Redact a lease agreement without uploading it.
A lease ties a tenant's name to a Social Security number, a bank account, and a list of references. When you pass it to a lender, a co-signer, or a new property manager, most of that does not need to come along. KeptPDF removes what you choose and permanently destroys the text, all in your browser. The original never leaves your device. Review the result before you share it.
A box over an SSN still leaves it in the file.
Most PDF tools redact by drawing a rectangle. On a lease that means the tenant SSN, the bank details, and the references stay in the file underneath, recoverable by moving the box or copying the text.
Real redaction destroys the data in the lease, so a covered SSN or account number cannot be uncovered.
KeptPDF flattens each redacted page so nothing survives under the box, and it runs in your browser, so the original lease is never uploaded to a server. You can verify it yourself in the network tab.
A filled rectangle just sits on top of the text. Move it, switch viewers, or copy the page, and the hidden content is back.
The page is flattened to an image, so the text underneath is destroyed. There is nothing left to uncover.
What to remove before a lease changes hands
Auto-detect handles the identifiers. The rent and terms only you can judge are one click from permanent removal.
Tenant SSN and ID numbers
Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and other IDs collected on the application are flagged for your review.
Bank and payment details
Account and routing numbers for rent payment or a deposit are detected so they do not travel on a shared copy.
References and contact details
Names, phone numbers, and addresses for references and emergency contacts are surfaced so you can protect third parties too.
Rent and terms you choose
Rent, deposit, and negotiated terms are a judgment call. Box any figure you want gone and it is permanently removed.
How to redact a lease agreement
Three steps, entirely on your device. Permanent, verifiable, no upload.
Open your lease
Drop your file onto the page or pick it from your device. It loads into your browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.
Mark what to redact
Auto-detect finds names, dates, Social Security numbers, account numbers, and more. Draw boxes over anything else you want gone.
Download the clean copy
Save it. The marked content is permanently gone: the page is flattened to an image, not hidden behind a box. Give the result a quick review before you share it.
Permanent removal, nothing uploaded.
True text destruction
Each redacted page is flattened to an image, so the text layer is gone, not just covered with a shape. Content under a redaction box cannot be copied, selected, or recovered. Review the result before you share it.
Auto-detect the obvious stuff
One pass finds names, dates, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, addresses, and emails across the whole lease, so you are not hunting for each one by hand.
Never uploaded
There is no upload step. The lease is processed entirely in your browser, so the original is never part of a network request and never sits on anyone else's server.
Redaction certificate (Pro)
Pro adds a signed PDF and JSON audit record listing every redacted span, category, and page, which is handy for productions and compliance files. Anyone you send it to can re-check the fingerprint in their own browser, with nothing uploaded.
For landlords, tenants, and property managers
Sharing a lease with a lender or co-signer, handing a file to a new manager, or attaching it to a dispute.