Therefore the functionality is limited to a files who are by chance compatible with this tool. Be careful about this tool: it messes up your PDFs completely as you redact. PDF Pen: PDF Pen seems to be a nice tool and it offers a nice reaction functionality - seems to at least.
I tried several other possibilities, which all don't work properly:Īpple Preview: this application allows to visually hide parts of a pdf behind a box, but it is always possible to remove the box or copy / paste the text behind as the sensitive information is NOT removed from the file! Note that you need the PRO version, as the standard version lacks the ability of redaction. It is a solid part of software and according to my extensive tests the only tool that is really able to redact safely PDF files. It took me rather long time to find a real good alternative to Acrobat Pro:
As Acrobat Pro CD is much to expensive for me as a private non-profit user, I was looking for an alternativ. The subject of redation of PDF files seems to be a difficult subject concerning programming.
