Inkout

Redact it once. Keep it hidden.

Inkout flattens every page to pixels, paints your boxes into them and rebuilds the file, so nothing can be copied out from under a black bar. It all happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

Name    Marcus Ellery
SSN     078-05-1120
Phone   (336) 555-0147
Email   m.ellery@example.com
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    Open a PDF or photoDrop it in, choose it, or paste it.
  2. 2
    Box what's privateDraw boxes yourself, or let Find catch names, emails, phone numbers and SSNs in a PDF.
  3. 3
    Burn in and checkInkout rebuilds the file, then reopens it to confirm no text or metadata is left.

Redact your own file

Drop a PDF or photo here.

PDF · PNG · JPEG · WebP · GIF · BMP

Or try a sample

Redacting a whole stack of PDFs? Try batch mode Pro

Why a black box often isn't a redaction

Most leaked redactions weren't hacked. Someone copied the text out from under a rectangle. These are the three common failures, and what Inkout does instead.

Failure 1 · Covered, not removed

The text is still in the file

A black shape or highlight drawn in a PDF editor sits on top of the words. Select, copy and paste, and the "hidden" text comes right back.

Failure 2 · Blur and pixelation

Blurs can be reversed

Blurred or mosaicked text, faces and plates keep enough of the original pattern to be guessed or reconstructed. Inkout only offers solid fills.

Failure 3 · Hidden metadata

The file talks about itself

PDFs carry author names and edit history. Phone photos carry camera model, time and often GPS location in their EXIF data.

What Inkout does

Flatten, paint, rebuild, verify

Every page becomes pixels, boxes overwrite those pixels, and a fresh file is assembled from the images alone. Then the output is opened again and checked for any text or metadata.

Unlock Inkout Pro

Paste the license key from your purchase email. It's checked with Lemon Squeezy, our payment provider. Your files are never involved.

Lost your key? It's in your receipt email, or look up your order on Lemon Squeezy's My Orders page with the email you used at checkout.

This is a Pro feature