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PX7 PDF Redact

Redact PDFs permanently on your Mac.

Mark sensitive text, images or any area. Redact creates a new PDF, removes the content behind every mark and checks the finished document before reporting success.

Download free 7-day trialBuy for €19

No card required · Apple notarized · €19 one-time · updates through version 1.x · one key for up to seven Macs.
How to redact a PDF on Mac, including the free Preview method

PX7 PDF Redact marking two matching text passages in a synthetic PDF

A clear path from mark to verified PDF.

Mark any area

Drag directly across a page to cover text, signatures, images or any other sensitive region.

Find matching text

Search selectable PDF text and mark every match at once. Scanned pages can always be marked manually.

Remove the underlying content

Every output page is rebuilt. Selectable text, comments, metadata and hidden layers are removed rather than merely covered.

Verify before completion

The finished PDF is reopened and checked. If the result cannot be verified, the app reports a failure instead of leaving an uncertain document behind.

Work through a batch

Add several PDFs, review their pages and save collision-safe copies to the folder you choose.

Keep the originals

Source files are never modified. A cancelled or failed operation cleans up its incomplete output.

Review before sharing. Redaction can carry legal or organisational requirements. Always inspect the finished PDF and follow the rules that apply to your documents.

Install with Homebrew

Use the PX7 tap to install the same signed, notarized Universal release from Terminal.

brew install --cask px7digital/tap/px7-pdf-redact

The dedicated distribution and support repository documents the checksum-pinned release and provides a public issue tracker.

Feature summary

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Quick answers

Questions about PX7 PDF Redact

What is PX7 PDF Redact?
Redact PDF text, images or any area permanently on your Mac. Remove hidden content and metadata, then verify the finished PDF. Seven-day trial.
Where does PX7 PDF Redact do its work?
PX7 PDF Redact processes PDF files locally on your Mac.
How much does PX7 PDF Redact cost?
PX7 PDF Redact costs €19 once. It includes a seven-day trial, and one app-specific key can be used on up to seven Macs. There is no subscription.
Which Macs can run PX7 PDF Redact?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon or Intel
How do I redact a PDF on a Mac?
Mark what has to go, then have the pages rebuilt without the content underneath the marks — that second step is what makes it redaction rather than concealment. PX7 PDF Redact reopens the finished PDF and checks it, and reports a failure rather than handing back a document it could not verify.
Does drawing a black box over text actually remove it?
No, and this is the mistake that leaks documents. A black rectangle drawn in an annotation tool is a shape sitting on top of the page; the text stays in the file and can be selected, copied or pulled out by any PDF library. Removing it means rebuilding the page without that content, which is what PX7 PDF Redact does — along with comments, metadata and hidden layers.
Can I redact every occurrence of a name or a word?
Yes, where the PDF has selectable text: search for it and every match is marked at once, which is more reliable than scrolling for them by eye. Anything else — a signature, a photo, a scanned page — is marked by dragging across the area.
Can I redact a scanned PDF?
Yes, by marking the areas manually. Text search needs selectable text, which a scan does not have, so on scanned pages you drag across the regions instead. The content behind each mark is removed the same way.
Can I redact several PDFs in one go?
Yes. Add several documents, review their pages and save the copies to a folder you choose. Source files are never modified, and a cancelled or failed run cleans up its incomplete output rather than leaving a half-redacted file behind.