Adolix PDF Redactor Free

PDF Redaction Software for Law Firms and Legal Teams

Federal court filings are subject to Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires that Social Security numbers be reduced to the last four digits, birth dates to the year only, minors' names to initials, and financial account numbers to the last four digits before a document is filed. Getting this wrong - because a black box was drawn over text that's still selectable underneath it - is how privileged or personal information ends up in the public record. Adolix PDF Redactor removes the content structurally, from the PDF's content stream itself, so what's redacted is actually gone, not just covered.

Client letter — hover to see it redacted

Built for How Legal Teams Actually Redact

• Court filings and pleadings - bring documents in line with FRCP 5.2 (or your local rules) before they're filed, reducing SSNs, birth dates, and account numbers to what's permitted on the public record
• Discovery productions - work through multi-page, Bates-numbered productions and redact privileged or non-responsive content page by page, or select and clear an entire page in one step with Ctrl+A
• NDAs and engagement letters - remove client names or deal terms before circulating a template externally
• Deposition transcripts and exhibits - redact witness PII or exhibit content without altering the surrounding text
• Client correspondence and case files - clear personal or financial details before a file is shared with opposing counsel, a co-counsel firm, or an expert witness

Why Law Firms Choose Adolix PDF Redactor

• Permanent removal - redacted content is deleted from the PDF's content stream, not hidden under a black box that can be uncovered
• Everything runs locally on your computer - documents are never uploaded to a server, so nothing leaves the firm's own machine, protecting attorney-client privilege
• Select text directly, just like in a PDF viewer, or draw a box over scanned exhibits and image-only pages
• Redact multiple names, case numbers, or account details across an entire filing in one session
• Strip metadata (author, creation date, producer software) before a document goes out the door
• No subscription, no per-seat licensing - a one-time purchase for the whole firm to use

See the full feature list and screenshots on the Adolix PDF Redactor product page.