Is the redaction permanent?

Yes, Smart Redact permanently removes the underlying text data from the PDF. The redacted content cannot be recovered, copied, or searched.

What types of sensitive data are detected?

The AI detects credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and common ID formats from multiple countries.

Can I review before applying redactions?

Yes, you get a preview showing all detected items highlighted. You can confirm, reject, or add additional redactions before finalizing.

Smart Redact

Auto-detect and redact credit cards, emails, phone numbers, SSNs.

Secure & Private

Fast Processing

No Installation Required

or drop files here

Files stay private. Automatically deleted after 2 hours.

How to Smart Redact

Upload your PDF document.

AI scans for sensitive data patterns (credit cards, SSNs, emails, phones).

Review detected items and download the permanently redacted PDF.

Features

Credit Card Detection

SSN & ID Number Detection

Email & Phone Redaction

Permanent Data Removal

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