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Black Out PDF Text

Quick-draw black-out tool for PDFs - click and drag rectangles over text / regions you want to obscure. Apply multiple black-outs per page, preview before downloading, and get a PDF where the blacked-out content is permanently removed from the underlying text layer.

When to use this

Use for: quick redaction of names, addresses, account numbers in PDF screenshots before sharing, blacking out signatures in scanned contracts shared for reference, hiding sensitive figures in financial reports before external sharing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I use black or another color?

Black is convention (universally recognized as redaction). White-out is sometimes used to maintain page aesthetics but reads as 'missing content'. Stick with black unless you have a specific style reason for white.

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