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Remove personal details

Remove personal details from a PDF

Remove your name, address, account number and sort code before you send a bank statement, payslip or letter. Free, no sign-up, and your file never leaves your computer.

Choose a PDF – it's free

Never uploaded – and we test that every time we update the site.

Remove details from your PDF

Remove details before you send a statement or payslip to a letting agent, mortgage broker or employer.

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Your documents are kept safe on your computer. We never see them.

When people remove details

Renting a home

Letting agents ask for bank statements. Remove account numbers and unrelated spending before you send them.

Applying for a mortgage or job

Share payslips and statements without exposing your NI number or full account details.

Sending documents to anyone else

Remove names and addresses before forwarding a bill, letter or statement.

Check what the recipient needs before you remove it. Some agents, lenders and employers need your name or part of your account number to stay visible.

How to remove personal details from a PDF

  1. Open your PDFDrop it in or choose it. If it has a password, type it in.
  2. Type your nameWe remove it everywhere it appears. Add a street or company the same way.
  3. Remove other detailsOne click each for addresses, sort codes, account numbers, NI numbers, emails and phone numbers.
  4. Cover anything elseDrag a box over a signature, photo or logo. Check every page.
  5. Save your copyClick Save my PDF. We check nothing you removed is left, then it's saved to your computer.

Questions people ask

How do I remove personal details from a PDF?

Open your PDF here, type your name to remove it everywhere, click the details you want gone (addresses, account numbers, sort codes and more), drag a box over anything else, then save. Everything happens in your browser.

Can someone remove the black boxes afterwards?

No. Each page is rebuilt as a picture with the black boxes painted in, so the words underneath no longer exist in the file. Before saving, we check the new file to make sure none of the hidden text is left.

What can it remove in one click?

Names and addresses (the address block above each postcode), sort codes, bank account numbers, IBANs, card numbers, National Insurance numbers, postcodes, email addresses and phone numbers. You can also type your name to hide it everywhere, or drag a box over anything else, like a signature or photo.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes. A scan has no text to search, so the one-click options won't find anything. Drag boxes over the parts you want removed and they're gone the same way.

Will my saved PDF look the same?

It looks the same apart from the black boxes. Because the pages are saved as pictures, you won't be able to select or search the words, and the file may be a little larger.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. Your PDF is opened inside your web browser on your own computer. It isn't sent to us or anyone else. Once the page has loaded you can even switch your Wi-Fi off and it still works.

How do you know nothing is uploaded?

Every time we change the site, an automatic test opens each tool in a real browser, runs a sample statement through it, and records every connection the page makes. The only connections allowed are the ones that load the page itself, its fonts and its code libraries. If anything else tried to leave the page, or anything from the file showed up in a connection, the test fails and we fix it before the update goes live.

Is it free?

Yes. It's free, with no sign-up and no watermark.

Does it work on a phone, Mac or Windows?

Yes. It works in any up-to-date browser, including Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox, on a computer or phone. Nothing to install.