pdf-redact

True PDF content redaction — search-based and region-based, removes the underlying content (not just visual occlusion).

This crate is part of the PDFluent commercial Rust PDF SDK.

Free for evaluation. Production use requires a valid license.

What it does

Permanently removes content from a PDF: text matched by string or regex, image regions, and annotations. Unlike viewer-level black-box redaction, the content is genuinely deleted from the underlying object stream — safe for compliance and disclosure workflows.

Status

Beta. Production-grade for text and region redaction. Image XObject redaction is in progress.

Usage

Most users do not depend on this crate directly. Use the pdfluent facade with the redaction feature (enabled by default):

use pdfluent::prelude::*;

For low-level access, see https://pdfluent.com/docs.

Licensing

• Free for evaluation, development, and testing
• Production use requires a valid PDFluent commercial license
• Redistribution requires the OEM Redistribution add-on

See LICENSE for full terms, or visit https://pdfluent.com/terms.

Links

• Main crate: https://crates.io/crates/pdfluent
• Documentation: https://pdfluent.com/docs
• Trial: https://pdfluent.com/trial
• Pricing: https://pdfluent.com/pricing