Public PDF redaction audit

Check if your PDF was really redacted

Upload a PDF and run a fast server-side audit for extractable text, leftover metadata, and suspicious fake-redaction patterns. No external AI API is required.

Audit a PDF How it works
SafeNo obvious leak found
WarningNeeds manual review
UnsafeLikely redaction failure

What this MVP checks

  • Extractable text structures that may reveal hidden content
  • Residual metadata like author, creator, producer, title, subject, and keywords
  • Suspicious overlay or fake-redaction patterns when they can be detected reliably

RedactCheck is an audit tool, not a legal guarantee. Use it to catch common PDF redaction mistakes before sharing a file.

Audit a PDF

Files are analyzed on the server for this session and should not be relied on as permanent storage.

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Practical limit: 15 MB. For sensitive workflows, confirm findings with your own internal redaction process too.

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Upload a PDF to get a verdict

You will receive a Safe, Warning, or Unsafe result plus practical remediation guidance.

  • Safe: no obvious extractable text, metadata residue, or reliable fake-redaction signal found.
  • Warning: no clear leak found, but metadata or suspicious structure needs manual verification.
  • Unsafe: extractable text or a strong fake-redaction signal was found.

1. Upload

Choose a PDF you plan to share publicly or externally.

2. Inspect

RedactCheck scans the raw PDF structure for text objects, metadata, and suspicious overlay patterns.

3. Remediate

Follow the verdict-specific guidance, rebuild the PDF correctly, and audit the final copy again.