · redactpdf.dev

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Document Redaction Software#24 of 276.9