Redact, number and send. Nothing leaves your desk.
Redaction that removes the covered content from the file instead of hiding it, Bates numbering with a production index, and digital-ID signatures, in a desktop app that keeps every document on your own computer.
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Windows & Mac · No credit card · Your files stay on your computer
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What a production needs.
Real redaction
Draw boxes (Office), or search and pattern redact with a redaction log (Pro). Applying removes the covered content from the saved file, not just the view of it.
Bates numbers
Number every page of a production. A production index is kept, and numbering carries on between productions.
Digital-ID signatures
Sign with a digital ID that records who signed and whether the file has changed since.
Private by design
Files open and save on your computer. No AI feature reads your documents.
A production letter, redacted and numbered.
Shown on a fictional sample matter. Search and pattern redaction, the redaction log and Bates numbering are in Pro.
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Mark what has to go
Search for a name, Social Security numbers or account numbers and Redpen marks every match as a redaction you can check. Here, 9 matches on 3 pages. Nothing is removed yet.
Sample-Letter.pdf · 9 redactions marked - 02
Choose how it's removed
Remove only the covered words and keep the page searchable, or turn redacted pages into images so none of their text remains. Add a reason, and save a redaction log by page, Bates number, reason and count. The log never contains the covered text.
Apply redactions - 03
Number the production
Stamp BATES-{n} on every page, from any start number and to any number of digits, in the corner you choose. The preview shows the first number before you commit.
Bates numbering / page stamp - 04
Clean it, then sign it
Remove hidden information and check the file before it leaves. Sign with a digital ID, which records who signed and whether the file changed afterwards (Office and up).
Remove hidden information
Start free. Add Pro when the job needs it.
Free
$0 no time limit- Open and read any PDF
- Highlight, comment and track review status
- Fill in PDF forms
- Watermark and password protect
- Print and save to standard PDF
Added by a paid plan
Office $79 a year per seat · Pro $199 a year- OCR that runs offlineOffice
- Redact by drawing boxesOffice
- Remove hidden information and check before sendingOffice
- Sign with a digital IDOffice
- Redact by search and pattern, with a redaction logPro
- Bates numbering and production indexPro
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Asked before the first production.
Does redaction remove the text or just cover it?
Which plan do I need?
Does Bates numbering carry on between productions?
Does it run on a Mac?
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
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Download Redpen and open your first PDF in a minute. The free app needs no account. Every new account can try Office or Pro free for 14 days, no card.
Windows & Mac · No credit card · Your files stay on your computer