Is There Any Way to Remove Redaction from PDF

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As much as PDF documents have increased in popularity over the last couple of years, they still have one major flaw. And that is the inability to edit or redact them easily. While some individuals may find ways to redact information using special software, such individuals may also accidentally redact crucial information they did not wish to redact. As much as they may want to reverse the redaction process, unfortunately, it is impossible to remove redaction from PDF once the redaction is done. One should therefore be careful when selecting the information that they wish to redact. Below, we will share more tips about removing redaction from PDF.

Tutorial on How to Redact a PDF on Mac

Step 1. Run the PDF Redaction Tool

First, free download the PDF redaction tool and follow the on-screen instruction to set up the program. And then launch the redaction tool.

Step 2. Import PDF to the Program

Import PDF by clicking on "Open," a window will open showing you your computer’s hard drive. Navigate to your PDF file and select it. Click on "Open" to open the file. Alternatively, you can drag and drop your PDF file onto the blank area, and it will be automatically uploaded.

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Step 3. Start the PDF Redaction

Click on the "Redact" button at the left toolbar on the main interface.

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Now select the redaction fields that you want to redact. After ensuring that your redaction settings are correct, right-click on the redaction field and select "Apply" from the options to start redaction. A notification window will appear asking you to confirm the redaction. Click on "OK" to begin redaction.

This PDF redaction tool will save the redacted PDF as a new file to keep your original file safe. However, you cannot remove the redaction from the redacted PDF file.

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PDFelement Pro for Mac - The Best PDF Redaction Tool

Of all the PDF redaction software currently available, none comes as close to seamlessly redacting PDF documents as PDFelement Pro. It makes editing and redacting PDF documents very easy. This software can customize redaction to suit your needs. Such a feature will help highlight only the information they wish to redact, thereby minimizing mistakes. PDFelement Pro for Mac, however, comes with a lot more than just a redaction feature. The software includes a complete editing feature that lets one edit both text and images on a PDF document, a security tool that enhances the security of the documents using passwords, and a PDF converter that easily lets you create PDF from other files such as HTML documents and Excel files.

More Features of PDF Redaction Tool:

  • The editing feature lets you edit text fields, links, images, and other fields as easily as a Word processor.
  • You can create PDF files from web pages, images, EPUB, and any other text form. PDF files can also be converted into other formats such as Word, Excel, HTML, rich text, and PowerPoint.
  • A form creator and filler that allows you to fill out the interactive and non-interactive PDF forms.
  • A security feature that lets you secure your PDFs with passwords and custom stamps, and signatures.
  • Redact PDF feature that lets you permanently remove texts and images from documents.
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