Redact a pay stub without uploading it.
A rental or loan application asks for proof of income, not your Social Security number and the bank account your paycheck lands in. KeptPDF removes what you choose and permanently destroys the text, all in your browser. The full stub never leaves your device. Review the result before you send it.
Hiding a number behind a box still leaves it in the file.
Draw a rectangle over the SSN or the account number in most PDF tools and the digits are still in the file, one click or one viewer away from coming back. On a pay stub, that is your identity and your bank account sitting under a thin cover.
Real redaction destroys the digits in the PDF, so a covered SSN or account number cannot be uncovered.
KeptPDF flattens each redacted page so nothing survives under the box, and it all happens in your browser, so the unredacted stub 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 pay stub exposes
Auto-detect handles the identifiers. The earnings only you can judge are one click from permanent removal.
SSN and employee ID
Full or partial Social Security numbers and employee or payroll ID numbers are flagged across the stub for your review.
Your direct-deposit account
The bank and routing numbers your pay is deposited into are detected, so they do not ride along on a copy you hand to a stranger.
Earnings and deductions you choose
Gross pay, net pay, and deductions are a judgment call, not automatic PII. Box any figure you want gone and it is permanently removed, not greyed out.
Stubs you scanned or photographed
If you only have a paper or photo copy, KeptPDF runs OCR first so it can find and redact text inside the image.
How to redact a pay stub
Three steps, entirely on your device. Permanent, verifiable, no upload.
Open your pay stub
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 pay stub, so you are not hunting for each one by hand.
Never uploaded
There is no upload step. The pay stub 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.
When they need proof of income, not your whole financial life
Rental and loan applications, benefits paperwork, and any office that asks for a stub but does not need the account behind it.