# Redact PDF permanently

> Permanently replace selected regions in a rebuilt PDF.

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Tool ID: redact-pdf. Requested language: lb. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Overview (en)

Redact PDF permanently draws a black box over a rectangle you define and rebuilds every page as an image. Set the box with left, top, width and height values in PDF points and apply it to all or selected pages. The rebuilt PDF drops the original text layers, links, forms and metadata, and the resolution can be set from 72 to 300 DPI.

## Supported tasks (en)

Rebuilds every page as a raster image and replaces the selected pixels. This removes original text layers, forms, annotations and metadata. Inspect every page and selected region before sharing.

## Steps (en)

1. Choose a source file. If the tool accepts multiple files, arrange them in the order you want.
2. Set pages (blank = all; e.g. 1,3-5), left (pdf points), top (pdf points), redaction width (points), redaction height (points) and the other available options.
3. Run redact pdf permanently, review the output, then use the available copy or download controls.

## Settings

- Pages (blank = all; e.g. 1,3-5) (en; key: pages; type: text)
- Left (PDF points) (en; key: x; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 10000
- Top (PDF points) (en; key: y; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 10000
- Redaction width (points) (en; key: width; type: number); minimum: 1; maximum: 10000
- Redaction height (points) (en; key: height; type: number); minimum: 1; maximum: 10000
- Raster resolution (DPI) (en; key: dpi; type: number); minimum: 72; maximum: 300

## Limitations (en)

PDF input is bounded to 20 MB per file. Page rendering is capped at 200 selected pages; page-edit output is bounded to 500 pages.

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### Can redacted text be recovered by copying it out of the PDF?

No text layer is copied into the new file. Each page is rendered to pixels, the selected area is filled black, and the page is saved as an image, so the covered text is not stored underneath. Inspect every page before sharing.

### How do I set the position of the redaction box?

Measure in PDF points from the top-left corner of the page: left and top set the corner, and width and height set the size. The default box is 200 by 40 points, and it must fit inside every selected page.

### Can I redact different areas on different pages?

Each run applies one rectangle at the same position on all selected pages. For different areas, run the tool again on the redacted output with new coordinates and page numbers.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

PDF input is bounded to 20 MB per file. Page rendering is capped at 200 selected pages; page-edit output is bounded to 500 pages.

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