Most redaction
is fakefake.
Stop leaking your PII to AI models.
RedactFile auto-detects names, SSNs, credit cards, IBANs, and API keys — then burns them out locally. No upload. No server. No AI that trains on your data. Your file never leaves this tab.
Master Services Agreement
Effective · Q4 — Confidential
What's inside
Six tools.
Zero cloud.
Every feature runs inside your browser tab. No install, no extension, no account. Close the tab and nothing persists.
Core tool
Pixel-perfect redaction
Draw a box, set it, forget it. Ink-black bars are permanently burned into the page — not a transparent overlay that any PDF reader can strip.
Privacy
Metadata stripper
Author name, GPS coords, creation timestamp, hidden XMP packets — removed in one click, verified by re-reading the binary.
Workflow
Merge documents
Drag in multiple PDFs, reorder pages with a thumbnail strip, export as one clean file.
Workflow
Split & extract
Pull out a page range, extract individual sheets, or split by bookmarks — all offline.
Performance
Browser compression
Runs a WASM-powered PDF optimizer locally. Typical savings: 35–65 % with no visual quality loss.
Security
AES-256 export
Encrypt the finished file before it ever touches the filesystem. Password-protect with a single toggle.
How it works
Clean PDF in under 10 seconds.
Three steps. No account. No waiting for a server to respond.
Drop your PDF
Drag any PDF into the browser window — or click to browse. Files open instantly using the PDF.js renderer, fully offline.
No size limit · works offlineRedact & clean
Draw boxes over sensitive content, strip hidden metadata, merge or split pages. Everything runs inside a Web Worker — the UI never freezes.
50 ms / page · WASM-poweredDownload & done
Export your finished PDF directly to your device. Optionally encrypt with AES-256 before saving. Nothing was ever sent to a server.
0 bytes transmitted · local onlyEvery operation runs inside your browser. The log above is real.
ever sent to a server
processed inside your browser
no tracking, no analytics on files
Privacy is our engineering constraint — not our marketing promise.
The problem
Every PDF you share is a privacy leak waiting to happen.
Contracts, invoices, HR documents, bank statements — they all carry hidden data your recipients were never meant to see.
↑ What your recipient actually sees when they open your PDF
You emailed your contract to a client.
They can see your previous salary, your home address, your negotiation notes — everything in the document history and metadata.
You shared a bank statement for a loan.
The PDF contains your full account number, sort code, and 12 months of spending. All readable. All extractable.
HR sent your employment letter to payroll.
Now five people know your exact salary, performance review score, and personal references — because nobody redacted anything.
You printed and scanned a form.
Scanning "removes" the data the same way a whiteboard marker "removes" pen ink. The text layer is still there.
How it works
Three steps. Under 60 seconds.
Drop your document.
Drag a PDF onto the page. It opens locally — nothing touches a network. Not a single byte leaves your browser tab.
Draw over anything private.
Use our precision selector to draw permanent black boxes over account numbers, salary figures, or any sensitive data.
Download the clean file.
Redactions are burned into the PDF structure — not just painted over. Text extraction tools find nothing. Download, share, done.
No account required · No file size limits on the free plan · Works in any modern browser
The tools
Specialists in privacy. Nothing else.
Five sharp tools. One obsession: your documents leave only what you intend to share.
0 bytes uploaded. Ever.
WebAssembly and Web Workers run every operation locally. We have no servers for PDF data because we need none.
From our users
Real people. Real privacy.
I've sent hundreds of contracts to clients over three years. RedactFile is the first tool that actually gives me confidence nothing leaks — not just something that looks like it works.
Our finance team handles NDAs and bank statements daily. This replaced a $200/month cloud tool with something genuinely more private, and our compliance team stopped arguing with us.
The moment I saw my CPU spike instead of a progress bar, I trusted it. The data never left my machine. That's the first time I've felt that about a PDF tool — and I've reviewed dozens.
Pricing
Simple. No surprises.
Zero uploads regardless of which plan. Your files stay on your device.
Free forever
Private
- 1 file per day
- Metadata remover (1 tool)
- 100% browser-local
- No account, ever
- All 5 tools
- Unlimited files
Founder's Access
Lifetime
one-time payment
170 of 500 founder spots claimed
- All 5 privacy tools — forever
- Unlimited files, no cap
- All future features included
- Works fully offline
- Priority support — lifetime
- No subscription, ever
Monthly Pro
Redactor
Billed monthly
- Unlimited files — no cap
- All 5 privacy tools
- Redact, Merge, Split & Compress
- Works fully offline
- Priority support
- No watermarks, ever
Founder's Lifetime pays for itself in 3 months vs our own Pro plan.
Ready when you are
Your next PDF is already safe.
Drop it below. No sign-up. No upload. Your file never leaves this device.