The basics
Five core gestures. Start here.
- 1Redact a wordClick any word to redact it.
- 2Remove a redactionClick an existing redaction to remove it.
- 3Redact a paragraphClick and select text to redact the entire selection.
- 4Remove many redactionsHold Option and lasso multiple redactions to remove them all.
- 5Redact a photoClick to place a redaction, hold Command to move it over the image, then resize it with the corners.
Become a pro
One real tax return, redacted properly, plus the tools that make it fast.
- 1Don’t leak to AiWhy a tax return is the worst thing to paste into a chatbot.
- 2Auto-redacted PDFThe moment it opens, Cover has already done the heavy lifting.
- 3Magic redaction toolRedact one name, and Cover covers every other match in the document.
- 4Reveal x-ray visionThe eye icon shows what is under every redaction at once.
- 5Trim over-redactionsThe terms list on the right is the fastest way to catch what did not need covering.
- 6Un-redact by lassoHold Option and lasso a group of redactions to lift them together.
- 7Redact a paragraphSelect a phrase or a passage and cover the whole thing at once.
- 8Toggle a page offFlip a whole page of redactions from the Pages sidebar.
- 9Token labels for AiSwap bars for labeled tokens so an Ai can still follow who is who.
- 10Tax return answersHand the covered return to an Ai and get the answer, with nothing leaked.
- 11Save with a reportA signed certificate, a numbered index, and the log as a spreadsheet.
- 12Proof it workedOpen the four files Cover wrote and check them in Quick Look.
- 13Wrap upWhat the engine keeps getting better at, and where to go next.