Redact Email Addresses from PDFs
Find and mask every email address — including those buried in headers, footers, and email-thread exports — automatically.

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Select the PII types to redact, then upload your document. No account required.

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Why email addresses need protection

An email address is direct personal data under GDPR and a high-value target for phishing. Email threads exported to PDF often contain hundreds of addresses across To/From/Cc fields, signature blocks, and quoted history. Manual redaction at this scale is error-prone.

When to redact email addresses

Almost any document destined for a third party, regulator, or court filing should have email addresses removed unless they are essential to the record.

  • Court submissions and discovery productions
  • Audit packets shared with external accountants
  • FOIA / public-records responses
  • Email-thread exports archived to PDF

How email detection works

Our analyzer detects standard email patterns (`name@domain.tld`) plus obfuscated variants ("name [at] domain dot com") common in scanned documents. For PDFs originating from email clients, every header and quoted block is scanned. Detection works on scanned faxes and screenshots through built-in OCR.

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload single files or a full batch

    Drop your email-export PDFs into the uploader. Batch sizes of hundreds of files are common in our pipeline.

  2. 2

    Select "Email" in the PII categories

    You can combine Email with Person, Phone, and Address detection in the same pass.

  3. 3

    Verify in the Studio

    Spot-check a few pages. The Highlight tool marks detections without masking so you can audit before committing.

  4. 4

    Download the rasterized output

    Email addresses are physically removed from the document, not just hidden under a black box.

For litigation teams

Discovery productions often involve thousands of emails. Processing them in batches with consistent, audit-traceable redactions saves dozens of paralegal hours per matter.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work on scanned email printouts?

Yes. Our OCR layer extracts text from images and scans before running PII detection. Accuracy depends on scan quality.

Will it catch obfuscated addresses like "john [at] acme dot com"?

Common obfuscation patterns are detected. For unusual formats, add them to "Always Redact" terms to catch them deterministically.

Can I keep our company's internal email domain visible?

Yes. Add your domain to "Excluded Terms" and it will never be auto-masked.

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