Redact PDF
Eradicate confidential numbers, identities, and text from PDF pages with true pixel-level sanitization.
Select a PDF to permanently redact
Draw black redaction boxes over sensitive text, PII, SSNs, or financials
How it works
Upload Document
Select the PDF containing confidential information you need to redact.
Draw Redaction Zones
Click and drag to place solid black redaction boxes over sensitive words, figures, or images.
Sanitize & Download
The affected pages are rasterized and reconstructed so underlying text is physically eradicated before exporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
No! Unlike superficial editors that only draw a dark rectangle over selectable text, ihatetools genuinely sanitizes the page by flattening the redacted region into pure pixels. There is literally no underlying text or vector stream remaining to extract.
Yes. Pages without any redactions maintain their full vector sharpness and original structure.
No. Redaction and rasterization happen directly inside your browser using client-side canvas rendering and pdf-lib.