# Redact PDF AI

> Free AI PDF redaction tool. Remove PII from PDFs in seconds with GDPR, HIPAA & SOC 2-grade security. EU & Swiss-hosted on Azure, no AI training, try without signup.

**Try it:** https://www.redact-pdf.ai/sign-up
**Pricing:** https://www.redact-pdf.ai/pricing
**Security:** https://www.redact-pdf.ai/security
**API docs:** https://www.redact-pdf.ai/developers

## What Redact PDF AI does

Redact PDF AI automatically detects and removes Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) from PDF documents. The redaction is **irreversible** — pages are rasterized and masked, leaving no hidden text layer that could be recovered.

Supported PII categories: Person, Email, PhoneNumber, Address, Organization, Date, IBAN, CreditCard.

Supported file types: PDF, JPG, PNG (including scanned documents via OCR).

Supported languages: 100+ via Azure AI Language with automatic language detection. Including French, German, Italian, Spanish, English, Romansh.

## How it works

1. **Upload** a PDF or image file (single or batch). Drag-and-drop supported. No signup required to try the demo.
2. **AI detects PII** using Azure Document Intelligence (OCR) + Azure AI Language (entity recognition). Choose which PII categories to redact.
3. **Review in the Studio** editor — add manual redaction boxes, remove false positives, use Highlight mode for review-only workflows.
4. **Download** a rasterized PDF with permanent, irreversible redactions.

## Key features

- **AI-powered detection** of 8 PII categories across 100+ languages
- **Batch upload** with ZIP download for entire folders
- **Interactive Studio** editor — manual redaction, highlight mode, page rotation
- **Excluded Terms** — never auto-redact specific words (e.g., your company name)
- **Always-Redact Terms** — guarantee specific strings are always masked
- **Mask persistence** — re-edit your redactions later without re-running AI
- **REST API** with async jobs, idempotency keys, and webhook-friendly polling
- **Demo mode** without signup for one-off use
- **Email notifications** when batch processing completes

## Compliance and security

Your documents are processed on Microsoft Azure infrastructure that holds:

- **SOC 2 Type II**
- **ISO 27001**
- **ISO 27017** (cloud-specific security)
- **ISO 27018** (PII protection in public cloud)
- **HIPAA-eligible** under Microsoft's Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
- **GDPR-compliant** with EU data residency

Data residency: Europe (Frankfurt) and Switzerland North.

Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit.

**Documents are never used to train AI models.** Default retention is 30 days, with manual deletion controls and an `ephemeral` retention mode for API workflows.

Redact PDF AI itself is not independently audited for SOC 2 / HIPAA / GDPR — those certifications belong to the underlying Azure infrastructure. We follow privacy-by-design principles so customers can use the tool within their own compliance posture.

## Use cases

- **Legal & Notary**: property deeds, powers of attorney, court filings, identity documents — see https://www.redact-pdf.ai/use-cases/legal
- **Accounting & Fiduciary**: tax returns, financial statements, payroll, invoices — see https://www.redact-pdf.ai/use-cases/accounting
- **Real Estate**: tenant applications, purchase agreements, mortgage documents, lease agreements — see https://www.redact-pdf.ai/use-cases/realestate
- **Healthcare**: clinical notes, lab results, insurance claims, patient intake — see https://www.redact-pdf.ai/use-cases/healthcare

## Pricing

- **Free trial**: free credits on signup, no credit card required
- **Starter**: $50/month for 1,000 pages
- **Business**: $250/month for 6,000 pages
- **Enterprise**: contact sales for custom volume and SSO
- **Prepaid credits**: $10 for 20 pages, no subscription required

See https://www.redact-pdf.ai/pricing

## API

Developer documentation: https://www.redact-pdf.ai/developers
OpenAPI spec: https://www.redact-pdf.ai/openapi.yaml
LLM agent index: https://www.redact-pdf.ai/llms.txt