Smart Redact PDF — find & black out sensitive info
Auto-detect emails, phone numbers, SSNs, credit cards, IBANs, and IPs in any PDF. Review every match, then black them out — entirely in your browser.
Drop your files
Detection and redaction happen entirely in your browser. Open DevTools → Network and watch — nothing leaves.
What gets detected by default
- Email addresses — anything@anything.tld
- Phone numbers — International + common local formats
- US SSNs — ###-##-####
- Credit card numbers — 13–19 digits, optional separators
- IBANs — International bank account numbers
- IPv4 addresses — 1.2.3.4 form
How to smart redact pdf
Three steps. Start to finish in under a minute.
Drop a PDF
Loaded into your browser via pdf.js — never uploaded.
Review detected PII
We list every match with page number and snippet. Toggle off any false positives.
Apply & download
We overlay black boxes AND scrub the underlying text from the content stream. Output is genuinely redacted.
Why use LovedPDF for smart redact pdf
Truly redacted
Both visual cover AND content-stream scrub. No 'remove the box and read the text' tricks.
Browser-only
Your sensitive PDF stays on your device. No server processing.
Custom patterns
Add your own regex or specific phrases to redact.