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Permanently Redact Sensitive Content in PDF

Unlike fake black rectangles that leave text selectable underneath, this tool burns redaction boxes onto a canvas, destroys the underlying text stream, and scrubs document metadata.

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How to Use Genuine PDF Redaction Online

  1. Upload Your Document: Click the Select File button above or drag and drop your .pdf file into the dashed box.
  2. Configure Your Settings: Review the tool options and preview thumbnails. Because SYCAGO processes files directly inside your browser, your sensitive data stays private on your device.
  3. Download or Chain to Next Tool: Click Process Genuine PDF Redaction Now to download your output immediately, or continue to related tools like PDF Metadata Cleaner, Protect PDF, Flatten PDF.

Technical Specifications & Privacy Guarantee

Tool NameGenuine PDF Redaction (SYCAGO PDF Suite)
Accepted Input Formats.pdf (Single file)
Processing ArchitectureTrue Stream Destruction (Client-Side HTML5 / WebAssembly)
Data PrivacyFiles are processed locally in your browser memory and are never stored on third-party servers.

Frequently Asked Questions About Genuine PDF Redaction

Is the SYCAGO Genuine PDF Redaction tool completely free?

Yes. Genuine PDF Redaction runs 100% free in your browser with no watermarks, no daily registration walls, and no hidden fees.

Are my PDF files uploaded to a remote server?

No. This tool uses True Stream Destruction technology (powered by WebAssembly and HTML5 Canvas), meaning your PDF files are parsed and generated directly inside your own web browser for complete confidentiality.

What should I do after using Genuine PDF Redaction?

Once your file is processed, you can download it immediately or click any of the recommended next-step buttons in the completion panel to jump straight to companion tools in our PDF Tools Hub.

