Desktop Redact PDF leaves black boxes removable, online version works

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  • 2024-09-18 at 07:32 #63651
    martin09
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    Hi, here is a brief explanation.

    PDF24 is installed:

    I open PDF Redact, create a black square in a .pdf file and save it. Then I open that .pdf file with lets say LibreOffice Draw. Now I am able to move and remove that black square and see the information behind it.

    I am using PDF24 online in a browser:

    Now the same black square cannot be moved or removed in any program.

    I would love to use the offline (installed version) for peace of my mind. Can you please fix it?

    2024-09-25 at 09:05 #63660
    martin09
    Participant

    That bug was just fixed by the developer.

    Thanks

    2026-10-30 at 20:24 #65417
    PDF24 Support
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    Hello,

    thank you for the feedback. For other readers: this was a bug in version 11.19.0 of the Toolbox tool Blacken PDF. It has been fixed since version 11.20.0. When saving, every page with a black box is turned into an image, so the covered content is no longer in the file and the box can't be moved or removed in other programs. Since version 11.31.0, annotations and form fields on the page are covered as well, and document information, metadata, attachments and JavaScript are removed from the redacted file.

    Please make sure you use the current version: https://tools.pdf24.org/en/creator

    Redacting also works online: https://tools.pdf24.org/en/redact-pdf

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