Redact a settlement agreement without uploading it.
A settlement is often confidential by its own terms, so the names, the amount, and the details are exactly what you cannot let slip when you share it as a template or a reference. 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 the amount still leaves it in the file.
Most redaction is a colored overlay. The party names, the settlement figure, and the confidential terms all stay in the file underneath, recoverable by moving the box or copying the text. When the agreement itself says those stay private, a recoverable redaction is a breach waiting to happen.
Real redaction destroys the text in the agreement, so a covered name or amount cannot be recovered.
KeptPDF flattens each redacted page so nothing survives under the box, and it works in your browser, so the original agreement 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 a confidentiality clause is protecting
Auto-detect surfaces the names and identifiers. The figures and terms only you can judge are one click from permanent removal.
Party names and signatories
The named parties, signatories, and their contact details are flagged so you can share the structure without naming who settled.
Amounts and terms you choose
The settlement figure and the negotiated terms are a judgment call. Box any number or clause you want gone and it is permanently removed.
Case and account numbers
Case numbers, tax IDs, and account numbers embedded in the agreement are surfaced for your review.
Signed or scanned copies
If the executed copy is a scan, KeptPDF OCRs the pages first so it can find and remove text inside the image.
How to redact a settlement agreement
Three steps, entirely on your device. Permanent, verifiable, no upload.
Open your agreement
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 agreement, so you are not hunting for each one by hand.
Never uploaded
There is no upload step. The agreement 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.
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