Auto-redact personal data

Find and remove Aadhaar, PAN, card numbers, emails, phones.

Free, no sign-up. It runs inside your browser: your files never leave your device.

Find and remove personal data from a PDF automatically: Aadhaar, PAN, card numbers, emails, phone numbers and more. Ticked items are deleted from the file, not just covered.

How to use Auto-redact personal data

1. Drop a PDF on the page. The tool lists the personal data it finds.
2. Untick anything that should stay.
3. Pick a black or white box, and keep "Remove hidden details" on to clear the title, author, programs and dates.
4. Click "Redact personal data".

Questions

What kinds of data does it find?

Aadhaar numbers, PAN numbers, card numbers, US Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, UPI IDs, IFSC codes and GSTIN numbers.

Can redacted text still be copied?

No. Ticked text is deleted from the file, so it cannot be copied, searched or read by software, including hidden text layers.

Does it work on scanned PDFs?

It finds text that is in the file. For scanned pages, use Redact PDF and draw boxes over the parts to hide.

Is my document uploaded for the scan?

No. The search and the redaction both run on your device.

More Security & privacy tools

• Protect PDF: Lock a PDF with a password using AES-256.
• Remove password: Open a protected PDF and save it without the password.
• Remove restrictions: Remove print, copy and edit limits from a PDF you own.
• Privacy risk scanner: Find personal data and hidden metadata before you share.
• File fingerprint: Hashes to verify a file, compare files and check a hash.

All tools