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Redacting documents? Do it right!

August 25, 2025
Black bars don’t protect your data. RedactPDF truly erases it.
Michael Karbe
About Michael Karbe

Michael Karbe is CEO of Actino Software and has been a member of the PDF Association since its founding in 2006. His company supports organizations and institutions in digitizing processes using PDF. Through sales and development of a wide variety of applications from specialised partners, Actino Software is very familiar … Read more

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A black bar over a PDF might look safe – but in reality, it often isn’t. If you need to remove sensitive data for good, simple “covering up” won’t cut it. RedactPDF makes sure your confidential content is not just hidden, but permanently erased – whether it’s text, images, or scanned documents.

Four typical use cases

  • Manual selection – in images or text
  • Coordinate-based – when positions are known
  • Search & remove – when text is known
  • AI-powered – when neither names nor positions are known

Privacy you can trust

  • Processing runs on your own server
  • AI option only via secure connections (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or AWS Comprehend)
  • Users need nothing more than a PDF viewer like Acrobat Reader
  • Optional: Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat Pro

Why now?

From GDPR access requests to internal reviews or external audits – secure redaction is a must. RedactPDF delivers the pragmatic solution: simple, fast and compliant.


Actino Software GmbH’s goal is to assist businesses and institutions with the implementation and use of the PDF standard. The company has been developing and marketing applications for creating and processing PDF since the start of the PDF revolution in the early 90s. Actino Software is also a distributor and…

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