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' + htmlBody.join('') + ''; offerDownload(new Blob([docHtml], {type:'application/msword'}), baseName + '.doc', 'Extracted ' + pdfDoc.numPages + ' page(s) into an editable Word document.'); } else if(engine === 'pdf-to-excel' && window.XLSX){ var aoa = csvRows.map(function(r){ return r.split(',').map(function(c){return c.replace(/^"|"$/g,'');}); }); var wb = XLSX.utils.book_new(); var ws = XLSX.utils.aoa_to_sheet(aoa); XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(wb, ws, 'Extracted_PDF'); var wbout = XLSX.write(wb, {bookType:'xlsx', type:'array'}); offerDownload(new Blob([wbout], {type:'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'}), baseName + '.xlsx', 'Exported tabular data across ' + pdfDoc.numPages + ' pages to Excel (.xlsx).'); } else if(format === 'csv' || engine === 'extract-tables'){ offerDownload(new Blob([csvRows.join('\n')], {type:'text/csv;charset=utf-8'}), baseName + '.csv', 'Extracted ' + csvRows.length + ' rows to CSV.'); } else if(format === 'html' || engine === 'pdf-to-ppt'){ var fullHtml = '' + baseName + ' ' + htmlBody.join('') + ''; offerDownload(new Blob([fullHtml], {type:'text/html;charset=utf-8'}), baseName + (engine==='pdf-to-ppt'?'-slides.html':'.html'), 'Converted ' + pdfDoc.numPages + ' pages.'); } else if(format === 'rtf'){ var rtf = '{\\rtf1\\ansi\\deff0 {' + joinedTxt.replace(/\n/g, '\\par\n') + '}}'; offerDownload(new Blob([rtf], {type:'application/rtf'}), baseName + '.rtf', 'Exported Rich Text Format (.rtf) document.'); } else { offerDownload(new Blob([joinedTxt], {type:'text/plain;charset=utf-8'}), baseName + '.txt', 'Extracted ' + joinedTxt.split(/\s+/).length + ' words across ' + pdfDoc.numPages + ' page(s).
'); } } // 9. WORD / EXCEL / TXT / MARKDOWN / HTML TO PDF else if(['word-to-pdf','excel-to-pdf','text-to-pdf'].indexOf(engine) !== -1){ var textContent = (rawTextEl && rawTextEl.value.trim()) ? rawTextEl.value.trim() : ''; if(!textContent && selectedFiles.length){ var f = selectedFiles[0]; if(engine === 'word-to-pdf' && window.mammoth && f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.docx')){ var res = await mammoth.extractRawText({arrayBuffer: await f.arrayBuffer()}); textContent = res.value; } else if(engine === 'excel-to-pdf' && window.XLSX){ var wb = XLSX.read(await f.arrayBuffer(), {type:'array'}); textContent = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_csv(wb.Sheets[wb.SheetNames[0]]); } else { textContent = await f.text(); } } var outPdf = await PDFLib.PDFDocument.create(); var font = await outPdf.embedFont(PDFLib.StandardFonts.Helvetica); var rawLines = textContent.replace(/\r/g,'').split('\n'); var wrapped = []; rawLines.forEach(function(l){ while(l.length > 85){ wrapped.push(l.slice(0,85)); l = l.slice(85); } wrapped.push(l); }); var pg = outPdf.addPage([595.28, 841.89]); var y = 790; wrapped.forEach(function(line){ if(y < 50){ pg = outPdf.addPage([595.28, 841.89]); y = 790; } var clean = line.replace(/[^\x20-\x7E]/g, ' '); pg.drawText(clean, {x: 45, y: y, size: 10.5, font: font}); y -= 15; }); var b = await outPdf.save(); offerDownload(new Blob([b], {type:'application/pdf'}), baseName + '.pdf', 'Generated ' + outPdf.getPageCount() + '-page PDF document.'); } // 10. OCR PDF & OCR IMAGE (Tesseract.js WASM) else if(engine === 'ocr-pdf' || engine === 'ocr-image'){ if(!window.Tesseract) throw new Error('OCR engine is still loading, please try again in a moment.'); var ocrResultText = []; if(engine === 'ocr-image'){ statusEl.textContent = '🔍 Running Optical Character Recognition on image...'; var r = await Tesseract.recognize(selectedFiles[0], 'eng'); ocrResultText.push(r.data.text); } else { var pdfDoc = await pdfjsLib.getDocument({data: await selectedFiles[0].arrayBuffer()}).promise; var maxOcrPages = Math.min(pdfDoc.numPages, 10); for(var p=1; p<=maxOcrPages; p++){ statusEl.textContent = '🔍 Running OCR on page ' + p + ' of ' + maxOcrPages + '...'; var page = await pdfDoc.getPage(p); var vp = page.getViewport({scale: 1.8}); var cnv = document.createElement('canvas'); cnv.width = vp.width; cnv.height = vp.height; await page.render({canvasContext: cnv.getContext('2d'), viewport: vp}).promise; var r = await Tesseract.recognize(cnv, 'eng'); ocrResultText.push('--- Page ' + p + ' ---\n' + r.data.text); } } var finalOcr = ocrResultText.join('\n\n'); offerDownload(new Blob([finalOcr], {type:'text/plain;charset=utf-8'}), baseName + '-ocr-text.txt', 'OCR complete! Extracted ' + finalOcr.split(/\s+/).length + ' words.
'); } // 11. DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTORS / PAGE COUNTER / FORM FILLER / COMPARE / BATCH RENAME else if(['inspector','page-counter','form-filler','compare-visual','compare-text','batch-rename'].indexOf(engine) !== -1){ if(engine === 'page-counter'){ var rows = ['Filename,Pages,Size_KB'], totalP = 0, htmlRows = ''; for(var i=0;i' + c + '' + (selectedFiles[i].size/1024).toFixed(1) + ' KB'; } offerDownload(new Blob([rows.join('\n')], {type:'text/csv'}), 'pdf-page-count-report.csv', 'Total Pages Across ' + selectedFiles.length + ' Files: ' + totalP + '' + htmlRows + '
FilePagesSize
'); } else if(engine === 'batch-rename' && window.fflate){ var pat = ((document.getElementById('syc-opt-pattern') || {}).value || 'SYCAGO_{seq}_{name}'); var zipR = {}; for(var i=0;i' + report + ''); } else if(engine === 'form-filler'){ var src = await PDFLib.PDFDocument.load(await selectedFiles[0].arrayBuffer(), {ignoreEncryption:true}); var form = src.getForm(); var fields = form.getFields(); fields.forEach(function(f){ try { if(f.setText) f.setText(f.getName() + ' [Filled]'); } catch(e){} }); var b = await src.save(); offerDownload(new Blob([b], {type:'application/pdf'}), baseName + '-filled.pdf', 'Detected and processed ' + fields.length + ' interactive AcroForm field(s).'); } else { var ab = await selectedFiles[0].arrayBuffer(); var headerStr = new TextDecoder().decode(ab.slice(0, 1024)); var verMatch = headerStr.match(/%PDF-(\d\.\d)/); var pdfVer = verMatch ? verMatch[1] : '1.7'; var d = await PDFLib.PDFDocument.load(ab, {ignoreEncryption:true}); var pDoc = await pdfjsLib.getDocument({data: ab}).promise; var infoRows = [ ['File Name', selectedFiles[0].name], ['File Size', (selectedFiles[0].size/1024).toFixed(2) + ' KB'], ['PDF Spec Version', 'PDF ' + pdfVer], ['Page Count', d.getPageCount()], ['Title', d.getTitle() || '(None)'], ['Author', d.getAuthor() || '(None)'], ['Creator / Producer', (d.getCreator() || '-') + ' / ' + (d.getProducer() || '-')], ['AcroForm Fields Count', d.getForm().getFields().length], ]; if(mode === 'page-sizes'){ d.getPages().slice(0, 20).forEach(function(pg, idx){ var s = pg.getSize(); infoRows.push(['Page ' + (idx+1) + ' Dimensions', (s.width*0.3527).toFixed(1) + ' × ' + (s.height*0.3527).toFixed(1) + ' mm (' + Math.round(s.width) + ' × ' + Math.round(s.height) + ' pt)']); }); } var tbl = '' + infoRows.map(function(r){ return ''; }).join('') + '
' + r[0] + '' + r[1] + '
'; var jsonBlob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries(infoRows), null, 2)], {type:'application/json'}); offerDownload(jsonBlob, baseName + '-' + mode + '-report.json', tbl); } } } catch(err){ statusEl.textContent = '⚠️ Error: ' + (err.message || 'Unable to process file. Please verify the file is a valid PDF.'); } finally { runBtn.disabled = false; } }); });