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Remove text from a PDF
Take out a word, a sentence or an outdated line. The text is deleted from the page itself, so nothing is left under a patch to be selected, searched or copied.
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How it works
How to remove text from a PDF
Open the PDF
Drop the file on this page or choose it. It opens in the editor with every paragraph ready to edit.
Select the words and delete them
Click the paragraph, select what to remove and press Delete. The rest of the paragraph rewraps.
Download the PDF
The change is saved as you go. Download the file with a Week Pass or Pro.
What you get
Removed for real
Not under a white box
The words are deleted from the page’s content, so no reader can select or copy them.
The rest rewraps
The paragraph sets its remaining text again in its own font.
Black out for good
To show that something was withheld, Redact deletes what is under a black bar: text, images and drawings.
Undo
Each removal is a step in the history and can be taken back.
FAQ
Questions and answers
Is the removed text still in the file?
No. It is deleted from the page’s content, not covered, so it cannot be selected, searched or copied.
How is this different from redacting?
Removing text deletes the words and closes up the line. Redacting leaves a black bar where the information was, the usual way to show that something was withheld.
Can I remove text from a scan?
Not as text: a scan is a picture of a page. Redact can black out an area of a scan and delete what is under it.
Is it free?
Removing text is free and needs no account. Downloading, printing or exporting the result needs a Week Pass ($6 for 7 days, no auto-renewal) or Pro ($12 a month or $96 a year).