Interactive tour

Redact like a pro with tips below

Try each lesson right here in the editor. In a few minutes you'll know how to redact any PDF so nothing sensitive slips through.

The basics

Five core gestures. Start here.

  1. 1Redact a wordClick any word to redact it.
  2. 2Remove a redactionClick an existing redaction to remove it.
  3. 3Redact a paragraphClick and select text to redact the entire selection.
  4. 4Remove many redactionsHold Option and lasso multiple redactions to remove them all.
  5. 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.

  1. 1Don’t leak to AiWhy a tax return is the worst thing to paste into a chatbot.
  2. 2Auto-redacted PDFThe moment it opens, Cover has already done the heavy lifting.
  3. 3Magic redaction toolRedact one name, and Cover covers every other match in the document.
  4. 4Reveal x-ray visionThe eye icon shows what is under every redaction at once.
  5. 5Trim over-redactionsThe terms list on the right is the fastest way to catch what did not need covering.
  6. 6Un-redact by lassoHold Option and lasso a group of redactions to lift them together.
  7. 7Redact a paragraphSelect a phrase or a passage and cover the whole thing at once.
  8. 8Toggle a page offFlip a whole page of redactions from the Pages sidebar.
  9. 9Token labels for AiSwap bars for labeled tokens so an Ai can still follow who is who.
  10. 10Tax return answersHand the covered return to an Ai and get the answer, with nothing leaked.
  11. 11Save with a reportA signed certificate, a numbered index, and the log as a spreadsheet.
  12. 12Proof it workedOpen the four files Cover wrote and check them in Quick Look.
  13. 13Wrap upWhat the engine keeps getting better at, and where to go next.