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Redact privileged content, eSign contracts, compare revisions, and prepare court filings — without installing Acrobat. Files are deleted immediately after download.

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The Document Problems Legal Teams Deal With Daily

Most legal document work is repetitive, time-sensitive, and high-stakes. A missed redaction, a version mix-up, or a filing that exceeds the portal's size limit can derail an entire day. PDF.it fixes the five problems law firms hit most often.

Redaction that actually removes text

Black boxes drawn in Word or Preview don't remove the underlying content — opposing counsel can often recover it. Permanent, object-level redaction matters.

Version confusion in long contracts

When a deal has five redlines across three counterparties, tracking what changed between v4 and v5 by eye is slow and error-prone.

Court portal size limits

CM/ECF, PACER, and most state portals cap uploads between 10MB and 50MB. Exhibits often exceed the limit on the first try.

Signing chains that drag for days

Printing, signing, scanning, and emailing a contract back is a half-day of lost productivity per party.

Discovery schedules trapped in PDFs

Tables inside scanned productions or exported exhibit lists have to be re-keyed into Excel when the underlying data isn't machine-readable.

Privileged content sent in editable formats

Word docs and unlocked PDFs can be altered after you send them. Password-protection and flattening lock the file down.

The Five Tools You'll Use Every Week

Every tool below runs in your browser. No installs, no plugins, no file storage.

PDF Redaction

Permanently remove names, SSNs, account numbers, and privileged text from any PDF. The redacted content is deleted from the file — not just visually covered.

Redact a PDF

eSign

Send contracts for signature in seconds. Session-only signatures — we never store reusable signature libraries on our servers.

Sign a document

PDF Compare

Side-by-side diff between two PDF versions. Changed, added, and removed text is highlighted so you can redline in minutes.

Compare versions

Password Protect & Encrypt

AES-256 encryption on any PDF before it leaves your desk. Flatten forms so fields can't be edited by the recipient.

Protect a PDF

Table Extraction to Excel

Pull exhibit lists, discovery schedules, and deposition tables out of PDFs and straight into XLSX. Works on scanned docs too.

Extract tables

Compress for E-Filing

Shrink exhibits to fit CM/ECF, PACER, and state court portal limits without turning scanned documents unreadable.

Compress a PDF

Four Real Workflows

These are the exact sequences small firms and in-house legal teams run on PDF.it every week.

Redacting a client production

  1. 1Upload the PDF to /pdf-redaction.
  2. 2Select the names, account numbers, and privileged text to remove.
  3. 3Apply redactions — content is deleted at the object level, not covered.
  4. 4Download the redacted PDF. The original never leaves your browser.

Comparing contract revisions

  1. 1Open /pdf-compare and upload v4 and v5 of the contract.
  2. 2Review the side-by-side diff — added, removed, and changed text is highlighted.
  3. 3Export a summary of the changes for your redline memo.

Preparing a filing for CM/ECF

  1. 1Merge the brief + exhibits at /merge-pdf.
  2. 2Compress the combined file at /compress-pdf to get under the 50MB portal limit.
  3. 3Flatten any fillable fields so the court can't accidentally edit the form.
  4. 4Upload to CM/ECF in one go instead of splitting into parts.

Signing an NDA with a counterparty

  1. 1Open /esign and upload the NDA.
  2. 2Sign with a session-only signature — no library stored server-side.
  3. 3Email the signed PDF to the counterparty. Password-protect first if the NDA is sensitive.

Which Plan Fits a Legal Team?

Redaction, eSign, and PDF compare are all Business-tier features. Most small firms and in-house teams land here.

Business

$13.99/month— recommended for lawyers
  • PDF redaction (permanent, object-level)
  • eSign with session-only signatures
  • PDF compare (side-by-side diff)
  • Password protect & AES-256 encryption
  • Table extraction — 200 pages/month
  • Files up to 1GB
  • Unlimited conversions
  • Batch processing
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High-volume discovery? Enterprise unlocks 2,000 pages/month of table extraction + priority queue.

Privilege and Confidentiality, Built In

PDF.it processes your files in real time and deletes them the moment you download the result. We never store, read, index, or share documents. All transfers are SSL-encrypted. Redactions are permanent and object-level, not cosmetic overlays.

  • Files deleted immediately after download
  • SSL-encrypted transfers
  • AES-256 encryption on password-protected PDFs
  • No reusable signature libraries stored server-side
  • No file storage, ever
  • No indexing, no analytics on your document contents

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PDF.it's redaction permanent?+

Yes. Our redaction tool permanently removes the selected text and images from the PDF — it doesn't just cover them with a black box. After redaction the content is gone from the file, which means opposing counsel can't copy-paste hidden text or inspect the underlying object.

Can I use PDF.it for court filings?+

Yes. PDF.it produces standards-compliant PDFs suitable for most court e-filing systems. You can flatten form fields, redact privileged content, password-protect sensitive exhibits, and compress files below the size limits that CM/ECF and state e-filing portals enforce.

Does PDF.it store my documents?+

No. Files are processed in real time and deleted as soon as you download the result. All transfers are SSL-encrypted. We never store, read, index, or share your documents.

Can I compare two versions of a contract?+

Yes — our PDF compare tool shows side-by-side differences between two versions, highlighting changed, added, and removed text. It's useful for contract redlining, markup reviews, and confirming that counterparty edits match what you negotiated.

What plan should a solo practitioner or small firm pick?+

The Business plan covers most legal workflows: redaction, eSign, PDF compare, files up to 1GB, and table extraction for discovery schedules. Larger firms handling high-volume discovery should consider Enterprise for the 2,000-page/month table extraction and priority processing queue.

30 Days of Business Plan, Free

Start with the full Business tier — redaction, eSign, compare, table extraction, 1GB files. No charge for 30 days. Cancel any time.

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