Redact PDF by PDF Redaction
A tool that redacts PDF files directly within Google Drive. It uses the minimal drive.file authorization scope and does not upload files to a server, protecting the privacy of sensitive data.
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Redact PDF by PDF Redaction receives the file ID via Google Drive's state parameter, and completes the Google authorization flow in browser session memory, with the access token never passing through the backend.
Redact PDF by PDF Redaction lets the browser download the PDF directly from the Google Drive API, and rendering, OCR of scanned pages and redaction are all done client-side, with the PDF file never relayed through a server.
The only network request in Redact PDF by PDF Redaction that carries document-derived data is PII detection, and it sends the extracted page text rather than the file itself; the app also offers a local detection mode that sends no data at all.
Redact PDF by PDF Redaction deliberately does not write back to Drive, and the redacted file is only downloaded locally, because writing back requires broader permissions and overwriting the original file is a dangerous operation.
Redact PDF by PDF Redaction deliberately does not do folder-level batch automation, because browsing directories and enumerating subfiles requires reading files the user has not selected one by one, exceeding the per-file authorization semantics of drive.file.
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Redact PDF by PDF Redaction receives the file ID via Google Drive's state parameter, and completes the Google authorization flow in browser session memory, with the access token never passing through the backend.
50%UnverifiedRedact PDF by PDF Redaction lets the browser download the PDF directly from the Google Drive API, and rendering, OCR of scanned pages and redaction are all done client-side, with the PDF file never relayed through a server.
50%UnverifiedThe only network request in Redact PDF by PDF Redaction that carries document-derived data is PII detection, and it sends the extracted page text rather than the file itself; the app also offers a local detection mode that sends no data at all.
50%UnverifiedRedact PDF by PDF Redaction deliberately does not write back to Drive, and the redacted file is only downloaded locally, because writing back requires broader permissions and overwriting the original file is a dangerous operation.
50%UnverifiedRedact PDF by PDF Redaction deliberately does not do folder-level batch automation, because browsing directories and enumerating subfiles requires reading files the user has not selected one by one, exceeding the per-file authorization semantics of drive.file.
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