With anonimize
The data is gone.
- Every page is rebuilt, with black bars over the detections.
- The searchable text layer only holds text that may stay.
- Metadata, comments, attachments and forms are left out.
PDF · Word · Scans
Anonymise and redact a PDF.
Remove names, addresses and other personal data from your PDF for real. You get a new PDF with the same pages, black bars over the redacted data and a text layer without that data.
1,000 free credits after confirming your email address. Detection without AI, processed in Europe.
Real redaction
A black box is not redaction.
With a drawing tool in a PDF reader
The text is often still underneath.
- Anyone who copies or searches the text finds the name.
- Author, title and comments stay in the file.
- You look up every name yourself, page by page.
How it works
Redact a PDF in four steps.
- Add
Your files
PDFs, Word files and scans. Up to 50 files per batch.
- Choose
What has to go
Anonymise or pseudonymise, the document language and the data types.
- Check
What was detected
Add a missed name or keep a detection.
- Download
A new PDF
Or a Word file or plain text.
Detection without AI
What anonimize removes.
Names and organisations
People, companies and institutions, also in tables.
Addresses
Streets with house numbers, postcodes and places.
Contact details
Email addresses and phone numbers.
Numbers
National ID numbers, IBANs and card numbers, with rules for Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and more.
Price
You only pay for replacements.
1 credit per changed word
A page with 50 changed words costs 50 credits.
Checking is free
Checking, downloading and restoring cost nothing.
1,000 free credits
Once per organisation. Then from € 5 a month.
Questions
Common questions
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Yes. Pages without a text layer are read with OCR. Check the result extra carefully, as OCR can misread letters.
Is my layout preserved?
The new PDF shows the same pages as images, with a searchable text layer. Links, form fields and digital signatures are not carried over. A Word file keeps tables, styles, headers and footers.
Can I restore the names later?
Yes, if you pseudonymise. Data then gets fixed labels such as ⟦Person 1⟧ and you keep the reversal key separate. How pseudonymisation works.
Where are my files processed?
Detection and OCR run without AI on servers in Europe. Results are stored encrypted. See security.
Do I still need to check the result?
Yes. Automatic detection can miss data. A job title, a date or a rare fact can also identify a person.
Get started
Redact your first PDF today.
Create an account. After confirming your email address you get 1,000 free credits, once per organisation.