Blur PDF Areas
Blur or pixelate sensitive content in your PDFs
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How to Blur PDF Areas
Upload Your PDF
Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF file. All processing happens locally in your browser.
Draw Blur Areas
Click and drag to draw rectangles over sensitive areas. Choose between blur or pixelate effects and adjust intensity.
Preview & Download
See real-time preview with blurred areas. Download your secured PDF with sensitive content permanently obscured.
Chain with Other Tools
After blurring sensitive areas, continue to crop borders, remove sections, or use any other tool — all without downloading intermediate files. Build secure document workflows effortlessly.
Why choose our Blur PDF Areas tool?
Maximum Security
Blurred content is permanently removed by converting to images. Sensitive data cannot be recovered or extracted.
Flexible Effects
Choose between smooth blur or pixelate effects. Adjust intensity to match your privacy needs.
100% Private
Your PDFs never leave your device. All blurring happens locally in your browser with zero uploads.
Precise Control
Draw, resize, and position blur areas with pixel-perfect precision. Apply to single pages or all pages at once.
Common Use Cases
- •Protect personal information in legal documents
- •Blur credit card numbers and financial data
- •Hide signatures and handwritten notes
- •Obscure faces in scanned documents
- •Redact confidential business information
- •Protect medical records and health data
- •Secure social security numbers and IDs
- •Anonymize screenshots and reports
Workflow Examples:
- Blur sensitive data → Crop borders → Download
- Blur personal info → Delete empty pages → Download
- Blur signatures → Remove headers → Merge documents
True Security Through Permanent Removal
Unlike simple overlay tools, our blur feature converts affected pages to high-resolution images, permanently removing the underlying text and data. This ensures:
- Blurred content cannot be recovered or unblurred
- Hidden text cannot be extracted or searched
- Metadata and hidden layers are removed
- Compliant with privacy regulations and data protection laws
Perfect for GDPR compliance, HIPAA requirements, and secure document sharing.