GDPR-friendly PDF redaction in your browser
Remove personal data from a PDF to support GDPR requests and data minimisation — locally, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, so no new copy of the personal data is created on a server.
Drag & drop your file here
or click to choose — your file is processed locally and never uploaded
Uploads of your file
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Bytes of your file sent
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Verified — your file never left this device.
Process a file and watch these stay at zero.
Why it fits GDPR work
Data minimisation by design
Processing happens on your device, so you don't create another copy of personal data on a third-party server.
Permanent erasure
Personal data inside a marked area is removed from the file, supporting genuine redaction.
No processor to vet
Because nothing is uploaded, there's no extra data processor in your chain to assess.
Redaction without adding a data processor
Fulfilling a subject access request or sharing a document while minimising personal data often requires redaction. Uploading the file to an online tool introduces a new data processor and a fresh copy of the personal data on someone else's server — which works against the very principles you're trying to honour. pdfnoupload redacts in the browser, so no external party ever receives the data.
Erase, don't just cover
Under GDPR, hiding personal data behind a box that still contains the text isn't erasure. This tool deletes the underlying content inside each marked area using MuPDF and can auto-detect emails, phone numbers and ID numbers, helping you produce a document where the personal data is genuinely gone.
Frequently asked questions
Is the file uploaded to a server?+
No. Redaction is performed in your browser; confirm there are no uploads in DevTools → Network.
Does this make me GDPR compliant?+
Compliance depends on your full process, but the tool helps by not creating a server-side copy of the personal data and by truly removing redacted content.
Is the personal data really removed?+
Yes — the content inside each redaction is deleted from the PDF, not just visually covered.
Can it find personal data for me?+
It can scan for common patterns like emails, phone numbers and ID numbers and mark them for redaction.