Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
InkOut PDF checks what a black box leaves behind
A browser-based PDF redactor that says files stay on-device and checks the exported file for covered text.
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- People sharing sensitive PDFs
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- After export, it says it reopens the file with pdf.js and checks for text, metadata, annotations, forms, attachments, and JavaScript.
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The workflow starts with opening a PDF, then drawing boxes or searching for target text; the page says processing remains on the device. Its export checklist includes an independent reopen, text-layer checks, metadata removal, and checks for annotations, forms, attachments, and JavaScript. Redacted pages are flattened to images, so their text is no longer selectable. The free tier is described as limited to five pages and manual boxes.
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