Use Case
How to Redact Legal Documents for Disclosure
E-discovery and document disclosure require redacting privileged information, confidential communications, and protected client data. FileCraft provides local, privacy-safe redaction.
Best for: lawyers, paralegals, legal departments
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Step by Step
1
Identify privileged content
Attorney-client communications, trade secrets, personal data protected by court order.
2
Redact manually or with auto-detection
Use FileCraft to select specific text and areas to blackout in PDF documents.
3
Verify redaction is permanent
Open the redacted PDF and attempt to select text in redacted areas — it should be inaccessible.
Why FileCraft?
✓Client data never uploaded
✓Permanent redaction
✓Audit-friendly
✓Free
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a difference between visual redaction and proper redaction?
Yes. Simply drawing a black box over text in a PDF viewer does not remove the underlying text. FileCraft uses proper redaction that removes the underlying content.