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Hide personal info

Find and black out ID, passport and card numbers, phone numbers, emails and bank details automatically, even in scans and photos.

Select PDFs or photos

or drop them anywhere on this page

Processed on your device. Never uploaded.

1

Add your files

Choose or drop a file from your device.

2

Adjust the options

Black boxes show what will be hidden. Click a box and press × to keep that text, or drag on the page to add a box, for example over a photo or signature.

3

Download the result

Save it, or send it straight on to another Paperwing tool.

About Hide personal info

Hide personal info finds ID card, passport and residence permit details (such as CNIC, Iqama, Emirates ID, Aadhaar, passport numbers, the machine-readable <<< lines and dates of birth), phone numbers, email addresses, IBANs and card numbers, and blacks them out for good. It works on scanned copies and phone photos too: pages without text are read with OCR on your device. Add names or other words to hide them as well. Nothing is uploaded.

Why use Paperwing

  • Private by design Files are processed in this tab with JavaScript. Nothing is sent to a server, so contracts and medical records stay with you.
  • No queues, no waiting There is no upload step, so a 50-page merge finishes about as fast as your device can read the files.
  • Chain your tools Finished merging? Send the result straight to Compress, Sign or Page numbers without downloading in between.
  • Works offline, installs as an app Open a tool once and it keeps working without internet. Install Paperwing to open PDFs straight from your computer.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hide personal info free?

Yes. Hide personal info is free to use, with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Paperwing processes your files inside your browser, on your own device. They are never uploaded, and they are cleared from memory when you close the tab.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Paperwing works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone, with nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Each file can be up to 300 MB. Very large files depend on your device's memory, so a computer handles them faster than a phone.

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